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Thegoodfight? By By Paula thegoodfight? Gleeson Bad blood, old enemies, egos, mis-management and infighting ... Taekwondo takes the gold as Australia’s most shambolic Olympic sport – and caught in the middle of this debacle is one of Australia’s most “decorated” Olympians ... Getty Images BY PHOTO 46 47 OR MOST OF US, Lauren Burns’ So Taekwondo Australia’s funding was stated in their announcement to the a restructure. It reframed its constitution courageous gold medal at the pulled and with it its membership with taekwondo community that: “It [STA] is and made itself a company limited by Sydney Olympics was a the AOC and the World Taekwondo merely a selection event-organising guarantee. Suddenly, there was the much Phil Coles had a falling spectacular introduction to the Federation. The WTF handed the reins of committee of the OTU. It does not seek to called-for transparency in the sport and Fsport of taekwondo, encouraging thousands the sport over to the AOC – but the AOC replace Taekwondo Australia.” its operations. Now TA just had to prove out with his Olympic of youngsters to sign up to play. It was the was not in the business of running a sport In good faith, the taekwondo community themselves to the AOC to have their colleagues, particularly ideal way to spark a sporting boom – but by in Australia, so it was agreed that the supported this interim organisation until the membership reinstated, and with that, its 2007 the sport was on its back: taekwondo’s Oceania Taekwondo Union (OTU), the AOC could make a decision about TA. Sports membership with the WTF and funding John Coates. governing body, Taekwondo Australia (TA), regional governing body, would be Taekwondo Australia confirmed on their from the ASC. had been stripped of all funding by the granted provisional membership by the website: “The primary role for STA will be Yet when it came time for the AOC to Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and WTF in order to hold selection events for to conduct selection events until such time as review TA’s readmittance, there was a new knowledge that the AOC is going to lost its membership with the Australian the Olympics and other international the AOC has resolved the issue of recognition problem – STA now claimed that it was the reinstate TA, WTF then proceeds to Olympic Committee (AOC) and the World tournaments. For a while there, it actually for the sport of taekwondo in Australia.” best organisation to take over as the admit STA as a full member of the WTF.” Taekwondo Federation (WTF). Overnight, it looked as if taekwondo was in good hands Meanwhile, Taekwondo Australia set about national federation of taekwondo in looked like Australian taekwondo wouldn’t until the AOC could make a decision about Australia. The AOC now had two entities HY WOULD the world body select an interim entity as have a single player at the Beijing Olympics. TA’s future, but that decision would have Taekwondo has taken plenty of kicks since Lauren competing for control of the sport. Taekwondo Australia’s former CEO, Kate to wait until after the Beijing Olympics. Burns’ gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. The AOC’s Fiona de Jong says about its full member against the Eggar, knows what went wrong: “As a Then things went pear-shaped. that time, “We are not in the business advice of the Australian OlympicW Committee and the Australian national sporting organisation, we were The Oceania Taekwondo Union is of evaluating who is and who isn’t the lacking in many things, mostly to do with effectively ruled by two Australians, Phil entity that should run the sport. The government? The WTF’s own Rules and the membership and voting structure, but Coles and John Kotsifas. Coles’ name sport should really determine that, and Regulations state: “The National Taekwondo also how the high performance program is associated with one of the biggest the ASC is one entity that also has a voice Associations applying for the membership was being run.” scandals in recent Australian Olympic in who they recognise, so we went to an of the WTF are required to present Lydia Zakkas, a club coach, saw the history (see breakout); he’s been an IOC independent process.” designated applications and documents debacle first-hand. “The crunch came member since 1982, is a life member of the The AOC appointed a Court of Arbitration to the WTF together with a letter of when one of my athletes came to me and Australian Olympic Committee – and was for Sport (CAS) arbitrator, Justice McHugh, recognition from the pertinent National said they’d been terminated off the funding now president of the Oceania TU. Just to look at the problem: his suggestion was Olympic Committee (NOC), or, in its program without a reason. I wrote to the months after the OTU was given provisional mediation. So the AOC, TA and STA met absence, its highest national sport authority.” Sports Commission [the government membership as our national federation in and agreed to a number of resolutions; As the AOC’s Fiona De Jong points out: “I department responsible for taxpayer 2007, he was elected vice-president of the they decided they would come back TA members would have to join their board. believe the WTF were in breach of their funding] and said, ‘Hang on, you’re giving World Taekwondo Federation. Virtually together to meet again after working on So with yet another stalemate, the AOC own rules.” these guys a million dollars to run a ostracised from Australian sport since those agreed suggestions. But one of them sought independent advice, this time from Inside Sport put this question to John program, and you’ve got my athletes signing those scandals in the lead-up to the Sydney did a complete backflip on this agreement. senior QC Bret Walker. Both STA and TA Kotsifas. His response? “Or in the absence contracts that say if they don’t like you, you’re Olympics, taekwondo looked to be his ticket “STA backed away from some of the provided submissions; Walker also got of it [recognition from the NOC] the highest out, even though you’re performing? Oh, back into the powerful world sporting circles things they said they’d be interested in advice from the ASC as to who best governing authority ... That happens to be and by the way, the medals that you are that had once been his domain – before his pursuing at the first mediation, and so we complied with their recognition criteria. the OTU ... So that is the basic legal principle winning overseas? We’re going to use them very public humiliation. were back to ground zero. The parties “There’s no point in us backing one horse that the WTF have followed.” to prove how well we’re doing, but you are Kotsifas, a Melbourne lawyer, had been couldn’t agree [because] STA was not and then the ASC saying, ‘Well, that’s fine, Inside Sport asked Phil Coles the same off the team ... ’ I said to the ASC, ‘Keep involved with the sport in Australia – prepared to proceed in that manner,” says but we’re not going to give them any question. “STA had the AOC’s blessing in your money, you know why? Because your including the running of the TA high a diplomatic De Jong. funding,’” explains De Jong. “So we get the beginning, and then for no apparent money’s not helping us.’ There were zero performance program before it lost its With the mediation now broken down, it this advisory opinion from Bret Walker and reason – well, reasons I am unfamiliar with checks and balances ... So we were writing, funding – and was now secretary-general was suggested the two parties go to CAS he says that if anyone should be recognised, – that all changed when AOC recognised TA writing, writing and the ASC finally did of the Oceania body. and have their dispute resolved there. The it’s TA. And so the AOC board considers instead of STA.” something about it.” The OTU’s solution was to set up an WTF (of which Phil Coles was vice- that advice and forms the view that TA Why did STA go from being an interim Fiona de Jong, Director of Sport at the interim association by another name; they president, remember) had also decided to does now comply with the AOC Constitution, organisation to competing for the title of Australian Olympic Committee, was called it Sports Taekwondo Australia (STA). step in and conduct their own mediation, and says that TA should be readmitted as a the national federation? John Kotsifas, from watching. “We were advised that a number Its inaugural president was Coles, and but it was TA that couldn’t agree at this member of the AOC – presuming that it STA, tells us: “What became apparent of the key facilities and services were being its secretary-general was Kotsifas. The meeting. They were unhappy that a gets WTF affiliation. So the AOC advises was a groundswell amongst athletes, compromised; there was a risk the athletes OTU claimed that the establishment of STA renewed entity would have the name the WTF of its resolution: that TA is going to clubs and instructors who actually wanted for Beijing weren’t being properly prepared.” was for legal and practical reasons; they “Sports Taekwondo Australia” and that be reinstated as a full member. With the STA to remain ... STA cannot emerge or } competed as a canoe sprint athlete, Phil Coles Olympic Games, a remarkable achievement.” team. And – the clincher – the matter of the secret In 2002 Coates said: “To this day he believes present; Vice President World Taekwondo COLES’ LORE began an Olympic journey that continues to this The NSW Institute of Sport would apparently dossier put together by Coles on his IOC colleagues – he was pushed by me into resigning when he wouldn’t Federation, 2008-present.” A S H OR T H I S T OR Y day.
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