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Australia has already had two wins at the Vancouver Winter Olympics and the main events have not yet started.

Boxing Kangaroo. Picture: File.

Firstly the International Olympic Committee has agreed that the very large Boxing Kangaroo flag can be hung from a balcony at the Olympic village.

Ian Chesterman the chef de mission with the Australian team is delighted and said it is something that has become synonymous with Australians competing around the world.

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  • Andrew says:

    09:50am | 12/02/10

    I may have missed something but can someone point me in the direction of something official about the IOC trying to take down the boxing kangaroo. I have not seen any mention of this in non-news ltd media. I thought the IOC came out and said they actualyl did no… Read more »

  • loz says:

    06:34pm | 11/02/10

    The first ‘claytons’ medal should go to the President of the Olympic Council of Ireland, Patrick Hickey. When asked how the CAS appeal will affect Australian/Irish relations he said, “I think we’ll all sit down and have a nice beer afterwards.” Read more »

 

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