SYDNEY: Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates said yesterday he taking legal action against prominent radio talkback host Alan Jones for defamation over his comments on the 'Lay Down Sally' rowing controversy at the Athens Olympics.
The legal proceedings concern statements made by Jones, the former coach of the Wallabies rugby team, on December 8-9 regarding the physical collapse of Sally Robbins in the Australian women's eight rowing final at the Olympics and the subsequent press conference by the members of that crew.
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