# Former AOC president John Coates awarded honorary law doctorate from Sydney University > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/9314 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 1 outlet covering · First listed: Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 9, 2026, 8:22 PM · Read it: The veteran administrator and former lawyer, who also served as IOC vice president, was honoured for his contribution to Australian sport and to the university, his alma mater. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 9, 2026, 8:22 PM: [Former AOC president John Coates awarded honorary law doctorate from Sydney University]() — Sydney Morning Herald (Newspaper, Australia) The veteran administrator and former lawyer, who also served as IOC vice president, was honoured for his contribution to Australian sport and to the university, his alma mater.