Paralympians condemn John Coates for 'sheltered workshop' jibe

By Michael Bachelard, Nick McKenzie
Updated April 27 2017 - 12:13am, first published April 26 2017 - 11:51pm

The Australian Paralympic Committee has strongly rebuked Australian Olympic Committee supremo John Coates for using the term "sheltered workshop" as he criticised a staff member with cancer who he claimed was under-performing.

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