Olympic Games: Why the IOC and governments are already streamlining Brisbane for 2032
- Though it is ‘not a done deal’, the IOC and Queensland state premier confirmed exclusive talks to host summer event
- Bidding for a Games used to be a blockbuster event but pandemics and politics means safety and timing the priority
After years of costly and time-consuming competitions to host the Olympics, the race to stage the 2032 Summer Games might just have passed you by.
The case for Brisbane was quietly made while most Olympic focus in the past year was on the upcoming Tokyo Games, and whether they can be staged at all amid the pandemic. Brisbane now looks likely to be the next host after Los Angeles in 2028 and Paris in 2024.
Even Olympic aficionados may not have noticed during the Covid-19 pandemic how several potential 2032 candidates were at various stages of preparing.
Olympic officials stressed on Wednesday it’s “not a done deal” for the city on Australia’s east coast to be picked. Still, the prize is Brisbane’s to lose during exclusive talks with the IOC which both sides want to succeed, likely next year.
