It has been three years and eight months since Brisbane officially won the right to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Today, the government is expected to announce the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies. However, the process to get to this point has been full of twists and turns, more complex than the routines of an Olympic gymnastics champion.
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03-25, 2025On February 25, 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Brisbane as the "preferred candidate city" for the 2032 Olympic Games. Australia, with its extensive experience in hosting high-level sporting events, emerged from a pool of cities including Doha, Budapest, Istanbul, Jakarta, New Delhi, and St. Petersburg.
On April 20, 2021, then-Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced that the Gabba stadium would be rebuilt at a cost of "approximately AUD 1 billion" to host the opening and closing ceremonies. She stated, "The Gabba has been our home of sport since 1895. Hosting the 2032 Olympic Games will be its crowning moment."
On July 21, 2021, at a meeting in Tokyo, Brisbane was officially confirmed as the host city for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This decision was made according to the IOC's new norms approach, which allows cities greater flexibility in designing the Games to meet their long-term development goals. Ms. Palaszczuk stated that Queensland had over 80% of the venues and that "there is already agreement to deliver the infrastructure that our city already needs, that will complement the Games."
In the years that followed, the preparations for the Olympic Games experienced numerous changes. These included the allocation of funds for venue construction, the Gabba stadium redevelopment plan, and the resulting school relocations and resident protests. The resignation of the Premier and changes in government also brought new uncertainties to the Olympic Games preparations.
After numerous reviews and discussions, the Queensland government is finally scheduled to release its recommendations and government response regarding Olympic infrastructure construction on March 25, 2025. With 2677 days until the opening of the Brisbane Olympics, it remains to be seen how the final plan will impact the city.
