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Sir Bob Geldof accuses Brisbane 2032 of hypocrisy for environmentally friendly claims

  • Brisbane 2032

been accused of hypocrisy by musician and campaigner Sir Bob Geldof after claiming that the Brisbane 2032

Olympics will be the first-ever "climate positive Games".

Queensland being "a mining state" and how it conflicted with the aim of staging an environmentally friendly Olympic

Games."

And say to the International Olympic Committee: This is our bid."We're just using what's here.

The Brisbane Arena is one of six new venues set to be built for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games

includes the 15,000-seat Brisbane Arena which is set to stage live music events in the future.Brisbane 2032


Disc golf targeting shot at Olympics after securing World Games return

  • World Flying Disc Federation

Disc golf is lining up a shot at featuring at the Olympic Games after securing a place on the programme

for the 2025 World Games in Chengdu.

Disc Golf Committee, believes that the discipline could be the answer to the organisation's quest for Olympic

push the sport’s case for a place at the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane.A new mixed-gender "Ultimate4’s"

the Games.Rauch told yesterday’s Congress that the governing body would "persist" in its pursuit of Olympic

WFDFMead admitted that the lack of presence of disc golf in Africa might hinder its hopes of becoming an Olympic

believes that disc golf’s popularity in Australia could also boost its chances of featuring at Brisbane 2032


Italian Olympic and Paralympic Committees establish student-athlete support programme before Milan Cortina

  • Milan Cortina 2026

The Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and Italian Paralympic Committee (CIP) have partnered with

training to athletes in a field outside of their competitive careers.The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic

and Paralympic Games is set to be the first area in which the partnership will be applied.It is part

of a broader scheme that is aimed at maximising the legacy of the Games and is hoped to be implemented

' organisers in September last year which followed the International Olympic Committee's own sponsorship

agreement with Deloitte that is set to run until Brisbane 2032.


WFDF to continue quest for Olympic inclusion with eye on Brisbane 2032

  • Brisbane 2032

Robert Rauch has insisted that the organisation will remain "persistent" in pursuit of inclusion at the Olympic

Games.

revealed that 75 per cent of the 2,400 responses were in favour of the pursuit of an Olympic place,

Games while still maintaining doing a great job in running our sports."

WFDF secretary general Volker Bernardi reckoned that teams sport had "very little chance" to be at the Games

of the event programmes comes from all the advice from the Olympic Movement."

Rauch added: "From the feedback we have received, there is no reason why we can't be attractive to the Games


Kloster set to chair Milan Cortina 2026 Coordination Commission

  • Milan Cortina 2026

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member Kristin Kloster has been appointed as chair

of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games Coordination Commission.

Kristin Kloster was a member of the Evaluation Commission for the Olympic Winter Games 2026, and also

During this period, the IOC elected Brisbane 2032 as host of the Games of the XXXV Olympiad, under the

Games, is set to replace Association of National Olympic Committees secretary general Gunilla Lindberg

resigned from her Games position following the Swedish Olympic Committee's decision to enter continuous

Latvia potentially hosting some events as part of Sweden's project to stage the Olympic Winter Games


AOC's Carroll praises Olympic champion for sealing place on ONOC Athletes' Commission

  • ONOC

Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) chief executive Matt Carroll has congratulated Olympic kayak champion

Ken Wallace following his election to the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) Athletes' Commission

Whitelock of New Zealand.Carroll says Wallace's appointment is significant in the lead-up to Brisbane 2032

The Brisbane Games are also a Games for all Oceania," Carroll said."

experience to the ONOC Athletes' Commission having also been deputy Chef de Mission for the Australian Olympic

Board, emphasising our commitment to ensuring the Pacific region will share in the benefits of Brisbane 2032

The newly-elected quartet join International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Sarah Walker of New Zealand


Over 40 countries oppose Russia using sport to "legitimise" war on Ukraine

  • MINEPS Conference in Baku

More than 40 countries have issued a collective statement here insisting that Russia "should not be allowed to use sport to legitimise its illegal and unprovoked war" on Ukraine.

Sport (MINEPS VII).Officials from the host countries of the Paris 2024, Milan Cortina 2026 and Brisbane 2032

damaged since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February last year.Among those included the Olympic

Games and international competition even under a neutral flag," said Kanevskyi."

It’s high time to realise that the participation of Russia in the Olympic Games and international competition

The International Olympic Committe (IOC) ruled in March that athletes from both countries should be allowed


Brisbane 2032 proud of progress after first IOC Coordination Commission meeting

  • Brisbane 2032

Brisbane 2032 President Andrew Liveris has said that organisers have "a lot to be proud of" as they set

out their nine-year journey to deliver a "new standard" for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Liveris’ comments came following the inaugural meeting with the International Olympic Committee’s Coordination

Commission for Brisbane 2032.Representatives from the Organising Committee travelled to the Olympic

embrace innovation and chart a path that redefines the Olympic and Paralympic Games for the next generation.IOC

 "Brisbane 2032’s commitment to leveraging the Games as a catalyst for creating opportunities and

and Paralympic Games, driven by Olympic Agenda 2020+5 - one that champions athleticism, diversity, inclusion


Name change proposed for Brisbane before 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games

  • Brisbane 2032

Government is considering changing the name of Brisbane back to the indigenous name Meanjin before the 2032

Olympic and Paralympic Games takes place in the city.

official return to usage earlier this month.Olympic hockey gold medallist Nova Peris carried the 2000 Olympic

Torch at Uluru, which was restored to its indigenous name seven years before the Sydney Games ©Getty

which bear the names of members of the British Royal Family might also be renamed.Last year, Brisbane 2032

the conversation to incorporate the magnificent culture of the First Nations people".Uluru, where the Olympic


Salt Lake City ready to host Winter Olympics that "best serves" Olympic Movement, claims USOPC chief

  • 2030 Olympics

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Board chairman Gene Sykes has announced that Salt

Lake City "stands ready to welcome the world again in 2030 or 2034, which ever year best serves the Olympic

Sykes has claimed that an Olympic return to Salt Lake, which hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics, would be

We support the idea of investing in communities that can be Olympic hosts, and Salt Lake City, I think

2002 ©Getty ImagesThis is the process which ultimately led to the selection of Brisbane to host the 2032

Games."

Games with some events also held in St Moritz and the Swiss Olympic Committee were encouraged to consider


David Owen: TOP programme the only bright spot as 2022 IOC report shines light on another tough year

  • Inside the Blogs

There is a golden rule when looking to analyse the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s financial

performance: cross-refer to numbers from four years earlier - the equivalent point in the previous Olympic

cycle - not one year earlier, as you would typically do with non-Olympic organisations.

The IOC’s annual report for 2022, the year of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has just

Korea was followed by an event in China gives us the rare opportunity to compare consecutive Winter Games

Oceania - down 47 per cent to $7.1 million (£5.6 million/€6.5 million).By this yardstick, the Winter Games

year.This is even though we know that the IOC sold broadcasting rights to the United States from 2021 to 2032

Games-related expenditure in 2022, as a result of the decision to postpone the 2022 event until 2026


Broadcaster announces deal to become official partner of Australian Olympic team in Brisbane 2032 build-up

  • Brisbane 2032

Television channel Nine has announced a new partnership with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC)

which will see the network support the country's athletes on their journey towards Brisbane 2032.

With Brisbane 2032 less than a decade away, our commitment to the Olympic Movement is to shine a light

will provide extra coverage for the country's athletes in the build-up to Brisbane 2032 ©NineThe AOC

with the broadcaster, Australia's second-rated television network, on the journey towards Brisbane 2032

Nine will be broadcasting the Paris Games after signing a broadcast deal with the International Olympic

Olympic Games."


Australian Government launches hunt for advisors on big events after Brisbane 2032

  • Brisbane 2032

make sure further major international sporting events are attracted to the country after the Brisbane 2032

Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The build up to Brisbane 2032 has been dubbed the "Green and Gold Runway" and includes major events including

the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cups for both

Olympic and Paralympic Games," tender specifications stated.A spokesman for Australian Sports Minister

Anika Wells has called for further major sporting events to be held in Australia after the Brisbane 2032

Olympic and Paralympic Games."


Mass timber could be key material in Brisbane 2032 Athletes' Village

  • Brisbane 2032

Mass timber will be a preferred construction material when the Brisbane 2032 Athletes' Villages are built

material {that} has great potential in achieving the Government's commitment to a climate-positive Games

climate change ©Getty ImagesHamilton Northshore is set to be the home of the Village for the Brisbane 2032

Government has firmly recognised the value of timber in the context of creating a climate positive Olympic

Games.

 "Now the sector and the Government need to work together early with relevant Olympic planning forums


Paris 2024 and Olympic Qualifiers Series to be discussed by IOC Executive Board

  • Paris 2024

Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board are set to meet with a little more

and other challenges facing the Olympic Movement.Those discussions will take place before an Extraordinary

on Thursday (June 22) when the International Boxing Association is expected to be expelled from the Olympic

report on the opening day of Executive Board meetings tomorrow before receiving updates from IFs of Olympic

Games, including Milan Cortina 2026, Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032, are poised to produce presentations.Tomorrow

is also set to see reports from athletes and National Olympic Committees as well as the Olympic Esports