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Palaszczuk warns Gabba redevelopment for Olympics likely to exceed cost estimate

  • Brisbane 2032

Annastacia Palaszczuk has warned that the cost of redeveloping the Brisbane Cricket Ground for the 2032

Olympic Games will likely increase beyond the proposed AUD1 billion (£576 million/$697 million/€681

final cost public when a figure is found.The Gabba is set to serve as the principle venue for Brisbane 2032

Streets.The costly development is said to have almost lost Brisbane the hosting rights as the International Olympic

Commonwealth and state but let me say very clearly that what we signed up to with the International Olympic


Australian Olympic Committee chief Chesterman hails nation's Birmingham 2022 success

  • Birmingham 2022

Australian Olympic Committee President Ian Chesterman has hailed the success of the country's athletes

at Birmingham 2022 and said it was the start of a "green and gold runway" leading to the Brisbane 2032

said"It was a privilege to witness the effort and commitment first-hand, and with the Commonwealth Games

@commgamesaus | @hockeyaustralia pic.twitter.com/35MfJ0OVBh— AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) August

With so many sports represented in both the Olympic movement and the Commonwealth Games, I am sure we

will see many of these athletes at the starting line at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games."

We have an exciting green and gold runway leading into Brisbane 2032 but for now, to everyone involved


Indonesia's 2036 Olympic bid to centre on new capital Nusantara

  • OCA

Indonesia's new capital city will be the focus of the country's bid for the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic

Games.

Indonesia had been seeking to stage the 2032 Olympics, but lost out to Brisbane in the first race awarded

under the new process whereby an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Future Host Commission engages

with the Future Host Commission, according to Oktohari.Jakarta was the centrepiece of the 2018 Asian Games

ambitions.Jakarta and Palembang staged the 2018 Asian Games, the largest multi-sport event outside of

Committees World Beach Games.


Secretary general of the Commonwealth praises sport for peace programmes

  • Birmingham 2022

Secretary general of the Commonwealth Patricia Scotland welcomed Sports Ministers from across the association at the 10th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting here in Birmingham and praised programmes focused on using sport for social development.

Scotland presented awards to Commonwealth Games Federation Dame Louise Martin, Kenyan Secretary for Sports

list of steps member states can take to further human rights over the next decade until the Brisbane 2032

Olympic Games.It has been called the 10 Guiding Actions for the Implementation of the Commonwealth Consensus


AIS and INSEP renew MoU to help athletes in preparing for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

(INSEP) which is set to benefit athletes from Australia and France in preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympic

and Paralympic Games.

Australia to UNESCO, Paule Ignatio, the Diplomatic Adviser to the French Minister for Sport and the Olympic

in Paris.Paris is set to host the Olympic Games in 2024 from July 26 to August 11 ©Getty Images"The

between AIS and INSEP goes all the way back to 2008 and the current deal is set to run until the Brisbane 2032

and Paralympic Games," Canu said.

and Paralympic Games in 2032."


Nicholl says World Netball "seriously" pursuing Brisbane 2032 Olympic inclusion

  • Brisbane 2032

governing body is "looking at it seriously" in pursuit of a place as an additional sport at the Brisbane 2032

Netball has never featured at the Olympic Games, but announced last year that it would work with Netball

Australia to seek inclusion at Brisbane 2032.International Olympic Committee vice-president and former

Every sport would have an ambition to be included in the Olympic Games, it is the biggest multi-sport

be when it was hosted by a very strong netball nation, and of course Brisbane 2032 is in Australia."

Games in 2032 ©Getty Images"The World Games is always there as a possibility for us," she said."


Tate claims exclusion of Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast Mayors from Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee

  • Brisbane 2032

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has claimed he was persuaded to support Brisbane's bid for the 2032 Olympic

and Paralympic Games under false pretences.

him and Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson were not planning to join the bid until then-Australian Olympic

that provided the launch pad for Brisbane’s bid to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympics.In return for

the 2032 Olympic and Paralympics ©Getty ImagesThe Brisbane Olympic Candidature Leadership Group, which

included Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, also agreed shortly before Brisbane was awarded the 2032

right, has warned that legacy plans could be affected if local councils are not represented on the 2032


Cricket and the Olympics back on the agenda

  • The Big Read

Earlier today at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, there were grey clouds accompanied by persistent drizzle and some anxious glances towards the skies from Birmingham 2022 officials.

clouds eventually disappeared in time for India to beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the Commonwealth Games

In the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the scheduling of the match was deliberately designed to catch

was included on the Olympic programme for the Paris Games in 1900 when a single match was played at

Games.

better chance of inclusion at Brisbane 2032?


ONOC launches plan to drastically increase Olympic success at Brisbane 2032

  • Brisbane 2032

A 10-year plan called "Creating a Home Games Advantage for the Pacific Islands 2022-2032" has been launched

by the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) in a bid to produce a 300 to 500 per cent improvement

in terms of Olympic medals won at the Brisbane 2032.

The initiative comes in the wake of commitments by island-based National Olympic Committees in the region

to make use of all Olympic Solidarity opportunities for athletes and National Federations at the ONOC

the best results ever, by the Pacific Islands, New Zealand and indeed Australia at our very own home Games

plan will have a phased approach with regular reviews after Paris 2024, the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games

In the two-year period leading up to the Paris 2024 Games, ONOC will be carrying out an audit on the


Indonesian Olympic Committee to prioritise Paris 2024 qualifiers over Hangzhou 2022

  • OCA

The Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) has encouraged athletes and national governing bodies to prioritise

the Paris 2024 Olympics over the delayed Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, should scheduling clashes arise.

, the KOI wants Olympic ambitions to be prioritised."

We will pass this information [new Asian Games dates] on to the sports participating in the Asian Games

We urge all sports to prioritise Olympic qualifications so that if the time collides with Olympic qualifications

sole gold.Indonesia has expressed interest in staging the 2036 Olympics, having been overlooked for 2032

built, has been suggested as a possible host city.Indonesia is due to stage the Association of National Olympic


London 2012 memories stirred by 10th anniversary amid hopes for a Games return

  • The Big Read

On Wednesday (July 27), the 10th anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be

They are due to be followed by Brisbane in 2032 and cities and countries are already trying to position

 Her Olympic ambitions in Beijing were over.

And then we showed the International Olympic Committee people the Park, and then the Games were won."

The Olympic Delivery Agency got its budget and then we started to transition to create the Olympic Park

Ten years on, the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is still a happening place…


Australian Olympic Committee marks 10 years to go until Brisbane 2032

  • Brisbane 2032

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has marked 10 years until the start of Brisbane 2032, with chief

due to host several major events prior to its scheduled staging of the Olympics for the third time in 2032

We loved seeing everyone #HaveAGo at some Olympic sports ?‍♂️??

today, Have a Go Month aims to inspire individuals of all ages to take up or return to sport.Brisbane 2032

As we approach the Games, we will begin the readiness phase before entering Games operations mode in

the months leading up to and during Games-time."



Exclusive: BOA discusses potential bid for 2036 or 2040 Olympic Games with Bach

  • Olympic Games 2036

Next Wednesday (July 27), the 10th anniversary of London’s spectacular Olympic Games of 2012 - ranking

Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach at its Lausanne headquarters over the process about a

- as with the inaugural Brisbane 2032, elected 11 years hence immediately prior to Tokyo’s postponed

 The tenth anniversary of London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be celebrated at the city

 Brisbane 2032 was the first time that Olympic hosting rights were awarded under the new system,

and five of 23 Winter Games.


Agbeze backs World Netball to win over IOC in Brisbane 2032 inclusion bid

  • Brisbane 2032

Commonwealth Games champion Ama Agbeze has tipped World Netball President Liz Nicholl to "satisfy" the

International Olympic Committee's (IOC) requirements to get the sport added to the Olympic programme

World Netball's hopes of inclusion at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics suffered a blow last week when IOC vice-president

John Coates claimed the sport was a "long, long way off" achieving its Olympic dream.The Australian

make it.IOC vice-president John Coates believes netball faces obstacles to win a place at Brisbane 2032

Netball has featured at the Commonwealth Games since Kuala Lumpur 1998 but never at the Olympic Games.With

World Netball expressed its interest last August in securing a place on the programme for Brisbane 2032