Queensland's bid to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games could receive a potentially significant boost tomorrow when it is expected that it will be recommended to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board that the Australian state is installed as the preferred candidate.
Twenty-one Australian students have received Olympic Change-Maker awards in recognition of the work they are doing to promote sport in their area.
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates has insisted that a successful Queensland 2032 bid would help the country with its coronavirus recovery.
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) chief executive Matt Carroll has claimed Queensland's bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is still ahead of its rivals, despite the candidature being put on hold in response to the coronavirus crisis.
An Honorary Life President role at the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) which John Coates would qualify for has been created at the organisation's Annual General Meeting (AGM).
The City of Gold Coast has voted to re-join the Southeast Queensland Council of Mayors (SEQ) and back their bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Queensland hosting the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games could generate AUD$36 billion (£28 billion/$24.2 billion/€33 million) for the region, according to a state Government report.
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates has rubbished a campaign started by controversial politician Pauline Hanson to try to scupper Queensland's bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, claiming that the event will not cost the taxpayer any money and could even make a profit.
Controversial Australian politician Pauline Hanson has launched a major campaign against Queensland's proposed bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Queensland's campaign to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is set to move into a new, potentially significant, stage here this week when Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates presents its bid to leading officials.
Paralympics Australia has welcomed the Queensland Government’s decision to bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid, which it claims can help to achieve a barrier-free society in the country.
Queensland will make an official bid to host the 2032 Olympics and Paralympic Games, the State's Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirmed today.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has urged Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to proceed with a bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, prior to an expected announcement on the region's candidacy later this month.
Queensland's potential bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games was among the topics discussed during a meeting between International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach's press conference after a meeting with a delegation from Australia this week would have been music to the ears of those hoping Queensland secures the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
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Tributes from across sport have been paid following the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99. Philip Barker recalls the Prince's deep connection to sport and his influence on it.
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