CANBERRA – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has named Brisbane, Australia as the preferred bidder to host the 2032 Olympic Games.
The IOC’s future host commission recommended the body enters “targeted dialogue” with Brisbane bid organizers and the Australian Olympic Committee.
Several cities and countries expressed interest in hosting the Games, including Indonesia, Budapest, China, Doha, and Germany’s Ruhr Valley.
The state of Queensland hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Brisbane was praised for its high percentage of existing venues, a good master plan, experience in organizing major events, and its favorable weather.
The IOC overhauled its bidding rules in 2019 to reduce costs and make the process easier for cities. There are no official candidate cities campaigning before the vote as has been the case in the past.
The delayed 2020 Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan in the summer, with Paris in France staging the 2024 Games and Los Angeles in the United States hosting the 2028 Olympics.(BBC)
