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The International Olympic Committee has announced that Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games

The IOC has already chosen its headquarters for 2032 (EFE)

Australian city Brisbane Received this Wednesday Organizing the 2032 الأولمبية Olympic Games, allowing the Olympic world to prepare for the future two days before the opening of the Tokyo Games, as it was so noisy for the Japanese city that they were able to discourage other nominations.

ending almost non-existent suspense, Brisbane was chosen by the members of the International Olympic CommitteeWhich will meet in its 138th session in the Japanese capital, and thus will succeed Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028. Never before has the most important sporting event in the world been entrusted 11 years ago, and without competition, when the struggle between candidate nations has been gigantic for decades.

But the capital of the state of Queensland issued a New procedure introduced in 2019, which makes it possible to guarantee the organization of the Games: the IOC can now start a “dialogue” with a “favorite” candidate, which is equivalent to Clear your way to your official designationWith the aim of curbing the growing reluctance to organize games, reduce expenses and form a nursery for organized cities in the future.

Brisbane has been selected by the International Olympic Committee for the 2032 Olympic Games (Getty)
Brisbane has been selected by the International Olympic Committee for the 2032 Olympic Games (Getty)

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday that Australia, among the rare countries to have participated in all editions of the Summer Games, is a “massive Olympic village” with its multiple nationalities, ethnic origins and nearly 300 languages ​​spoken. Via videoconferencing.

This low rating provoked suspense from Doha, Qatar, which also wanted to host the 2032 Games, as did Seoul and Pyongyang, who presented a joint bid from the two Koreas in April.

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Meanwhile, this is the third time in history that Australia has hosted the Summer Games, after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000. Good With the help of the influence of the Australian Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, John Coates, Brisbane has been a favorite since February to get the games.

In June, IOC captain Thomas Bach called the Australian run “irresistible”, speaking of the surrounding country’s “love” for their “sports and athletes”, as well as their ability to “encourage and welcome athletes from all over the world”.

This enthusiasm, which can be observed at the 1956 Melbourne Games, and later at the 2000 Sydney Games, which is still considered one of the most successful Olympic editions, is seen every year at the Australian Open. And if the Olympics are above all a huge television event, the reception of the local audience is important for the atmosphere.

IOC President Thomas Bach and Vice President John Coates (Effie)
IOC President Thomas Bach and Vice President John Coates (Effie)

His appointment also confirms the traditional continental rotation decided by the International Olympic Committee, with Tokyo 2020 (Asia), Paris – 2024 (Europe) and Los Angeles – 2028 (America), when Africa is still waiting for its first Olympic Games. The Queensland region, already a candidate in the 1992 Olympics attributed to Barcelona and organizer of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, 84% of websites have already been built., a major criterion since the Olympic event began to look for and then underutilize established facilities.

City 2.3 million people The games hope to gain international fame, as many tourists still consider them a simple gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.

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“Everywhere I travel, people ask me where Brisbane is and I’m forced to pull up a map to show it It’s one hour from Sydney by plane.”As the President of the Queensland Olympic Council says, Natalie Cook. “This is going to change and I’m excited.”

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