The Australian Government today welcomes a further step toward South East Queensland securing the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
\nIt follows the recommendation overnight from the International Olympic Committee\u2019s executive board that the Queensland bid go to a final vote before its members at the IOC session in Japan next month.
\nMinister for Sport Richard Colbeck and Member for Fairfax, Ted O\u2019Brien who is also the Prime Minister’s representative for Queensland’s candidature, said it was another significant milestone.
\n\u201cIt reinforces the work that has been achieved so far by all bid partners and highlights what can be achieved when all levels of government work toward on an outcome that will have enormous benefits for the entire nation,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\nHe said Australia already has an enviable reputation when it comes to hosting global sport.
\n\u201cWe have demonstrated our strong credentials in successfully hosting major sporting events including the 2000 Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Games, the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cAnd we now have a runway of major international events booked for Australia.\u201d
\nNext year, Australia will host the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup, the FIBA Women\u2019s World Cup, and the UCI Road World Championships.
\nAustralia has also secured co-hosting rights for the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup 2023, the 2027 World Netball Cup and is actively working with Rugby Australia to submit a bid for the Men\u2019s Rugby World Cup in 2027.
\n\u201cThe 2032 Olympic and Paralympic bid is another important step as we continue to help inspire our athletes of the future,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\nMr O\u2019Brien said the Sunshine State had all the credentials to host an event that would once again showcase Australia to the world.
\n\u201cHosting an Olympic and Paralympic Games will not only be historic \u2013 it will bring Australians and Queenslanders together like never before,\u201d Mr O\u2019Brien said.
\n\u201cSecuring this event won\u2019t just give us something to aim for – but just as we saw at the Sydney Olympics – it will have a long-lasting impact.
\n\u201cImportantly, the Games are projected to generate billions of dollars of economic output for Queensland and Australia as well as tens of thousands of jobs.
\n\u201cWhile we\u2019re delighted to have cleared the penultimate hurdle, we take absolutely nothing for granted as we seek endorsement of members of the IOC session in Tokyo,\u201d said Mr O\u2019Brien.
\nThe final process will include a presentation to the IOC in Japan ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
\n\u201cWe know Australia has already proved itself as a major host of international sport,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cThe case to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympics is compelling and we are confident the IOC members will consider it carefully.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Australian Government today welcomes a further step toward South East Queensland securing the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It follows the recommendation overnight from the International Olympic Committee\u2019s executive board that the Queensland bid go to a final vote before its members at the IOC session in Japan next month. Minister for Sport Richard … Continue reading “2032 Olympics and Paralympics a step closer for the Sunshine State”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11753\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}