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Brisbane Olympic bid secures 72 of IOC member’s 77 votes for 2032 Games hosting

Brisbane Olympic bid secures 72 of IOC member’s 77 votes for 2032 Games hosting
July 22, 2021

The vote by members of the International Olympic Committee to elect Brisbane 2032 as host of the Games of the XXXV Olympiad saw the bid receive 72 yes and five no votes from 77 valid votes cast in Tokyo yesterday evening.

The secret ballot was held at the 138th IOC Session in Tokyo, two days before the Opening Ceremony for the Olympic Games, under strict COVID-19 restrictions.

The Session heard presentations by Brisbane 2032, led by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner and Federal Sports Minister Richard Colbeck and including a video link-up from Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, as well as a final report from Kristin Kloster, Chair of the Future Host Commission for the Games of the Olympiad - the IOC body responsible for monitoring and analysing interest in hosting the Olympic Games and the Youth Olympic Games.

Before the vote, IOC Members were able to pose questions to Kloster about the election process, and to Brisbane 2032 about their proposal to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brisbane and South-East Queensland.

Brisbane 2032 is the first future host to have been elected under, and to have fully benefited from, the new flexible approach to electing Olympic hosts. The reforms enable the IOC to work in partnership with cities, regions and countries, to encourage Olympic projects which use a high percentage of existing and temporary venues, which align with long-term development plans, and which have a strong vision for sports and local communities.

Commenting on this, IOC President, Thomas Bach stated “this new approach is lighter, more collaborative, more compact, and has a positive impact. Now we always have a significant pool of Interested Parties for 2036, and even for 2040, which is almost 20 years from now.

“I can’t remember that we have ever been in such a favourable position 20 years before an Olympic Games.

Following the election, the Host Contract 2032 was signed by the Premier Palaszczuk, Mayor Schrinner and John Coates, President of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC).

Premier Palaszczuk then advised “Queensland’s fundamental approach is to align Games legacy with long-term plans.

“We will work with all three levels of government to embed Games legacy opportunities in existing programs and will create a special Games Legacy Fund. This is to ensure the effective delivery of legacy over the next 10 years - and the 10 years after that.

“That means we develop not just a new generation of Olympic athletes, but we give our small businesses the opportunity to participate too, grow their business and export to the world.”

Councillor Schrinner added “local government leaders began this incredible journey, and now it is our job to ensure that Brisbane 2032 delivers a legacy to everyone who calls South-East Queensland home.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for the fastest growing capital city in Australia, and successful Olympic and Paralympic Games will help our region cater for the growth to come and guarantees Brisbane will get even better.”

Since approving the new approach to electing in June 2019, IOC Members have been engaged and consulted throughout the process.

Kloster had delivered three previous reports to the Session, most recently in March of this year, when she presented a detailed Future Host Commission report and Feasibility Assessment. After receiving the report in March this year, the Session supported the decision to conduct a Targeted Dialogue with Brisbane 2032.

A second, in-camera briefing with IOC Members took place in June, as part of regular consultations between the IOC and Members. This meeting replaced what used to be known as the Members’ technical briefing, and incorporated a comprehensive presentation by the Brisbane 2032 team and the AOC.

Members also heard from Kloster about the in-depth analysis of the project carried out through Targeted Dialogue, at the end of which Brisbane 2032 put forward a Final Submission in response to the IOC’s Future Host Questionnaire, setting out its vision and technical ambitions for hosting the Games. This led to the Future Host Commission Report and the Commission’s recommendation to put forward Brisbane 2032 for election - endorsed by an IOC Executive Board decision.

Early reports indicate that Brisbane 2032 has spent approximately 80% less than for the average candidate city budgets for the Games in 2020, 2024 and 2028.

This will be confirmed in due course by audited accounts - a requirement of the election process.

Following the Tokyo Games, an Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (OCOG) will be formed in the coming months.

Images: IOC President Thomas announces Brisbane as the host city for the XXXV Olympiad (top, credit: IOC/Greg Martin), Brisbane's submission for the Games hosting (middle, credit: IOC/Greg Martin) and Premier Palaszczuk, Mayor Schrinner and Senator Colbeck celebrate the Award (below, credit: IOC/Dave Thompson)

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