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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Jack Snape

Brisbane is deciding on a 2032 Olympics stadium: how do the options stack up?

Designs for the redevelopment of the Gabba
A redevelopment of the Gabba is one of the options on the table as a review panel mulls over potential stadiums for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games. Illustration: Populous and Cross River Rail Delivery Authority

The 2032 Olympics have for a long time felt far away but it took Gout Gout to show they are just around the corner. The Brisbane teenager’s barely believable 200m national record on Saturday has upped the urgency for organisers to get Games planning right, as Queenslanders dream of an Olympic sprinting medal from a local hero.

The venue options for athletics and the opening and closing ceremonies are well-known and the deadlines obvious. But more than three years after Brisbane won the right to host the 2032 Olympics, uneven ambition and political manoeuvring means organisers have not yet decided on the site.

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