International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has declared himself impressed with the 2032 Brisbane Games organising committee but cheerfully warned honeymoons don't last forever.
In Sydney at the weekend to attend the farewell of outgoing AOC president John Coates, Bach and a number of IOC delegates met with some of the Brisbane organising committee headed by president Andrew Liveris.
Asked if he was satisfied with the progress of the 2032 team given the deadline to create the board passed before it was finalised, Bach said: "We are not only satisfied we are impressed and happy and we are off to a really wonderful start.
"We have already found a slogan for our work, 'Have A Go.'
"It was a meeting full of enthusiasm and mutual respect between the two teams.
"We are extremely impressed by the quality of the board of the organising committee, by the diversity and the focus which is put on the athletes and the inclusivity of having two indigenous people on the board.
"It was like a honeymoon meeting, this honeymoon will not last forever, as we know by experience.
"Like every marriage it will have its ups and downs, but mutual respect and enthusiasm will make sure we overcome some unexpected obstacles."
Bach and the IOC delegates will visit a number of Pacific Islands over the next week before heading to Brisbane next weekend.
Kirsty Coventry, chair of the Coordination Commission for the 2032 Olympics, said the technical and delivery sides of the Games would come much later and the priority was maintaining excitement over the long lead in over the next decade.
"The emphasis really is in and around how to keep the excitement alive and keep that fire alive for right now," Coventry said.
Bach and Coventry were quizzed on whether cricket could be added to the program for the 2032 Olympics, with the host nation involved in the process of nominating potential new sports.
"What we are looking for is to sports which are well appreciated by the younger generation," Bach said.
Coventry, who won two swimming gold medals for Zimbabwe across five Olympics, said she came from a cricket playing nation and she had also watched a lot of Australian rules football, but hinted there would be other less traditional sports vying for a place on the program.
"Cricket adds into a long line and right now you can even throw in virtual sports," Coventry said.
