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Track and feud: Queensland to announce third 2032 Olympic stadium plan in four years. Will this one stick?

The widely expected construction of a new 60,000-seat venue at Victoria Park will take a chunk of the largest green space near the inner city

The Guardian - AU · Mar 23, 2025

George Foreman showed every gesture is political – especially for Black athletes

At the 1968 Olympics, Foreman’s flag-waving was seen as deference. But the reaction to it reveals the limited ways we allow Black athletes to express themselves

The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2025

‘It’s a privilege’: Boris van der Vorst, the man who saved Olympic boxing

By forming a new governing body, World Boxing, the Dutchman prevented the sport being banished by the IOC

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025

Who is Kirsty Coventry? From Zimbabwean swimmer to the most powerful person in sport

The 41-year-old has risen from Africa’s most decorated Olympian to become the new president of the IOC

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025

Honest conversations mean Wales will get better on the pitch in this Six Nations

With contract problems resolved and Sean Lynn creating a new culture, we are targeting Scotland, Ireland and Italy

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

Why Seb Coe lost the room in crushing IOC presidential election defeat

ANALYSIS: Coe finished a distant third in the race for the prestigious role leading the Olympic movement after making enemies inside the IOC, writes Lawrence Ostlere – but that was not the only reason

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025

India eyes hosting 2030 Commonwealth Games as it bids for 2036 Olympics

India lines up Commonwealth Games bid as stepping stone in aspiration to host 2036 Olympic Games in Ahmedabad.

Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2025

Protest over potential venue after Games body questions

The 2032 Games boss has assured the Olympics governing body Brisbane is on the right track ahead of a venue reveal but a protest could ignite further debate.

AAP · Mar 21, 2025

How will the history-making new Olympics boss shape sports worldwide, and in Australia?

In a surprisingly emphatic result, 41-year-old Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe’s Sport Minister, was selected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its 144th session in Greece.

The Conversation · Mar 21, 2025

Coventry's IOC presidency creates hole for Brisbane '32

Australian Olympic officials laud Kirsty Coventry's historic appointment as IOC president, but it leaves a hole to be filled for Brisbane's 2032 Games.

AAP · Mar 20, 2025