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Games drawcard 'overlooked' in Brisbane venue plan

One of Brisbane 2032's biggest drawcards claims it has been overlooked and left with no legacy in a long-awaited venue plan.

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Who is Kirsty Coventry and how did she become the most powerful person in world sports?

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected a woman as its president for the first time ever. Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry is also the youngest ever IOC president and the first from an African country, becoming a symbol of the IOC’s drive to diversify its leadership and image.

The Conversation

The ‘hot mess’ Olympics? How Queensland’s 2032 Games planning descended into farce

The LNP’s vision is for an Olympics held in venues rather than a city – and guarantees controversy across Brisbane and beyond

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Amid a tropical paradise known as ‘Lizard Island,’ researchers are cracking open evolution’s black box – scientist at work

Every morning in Miami, our fieldwork begins the same way. Fresh Cuban coffee and pastelitos – delicious Latin American pastries – fuel our team for another day of evolutionary detective work. Here we’re tracking evolution in real time, measuring natural selection as it happens in a community of Caribbean lizards.

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Australia To Build New 2032 Olympic Stadium And Demolish Gabba

Australia will build a 63,000-seat stadium for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, officials said Tuesday as they confirmed the storied "Gabba" cricket ground would be demolished after the event.

International Business Times

"I fought my way back" – 4 months after return to skiing, Lindsay Vonn makes the World Cup podium, eyes the Olympics next

Vonn is now the oldest female Alpine skier to stand on a World Cup podium

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The Gabba to be demolished after Brisbane Olympics as new stadium plans unveiled

The new stadium will become the Australian state’s home for cricket following the Olympics.

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Sports set up for success by Brisbane 2032 blueprint

Many Australian sports believe they're set up for long-term success after the release of the Queensland government's venue plans for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

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A new main stadium for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics is unveiled amid a major overhaul of plans

A new stadium for the Brisbane Olympics has been unveiled as part of a major overhaul of planning for the 2032 Summer Games

The Independent UK

'Up against the clock': time ticking for Brisbane 2032

The flag has dropped on the race to the 2032 Games with a venue plan unveiled but organisers are "up against the clock" to finish construction, an expert says.

AAP

Brisbane Olympics 2032: why these Games could turn out nothing like we had planned

The IOC – which gave us 11 years to plan – must be nervous about the state of affairs

The Guardian - AU

Were the all-conquering Edmonton Grads the most dominant team of all time?

The Canadians were described by basketball’s inventor as his sport’s finest team. And they competed at a time when female athletes were often dismissed

The Guardian - US

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

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

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‘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

Kirsty Coventry’s in-tray: six big issues facing IOC’s new president

From protecting women’s sport to the return of Russia and keeping the Olympics relevant, the former gold medallist has tough challenges ahead

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Hauser expects fireworks in long-course triathlon debut

Australian Olympics triathlon star Matt Hauser will make his long-course debut at the Ironman 70.3 race on Sunday in Geelong, which will boast a strong field.

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How an ad launched long-distance Aussie skating team

Figure skaters Anastasia Golubeva and Hektor Giotopoulos Moore are closing in on an Olympics berth, and they're planning to get there by telling their story.

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The Independent UK

With her comeback season almost finished, Lindsey Vonn already turning attention to 2026 Olympics

Lindsey Vonn has two races left and her titanium knee is holding up just fine

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

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

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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.

AAP

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.

The Conversation

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.

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