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Queensland Government, AOC move to advance Brisbane 2032 Olympics bid, as China’s Chengdu-Chongqing looms as key rival
Australia’s bid for a summer Olympic games in 2032 has taken on a new urgency on the sidelines of the country’s deteriorating relationship with China and the prospect of a rival bid from Chengdu-Chongqing.
Key points:
- There are a number of official bids for the 2032 games, including Brisbane, Indonesia, Germany and Qatar
- The Chinese Government has signalled Chengdu-Chongqing may join in the bidding process
- The IOC’s newly-announced human rights strategy is putting the spotlight on how the issue is handled by all prospective bidding countries
Brisbane 2032 is the most advanced of several bids but with conversations stalled because of COVID-19, rival bids continue to mount from Indonesia, Qatar, Germany, and possibly India, South Korea and…
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