Queensland is set to mark nine years to go until the Olympic and Paralympic Games Brisbane 2032 with a weekend of celebrations that will see large-scale Olympic rings on display across the host region.
Throughout 22 and 23 July, local communities will be able to visit the rings in iconic locations in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, where they will be exhibited alongside the Paralympic Agitos – the first time both symbols have been on prominent display in Australia since the Olympic and Paralympic Games Sydney 2000. The celebrations mark nine years until the Brisbane 2032 Opening Ceremony takes place on 23 July 2032.
As well has having their photos taken alongside the rings and Agitos, visitors will be able to join in a range of sporting activities at many of the locations, with Olympians and Paralympians also on hand to greet fans and offer their advice.
Activities include basketball in Brisbane’s King George Square, beach volleyball on the Gold Coast’s Kurrawa Beach, and skateboarding at Alex Park, Alexandra Headland on the Sunshine Coast. Local communities will also be able to try BMX at Pizzey Park on the Gold Coast, football in Coolum and equestrian at Nambour Showgrounds.
Two years of success and progress
The celebrations heralding Brisbane and South-East Queensland as the new home of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Australia coincide with the two-year anniversary of the International Olympic Committee members voting to elect Brisbane 2032 as host of the Games of the XXXV Olympiad.
Brisbane was elected during the 138th Session in Tokyo on 21 July 2021, becoming the first future host to have been elected under, and to have fully benefitted from, the new flexible approach to electing Olympic hosts. The reforms enable the IOC to work in partnership with cities, regions and countries, to encourage Olympic projects that use a high percentage of existing and temporary venues, align with long-term development plans, and have a strong vision for sport and local communities. Partners behind the Brisbane 2032 project have credited the IOC’s new approach with enabling them to create a climate-responsible project with lasting community benefits.
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