The Australian city of Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympics

07/21/2021 7:42 AM

• Clarín.com

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Updated 07/21/2021 7:42 AM

Seventy-two votes in favor, five against and three abstentions gave the Australian city of

Brisbane the venue for the 2032 Olympic Games

in the election carried out by the IOC assembly.

The only candidate and recommended as the best option by the Executive of the organization, the Brisbane project convinced almost all the voters, according to the count made public shortly after.

A contrary vote would have forced the reopening of the dialogue process with other cities interested in the Games, but the assembly once again trusted in the recommendation of its Executive and in the promises of economic, sustainable and safe Games that it heard from the Australian authorities, led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

The Games will be inaugurated in eleven years on the same date as those of Tokyo 2020, on July 23, so the regressive clock that appeared on the IOC page as soon as the venue was granted, this Wednesday, indicates that 4,021 days are left. for Brisbane 2032.

News in development.

With information from EFE.

AFG

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