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It’s Brisbane’s Time To Shine As Olympics Arrive Down Under For A Third Time<\/strong><\/p>\n

With Tokyo<\/a> about to move into full swing…how good is it to wake up this morning in the latest Olympic city, with images of Brisbane, the Gold Coast Coast and Sunshine Coast beamed around the world – the Olympics are coming down under for the third time.<\/p>\n

Australia will become only the third country alongside Greece and the USA to host a third Olympics \u2013 with the Brisbane bid that includes the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, joining Melbourne and Sydney as the hosts of the 35th<\/sup> Olympiad in 2032.<\/p>\n

And Queensland \u201cwent bananas\u201d last night when the IOC awarded the Games to the Queensland capital.<\/p>\n

The news is front and centre in the Australian newspapers with the party splashed across all the mastheads – with Olympic swimming legend Dawn Frsser and hurdles golden girl Sally Pearson sharing the spotlight, just like swimmer Cate Campbell and proud indigenous basketball star Patty Mills<\/strong> will light up the Tokyo Main Stadium tomorrow night when they march in sharing flag duties to open gthe4 Games 32nd Games in the Japanese capital.<\/p>\n

And for swimming it\u2019s going to provide a huge fillip with Swimming-mad Queenslanders in Brisbane and South-East Queensland – the epi-centre of swimming in Australia now becoming the epi-centre of world sport.<\/p>\n

Live sites on the Brisbane River, and on the beaches of the Gold and Sunshine Coasts attracted thousands of sports loving fans and families with spectacular fireworks displays heralding Australia\u2019s third Games.<\/p>\n

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LET THE GAMES BEGIN: Olympic legends Dawn Fraser and Sally Pearson on top of the podium again in Brisbane – home of the Olympics.Photo Courtesy: Courier Mail.<\/p><\/div>\n

It was special to share last night\u2019s magical moment with my own family, my wife Suzie and our 2004 Olympic swimming gold and silver medallist Brooke Hanson<\/strong> and three of grandchildren as we joined families from all over the Gold Coast.<\/p>\n

When we arrived at the Gold Coast Live site at the Kurrawa Surf Life Saving Club Brooke\u2019s 2004 Athens team mate and triple Olympian (2000, 2004 and 2008) Adam Pine<\/strong> – himself a father of four – was working the sausage sizzle.<\/p>\n

“Piney” who will spearhead Australia’s swimmers to the Paralympics next month then swapped his apron for his 2000 Olympic tracksuit to join Brooke and fellow Olympians Jo Fox<\/strong> (Gold in water polo in 2000) and Sara Carrigan<\/strong> (Olympic road cycling champion in 2004) and Glynnis Nunn<\/strong> (Olympic heptathlon gold medallist from 1984) as they all spoke about their amazing Olympic experiences.<\/p>\n

Inspirations to the current and next generations of future Olympians sitting cuddled up in the crowd with their parents, their sights set already on joining that special Olympians Club.<\/p>\n

And rest assured Tokyo Olympic co-captain Cate Campbell<\/strong> will have an extra spring in her step when she carries the Australian flag into the Main Stadium with basketball star Patty Mills.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raised in Brisbane, Campbell has forged her four-time Olympic career in the \u201cRiver City\u201d as have so many members of the current Australian Olympic team –\u00a0\u00a0including her younger sister and triple Olympian Bronte.<\/p>\n

And while there was wild celebrations in South-East Qld , members of the Australian team in the Tokyo Village were waiting\u00a0\u00a0with bated breath- cheering wildly when IOC president Thomas Bach announced that \u201cthe city that will host the Games of the 35th Olympiad is Brisbane.\u201d<\/p>\n

And with that wild scenes of celebration and fireworks exploded up and down the Queensland coast<\/p>\n

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OLYMPIC CITY ON FIRE: Brisbane, the River City, celebrating all it’s glory. Photo Courtesy: Courier Mail.<\/p><\/div>\n

And celebrations will hot up in Brisbane today with a host of Olympians attending a celebration lunch hosted by the Property Council of Australia \u2013 featuring amongst a who\u2019s who, including Dawn Fraser, Natalie Cook, Mark Stockwell, John Sumegi, Naomi Castle<\/strong> and Judy Hudson.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was a proud moment for so many, but none more than the godfather of the Olympic movement in Australia, AOC President and IOC vice president John Coates<\/strong> saying Brisbane, Queensland and all Australians stand ready to deliver an Olympic and Paralympic Games that will repay the trust shown by IOC Members that Australia can deliver the world\u2019s greatest sporting event to the very highest standard.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very proud day for Australia, make no mistake. I thank the IOC Members for their confidence. Brisbane 2032 is genuinely committed to serving the ideals of the Olympic movement,\u201d said Coates.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Olympic Games in Brisbane will be in the most diligent, grateful and enthusiastic hands. And I make this commitment to the athletes of the world \u2013 we will provide you with an unforgettable experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, many of these athletes are the children of the world right now. Young people who will be glued to their television sets over the next two weeks as the great champions of the world compete here in Tokyo. Many Olympic dreams will be created here in Tokyo, thanks to the generosity of the people of Japan and the commitment of today\u2019s Olympians.<\/p>\n

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GOLD FOR BULLETIN: The front page of the Gold Coast Bulletin. Photo Courtesy: Gold Coast Bulletin.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cAustralia will welcome the world in 2032. South-East Queensland is Australia\u2019s fastest growing region, offering a friendly and culturally diverse people with a passion for sport, first class sporting facilities, excellent transport and a commitment to put the world\u2019s athletes at the centre of everything we do.<\/p>\n

\u201cQueensland\u2019s climate, iconic beaches and environmental attractions makes our offering irresistible for athletes, families, friends and sports lovers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Coates says what really excites him is the great opportunity for Australian children, for Olympic sports and the capacity of sport to meet the great challenges facing all communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can supercharge Australian sport to produce a new generation of Cathy Freemans<\/strong> and Kieren Perkins<\/strong> across the sporting landscape. A new generation of heroes to inspire young people. To promote healthy lifestyles and wellbeing. To meet the inter-generational challenges we face.<\/p>\n

\u201cA record number of proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander athletes, our First Nations people are representing their country in Tokyo this month. Imagine the possibilities for our Indigenous kids leading into 2032 and the positive impact of empowering young people now and for the period beyond the Brisbane Games.<\/p>\n

Mr Coates thanked governments in Australia at all levels for the unprecedented cooperation which brought the Queensland ambition to life.<\/p>\n

\u201cDifferences have been put aside to make this happen. To our Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Queensland Premier Anastacia Palaszczuk,<\/strong> Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner<\/strong> and the Council of Mayors South-East Queensland (COMSEQ), your unwavering support has seized this moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustralians like to have a go. Six years ago, the Mayors of South-East Queensland did just that when they undertook a feasibility study into what the Games could mean for their region. With the support of the Queensland and Federal Governments that \u201chave a go\u201d moment has become an ambition realised.”<\/p>\n

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TIME TO SHINE: And the winner is….Brisbane. Photo Courtesy: Courier Mail.<\/p><\/div>\n

The original thoughts sewn by celebrated Queensland Olympics writer Wayne Smith<\/strong> who convinced the then Lord Mayor of Brisbane, with a column in The Australian<\/em>, that Brisbane “should have a go” and it was his foresight that lit the flame.<\/p>\n

Of course, the starter\u2019s gun has only just been fired and the real work now begins.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustralia has a green and gold runway of major international events coming to our shores \u2013 the FIBA Women\u2019s World Cup and UCI World Road Championship in 2022, the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup in 2023 \u2013 and we are hoping to secure the Rugby World Cup in 2027. Of course, you will see us in Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028 \u2013 maintaining our proud record as one of only two countries whose athletes have participated in every modern Olympic Games,” reiterated Coates.<\/p>\n

\u201cNine million Australians participate in Olympic sports. That number will keep growing. Brisbane 2032 is the beacon on the hill that will welcome the world in eleven years from now.”<\/p>\n

Australia has been elevated into the storied ranks of nations to host three Olympics with the \u00adannouncement that Brisbane will \u00adanchor a new-look Games in 2032 to make the world\u2019s greatest sporting event affordable.<\/p>\n

International Olympics Committee president Thomas Bach<\/strong> set off a night of Covid-defying celebration across southeast Queensland as exultant crowds cheered a 40-year campaign to bring the Games to Brisbane.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Games of the 35th Olympiad are awarded to Brisbane, Australia,\u201d Mr Bach declared, as green and gold-coloured fireworks lit up the city skyline.\u201d<\/p>\n

The party started with a bang and will continue for the next 11 years as this sports loving nation continues an extraordinary legacy that started in Melbourne in 1956, continued so brilliantly in Sydney in 2000 that exploded in Brisbane and will continue throughout South East Queensland over the next decade as the Olympics comes alive down under – for a third time.<\/p>\n

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