In Australia, the bid project for the 2032 Summer Games is moving forward slowly, but it is moving forward. Matt Carroll, the executive director of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), took advantage of a speech at the National Press Club on Wednesday October 24 to take stock of the matter. He repeated that the 2032 edition could represent a “ opportunity » for Australia to host the Olympic event again, 32 years after the Sydney 2000 Games. Matt Carroll above all assured very clearly that the only viable project would be that carried by Brisbane and the south-east of Queensland. The reason is climatic. “ It is a given that the Summer Games must take place in July or August, a time of year when it can be cool in the southern hemisphere, explained Matt Carroll. This constraint limits the chances of other Australian cities. » Clearly, Brisbane's milder winter weather puts it in a strong position to apply for the Games, especially after the success of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, held in Gold Coast, Queensland. As a reminder, the Melbourne Games in 1956 were contested in December. In Sydney, the 2000 Summer Games took place in September.
— Published on October 25, 2018
