Present on Tuesday October 30 at the Smart Cities & Sport Summit in Lausanne, where he participated in one of the debates, Thomas Bach confirmed that the Australian city of Brisbane had expressed its intention to prepare a bid for the Summer Games in 2032. The IOC president has already discussed it with John Coates, the head of the Australian Olympic committee, during a private dinner organized the day before in Lausanne. Last week, Matt Carroll, the executive director of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), took advantage of a speech at the National Press Club to clarify that the only viable option for a bid for the Summer Games in 2032 was that of Brisbane and of Queensland.
— Published on October 31, 2018
