Controversial Australian politician Pauline Hanson has launched a major campaign against Queensland's proposed bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) has announced ambitious plans to build a "world class" training centre on the outskirts of Jakarta to aid their bid for the 2032 Summer Games.
Queensland's campaign to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is set to move into a new, potentially significant, stage here this week when Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates presents its bid to leading officials.
The Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) have discussed their bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games at a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in Lausanne.
Queensland will make an official bid to host the 2032 Olympics and Paralympic Games, the State's Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirmed today.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has urged Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to proceed with a bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, prior to an expected announcement on the region's candidacy later this month.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has urged the public to back Seoul's proposed joint bid with Pyongyang for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics.
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in has asked International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to support the country's proposed joint bid with the North for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has said the Australian state will abandon plans to bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics if the opportunity for long-term benefits is not proven.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is confident a future bid for the Games from his home country of Germany could get off the ground despite the referendum defeats in Munich and Hamburg.
The 2019 World Urban Games organising committee chairman says host city Budapest wants to be "one of the three most important sport capitals of Europe" - but has ruled out a bid for the 2032 Olympics.
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates said a new 80,000-seater stadium would not be needed for Queensland's potential bid for the 2032 Summer Olympic Games and Paralympics.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach confirmed the organisation will not wait until 2025 to award the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and claimed Queensland's potential bid "has all the ingredients to become a successful candidature".
Australian officials are hoping Queensland's bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be the "greatest pitch the Olympic Movement has ever seen" as they prepare for a key meeting in Lausanne next week.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has expressed confidence in Brisbane and Queensland mounting a compelling case to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games following the inaugural meeting of a candidature leadership group in Cairns today.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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