Photos: Brisbane Australia to host 2032 Olympic & Paralympic games

Brisbane wins right to host the 2032 Olympics - sparking delirious celebrations in the Queensland capital as it becomes third Australian city to host the event.

Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the city as the winning bid. 

Thousands of proud Queenslanders celebrated the announcement as a giant fireworks display lit up the sky over the Brisbane River in Southbank. 

Despite Covid transmission fears, Queenslanders gathered to celebrate the announcement at live sites in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and at Cairns, Ipswich, Toowoomba, and the Redlands Coast. 

The city will stage a more streamlined Games utilising many existing venues.

South-east Queensland, regions, Sydney and Melbourne will host events.

The Australian economy is expected to receive a $17.6billion benefit.

Many Queenslanders have expressed opposition to staging the event.

Brisbane Olympics Games 2032- The Plan

Cost: $5billion, estimated

Economic benefit: Queensland - about $8.1billion, plus $8.6billion in increased export opportunities and $20.2billion in international tourist expenditure. Australia - estimated $17.6billion.

Proposed dates: Jul 23 - August 8, 2032   

Venues: 32 venues for 28 sports at Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Cairns, Townsville, Toowoomba, Melbourne and Sydney  

Brisbane: 22 venues. Popular Brisbane sporting and entertainment venues including Suncorp Stadium (rugby), Ballymore (hockey), the Gabba (athletics), the Chandler Sports Complex (cycling, shooting, diving, gymnastics), the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (table tennis, badminton, fencing, taekwondo), Brisbane Showgrounds (equestrian), Royal Queensland Golf Club (golf), Victoria Park (BMX, equestrian) and Queensland Tennis Centre (tennis).

New venues to be constructed will include the Moreton Indoor Sports Centre (boxing), the Redland Whitewater Centre (canoe/slalom) and the Ipswich Stadium (modern pentathlon).

Brisbane athletes' village: 300-hectare site in the North Shore Hamilton precinct. 

Gold Coast: Six venues. Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (weightlifting, volleyball preliminaries), Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre (judo, wrestling), Broadbeach Park Stadium (beach volleyball), Broadwater Parklands (triathlon), Coomera Indoor Sports Centre (volleyball, wheelchair rugby), Robina Stadium (football, preliminaries).

Planned residential village for 2600 Gold Coast-based athletes and officials will be built at Robina.   

Sunshine Coast: Four venues. Sunshine Coast Stadium (football -preliminaries), Sunshine Coast Indoor Sports Centre (basketball - preliminaries), Alexandra Headlands (cycling - road, athletics - marathon, walks, sailing - kiteboarding); Sunshine Coast Mountain Bike Centre (mountain biking)

Sunshine Coast satellite athletes' village in heart of Maroochydore CBD 

Toowoomba, Townsville, Cairns (football preliminaries)

Sydney and Melbourne (football preliminaries and quarter finals)