Queensland secures the 2032 Olympic Games

Sporting fans across the country have tonight celebrated the news that Brisbane has won the rights to host the 2032 Olympic Games, the world's biggest sporting event. 

With Australia’s top athletes preparing to represent their country on the world stage at the Tokyo Olympics in two days’ time, young children will be watching with big dreams of potentially competing at a home Olympics in front of friends and family. 

Melbourne and Sydney have both already delivered successful Olympics, with the Brisbane 2032 Games set to be Australia’s third time in history hosting the event.

Not only will another Olympic Games in Australia help identify the next generation of Olympians, it will also see a significant investment made to build and upgrade sporting infrastructure to support our country’s sporting programs from grass roots through to the elite.

Squash Australia CEO Robert Donaghue welcomed the news, noting the momentum for Australian sport will only grow over the next 11 years. He’s hopeful that the announcement can also kick start Squash’s campaign to become an Olympic sport. 

“As we prepare to cheer on the entire Australian Olympic Team in Tokyo, we also look forward to unearthing the next generation of talent as the country builds towards 2032,” Donaghue said.

“Another home Olympic Games will provide a great opportunity for Squash to campaign to become an Olympic sport and continue to build the pathways put in place following the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games,” he said.

Rising junior squash athlete Madison Lyon said that announcement is really exciting for young athletes across the country. 

“I am a squash player from Brisbane and it would be so incredible to be able to play in front of a home crowd. Hopefully squash is a part of the 2032 Olympic program,” she said. “It would be a dream come true.”