Thomas Bach ensures that Brisbane’2032 and the IOC survive "a honeymoon"

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The Australian organizers of 2032 Olympics in Brisbane is enjoying a “honeymoon” with International Olympic Committee (IOC)He said President Thomas Bachafter the first meeting in Sydney this Saturday.

“We are not only satisfied. As I said before, we are impressed and happy,” said Thomas Bach at a press conference after the handover from John Coates, President of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) for 32 years.

The Brisbane delegation Bach also met with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. But while President Bach talked about a “honeymoon”, he also warned that, like any wedding, there may be more difficult times in the future.

“This honeymoon will not last forever. Like any wedding, there are ups and downs. We rely on mutual respect and the enthusiasm of Australians to overcome unexpected hurdles,” Bach said.

The 2032 Games were awarded in Brisbane in July 2021, but the selection of possible new sports, such as cricket, is not yet on the agenda, according to former swimmer Kirsty Coventry, current chair of the IOC athletes ’commission. .

Although he left the COA presidency, which was replaced by Ian Chesterman, Australian Olympic team mission leader at the Tokyo Games John Coates will remain vice president of the IOC until the Paris Games in 2024. And he remains President of the Court. of Arbitration for Sport (TAS).

Source: La Verdad

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