Brisbane Picked to Host 2032 Olympics Without Rival Bid

TOKYO - Brisbane was picked Wednesday to host the 2032 Olympics, the inevitable winner of a one-city race steered by the IOC to avoid rival bids.

The Games will go back to Australia 32 years after the popular 2000 Sydney Olympics. Melbourne hosted in 1956. “We know what it takes to deliver a successful Games in Australia,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison told International Olympic Committee voters in an 11-minute live video link from his office. When the award was later confirmed, winning the vote 72-5, Morrison raised both arms in the air and gave two thumbs up.