Brisbane, Australia will host the 2032 Summer Olympic Games. That has already been announced. These Olympics should be quite interesting, just as the 2024 Olympics were. Without further ado, here is our preview of the 2032 Olympics.
2032 Olympics: The Basic Info
It is important to start off with the basic information about the 2032 Olympic Games. As previously stated, Brisbane, Australia is the host city for these Olympic Games. The city of Brisbane is in the state of Queensland. Additionally, this is the third time that Australia has hosted the Olympic Games.
The first time that Australia hosted the Olympic Games was when they hosted the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. After that, Australia hosted the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Regardless, it is clear that it has been a while since Australia hosted the Olympics. It is curious to note that the 2032 Olympic Games will take place during Australia’s winter season, even though this edition of the Olympics is one of the Summer Olympics.
Also, it is important to discuss the new bidding process before continuing further. Australia is the first host nation to be chosen through the new Olympic bidding process. Let’s dive into it.
New Bidding Process
The IOC approved a new bidding process at the 134th IOC Session that took place at Lausanne, Switzerland on June 24th, 2019. Also, the first key proposal is to create an ongoing, permanent dialogue to create and explore interest among regions, countries, and cities in addition to National Olympic Committees in regards to hosting Olympic events. Another key proposal is to establish two new Future Host Commissions, one for Summer Games and one for Winter Games.
These committees review interest in hosting future Olympic events and work under the supervision of the IOC executive board. Also, the final key proposal is to increase the IOC Session’s influence by allowing non-executive board members to work as part of the Future Host Commissions. The IOC also removed the clause stating that each new Olympic host would be chosen seven years prior to the Games they were going to host from the Olympic Charter. This provides the host nation with more time to prepare.
Also, the IOC changed the way hosts work. Now, hosts can consist of multiple cities, regions, or even countries. This is an important change to mention. After covering the new host selection process, it is time to continue on with the main topic.
What Sports Will the 2032 Olympics Feature?
It is also important to discuss what sports the 2032 Olympic Games will include. There are core sports that appear at every version of the Summer Games. These include basketball, table tennis, and boxing. Naturally, all of these core sports will return at the 2032 Olympic Games. However, there are also proposals for various optional sports, as well.
The Los Angeles 2028 organizing committee selected baseball and softball as two of its optional sports. There are proposals to include these sports in the 2032 Olympics, as well. Also, rugby, cricket, netball, flag football, and breakdancing are all optional sports that could appear at the 2032 Olympic Games. A flying disc sport, trail running, lifesaving sports, touch football, and karate could also be part of the 2032 Olympics as optional sports, as well.
These proposals are ongoing, so it is unclear which of these sports will appear at these Olympic Games. However, it is quite interesting to consider all of them. Optional sports are often a point of contention among viewers of the Olympic Games. Some, like the breakdancing competition at the 2024 Olympics, drew widespread criticism and ridicule. As such, it is important to carefully consider which optional sports belong at the Olympics.
Let’s take a look at how Australia performed at the most recent Olympics in 2024.
How Did Australia Perform at the 2024 Olympics?
Australia is not one of the main countries that many people might think about when thinking about Olympic medals. That is the case for people who aren’t from Australia, at least. However, despite this, the lack of recognition from people of other countries doesn’t mean that Australia doesn’t have skilled Olympic athletes. The results of the 2024 Paris Olympics made that quite clear.
In total, Team Australia won 53 Olympic medals at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. In terms of gold medals, Team Australia won a total of 18 gold medals. Additionally, Team Australia won 19 silver medals to add to their overall amount of medals.
Moving onto bronze medals, Team Australia won 16 bronze medals. They had 459 Olympic athletes in 33 sports, so 53 medals overall is quite good. In fact, the 2024 Paris Olympics were the most successful Olympics for Team Australia ever. Team Australia won the majority of their medals in swimming competitions.
Now that it is clear how Team Australia performed at the 2024 Paris Olympics, it is time to examine how the US might perform at the 2032 Olympics.
The United States Won the Most Medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Team USA is always formidable at the Olympics and that proved to be the case once again at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Team USA won a total of 126 medals. This includes 40 gold medals, 44 silver medals, and 42 bronze medals. This means that Team USA won the most medals out of any nation at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
However, what does this say about how Team USA will perform at the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, Australia? Well, it is quite likely that Team USA will win many medals once again. As readers likely know, the USA will host the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, California. However, the biggest question mark for Team USA by 2032 may be its performance in men’s basketball.
Team USA did win the gold medal in men’s basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, they did so narrowly and nearly lost in the semifinal against Serbia. France has become formidable in men’s basketball in recent years, with stars like Victor Wenbanyama. Team USA will have to assemble a strong team and stay on their toes to win gold in men’s basketball in 2032.
That concludes the preview of the 2032 Olympics.