Olympics: IOC boss delighted with early preparations for Brisbane 2032

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has praised the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games organisers for a “wonderful start” to preparations for the event following a consultation with stakeholders.

The German official travelled to Sydney to meet with the Organising Committee after it held its first Board meeting last week in Brisbane.

Its 20-member Board was finalised in early April, meaning that it missed an IOC deadline for its first Board meeting months ago but Bach was not concerned about the delay.

“We are not only satisfied, we are impressed and happy and we are off to a really wonderful start,” Bach said.

“We are extremely impressed by the quality of the Board of the Organising Committee, by the diversity and the focus which is put on the athletes and the inclusivity of having two indigenous people on the Board.”