Australian city of Brisbane named host of 2032 Olympics

Brisbane was confirmed as host of the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics on Wednesday after International Olympic Committee members voted for the Australian city during its annual session.It will be the third Australian city to hold the games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000.With no competing bids, IOC chief Thomas Bach announced the outcome of the vote to only the expectant faces of Brisbane's representatives."The International Olympic Committee has the honor to announce that the games of the 35th Olympiad are awarded to Brisbane, Australia," Bach said.The city's bid was approv…READ FULL ARTICLE