Brisbane 2032 Olympic venue options

Thursday, 25 February 2021:

2032 OLYMPIC VENUE PLAN

Brisbane

* Athletics, ceremonies - Brisbane Olympic Stadium (new, 50,000 capacity but could use Metricon Stadium or the Gabba)

* Swimming, water polo - Brisbane Arena (new, 15,000 but could use Gold Coast Aquatic Centre)

* Diving, artistic swimming, water polo - Brisbane Aquatic Centre (existing, 4,300)

* Archery - South Bank Culture Forecourt - Temporary, 4,000)

* Basketball - Brisbane Indoor Sports Centre (new, 15,000 but could be played in Brisbane Arena)

* 3x3 basketball - South Bank Piazza (existing, 4,500)

* Track cycling, BMX racing - Anna Meares Velodrome (existing, 5,000)

* Freestyle BMX, cross country equestrian - Victoria Park (temporary, 5,000/25,000 capacity)

* Equestrian - Brisbane showgrounds (existing, 15,000)

* Football, rugby sevens - Lang Park (existing, 52,000)

* Gymnastics - Chandler Indoor Sports Centre (new, 10,000)

* Hockey - Ballymore (under construction, 10,000 or could use existing Gold Coast hockey centre)

* Shooting - Brisbane International Shooting Centre (existing, 2,000)

* Table tennis, fencing, taekwondo, badminton - Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (existing, 6,500)

* Boxing - State Netball Centre (existing, 6,000)

* Slalom canoe - Redland Whitewater Centre (new, 8,000 or could use Penrith Whitewater Stadium)

* Handball - Brisbane Entertainment Centre - (existing, 11,000)

* Modern pentathlon - Ipswich Stadium (existing, 20,000)

* Rowing, sprint canoe - Larapinta Flatwater Centre (new, 14,000 or could use Sydney International Regatta Centre)

* Sailing - Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (existing, 10,000)

* Tennis - Queensland Tennis Centre (existing, 6,000)

Gold Coast

* Beach volleyball - Broadbeach Park Stadium (temporary, 12,000)

* Golf - Royal Pines Resort (existing, 15,000)

* Judo, wrestling - Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre (existing, 7,500)

* Triathlon, marathon swim - Broadwater Parklands (temporary 5,000)

* Volleyball - Coomera Indoor Sports Centre (existing, 11,000)

* Weightlifting - Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (existing, 6,000)

Sunshine Coast

* Basketball (pool games) - Sunshine Coast Convention and Entertainment Centre (new, 6,000, business case under consideration)

* Road cycling, race walking, kiteboarding - Alexandra Headland (temporary, 5,000)

* Mountain biking - Sunshine Coast Mountain Bike Park (existing, 10,000)

Others

* Keelboat sailing - Whitsunday Islands (existing, 2,000)

* Football preliminaries - Ipswich Stadium, Gold Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast Stadium, Toowoomba Sports Ground, Townsville's North Queensland Stadium, Cairns's Barlow Park, Sydney Football Stadium and Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Olympic Villages

* Brisbane - New 14,000-capacity 'waterfront urban renewal project'

* Gold Coast - Existing Surfers Paradise hotel cluster to house 2,000

* Sunshine Coast - Athlete day village






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