‘Not many people took us seriously’: How Queensland mayors drove Games win
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The inside story of Brisbane’s under-the-radar bid for the 2032 Olympic Games.
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Like any good origin story, Brisbane 2032 begins with a band of underdogs and a long-shot premise.
There are villains and disappointments, too, and a plot thread going back to 1986, when Brisbane and a young-gun consultant named John Coates polled a bitter third behind Barcelona and Paris in the race to host the 1992 Games.