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Brisbane won’t get a stadium to ‘rival the MCG’, so what will its Olympic legacy be?

What will the legacy be for Brisbane 2032 under the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) “new norm”?

The Queensland government has promised the Games will have a lasting impact for future generations.

But, in the past, Olympic hosts have left a legacy of debt.

It’s led the IOC to bring in a new norm that allows for smaller venues and discourages host cities from building stadiums just for the Games.

This week Queensland Premier Steven Miles vetoed a recommendation to build a new stadium, suggested by former Brisbane lord major Graham Quirk as a potential “rival” for the MCG.

A close-up of the Wally Lewis statue outside Lang Park, with the Suncorp Stadium sign in the background.

Lang Park

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Matildas drawn with United States and Germany in 2024 Paris Olympics group stage

The Matildas’ hopes of winning a historic Olympic gold medal will face an early test after they were drawn alongside heavyweights United States and Germany in the group stage at the Paris Games.

The US has won Olympic gold four times since women’s football was first contested at the 1996 Atlanta Games and is fourth on the FIFA

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