LAUSANNE, 25 February, 2021 (TON): Brisbane has been named by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a preferred bidder to host the 2032 Olympic Games.

The IOC's future host commission recommended the body enters a "targeted dialogue" with Brisbane bid organizers and the Australian Olympic Committee.

Several other countries had also expressed an interest in hosting the Games, including Indonesia, Budapest, China, Doha, and Germany's Ruhr Valley.

Sydney hosted the 2000 Olympic Games.

The state of Queensland hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Brisbane was praised for its high percentage of existing venues, a good master plan, experience in organizing major events, and its favorable weather.

The delayed 2020 Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan in the summer, with Paris in France staging the 2024 Games and Los Angeles in the United States hosting the 2028 Olympics.

The IOC overhauled its bidding rules in 2019 to reduce costs and make the process easier for cities. However, there are no official candidate cities campaigning before the vote as has been the case in the past.