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Brisbane is awarded the 2032 Olympics sparking wild celebrations and marking the third time Australia will host the Games

Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympics after being awarded the Games in a vote today.

International Olympic Committee delegates voted 72 in favour with five against and three abstentions to confirm the city's victory, sparking wild celebrations.

It marks the third time that Australia will host the games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000.

It also marks the only time a city has won unopposed, after it was the sole candidate put forward by the IOC last month. 

The announcement was greeted by cheers from the Australian delegates in Tokyo, while in Brisbane fireworks lit up the skies and crowds who had gathered for the vote went wild. 

Scenes of celebration broke out in Brisbane on Wednesday night after the city was awarded the 2032 Olympic Games

Scenes of celebration broke out in Brisbane on Wednesday night after the city was awarded the 2032 Olympic Games

Annastacia Palaszczuk, the state premier of Queensland where Brisbane is located, holds up a card announcing the win - telling people 'never in my lifetime did I think this would happen'

Annastacia Palaszczuk, the state premier of Queensland where Brisbane is located, holds up a card announcing the win - telling people 'never in my lifetime did I think this would happen'

'I'm so excited -- I have so much pride for my state, for my people. Never in my lifetime did I think that this was going to happen,' said Queensland state premier Anna Palaszczuk.

'We've done it, Queensland! We've done it, Brisbane! This is fantastic, this is amazing - tonight is your night, enjoy.'

Australia has already hosted the Olympics twice, in Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000, widely considered one of the most successful Games in recent history.

Hundreds of people packed Brisbane's Southbank riverside precinct for the announcement, watching the city's final pitch to the IOC on a big screen.

Rhys Cush, 24, one of those in the masked-up crowd, said he hoped to work at the 2032 Olympics and also attend as a spectator.

'I'm an extremely big fan. I even watched the softball this morning,' he told AFP. 'I'm super excited about having the Olympics coming here.'

Lauren Granger, 42, said she hoped the 2032 Olympics would recreate the buzz of Sydney's successful 2000 Games. 

Australians celebrate after hearing that Brisbane has been chosen as the host city of the 2032 Olympics, marking the third time the country will host the games

Australians celebrate after hearing that Brisbane has been chosen as the host city of the 2032 Olympics, marking the third time the country will host the games

Brisbane is also the first city to win the nomination after running unopposed

Brisbane is also the first city to win the nomination after running unopposed

Families celebrate in Brisbane after learning the Olympics will come to Australia in 2032

Families celebrate in Brisbane after learning the Olympics will come to Australia in 2032

'We flew down to Sydney and we were at the Olympics and it was just such a great experience for our family,' she said.

'That was 20 years ago so we'd love to be able to relive that in 2032 with our kids.' 

Home to about 2.3 million people and bookended by shimmering coastal sands, Brisbane is seen as more laid-back and less cosmopolitan than Australia's sprawling southern cities.

Venues will be spread across Brisbane and nearby towns in Queensland state, including the Gold Coast which hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

There are hopes the Olympics will boost Brisbane's profile, making it more attractive to tourists who tend to use it as a jumping-off point for attractions like the Great Barrier Reef. 

The Australian newspaper reported the Games will cost $3.5bn, with the opening and closing ceremonies taking place at a redeveloped Gabba cricket ground.

'It's a historic day not just for Brisbane and Queensland, but for the entire country,' said Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Fireworks explode over Brisbane, the host city of the 2032 Olympic Games

Fireworks explode over Brisbane, the host city of the 2032 Olympic Games

'Only global cities can secure the Olympic Games, so this is fitting recognition for Brisbane's standing across our region and the world.'

The decision means the IOC has now secured hosts for the next three Summer Olympics, with Paris holding the event in 2024 and Los Angeles organising the 2028 Games.

The awarding of the 2032 Olympics was the first to take place with a new election method adopted in June 2019 in an attempt to counter application fees and a lack of serious bids.

For the 2024 Games, Bach complained the process had 'produced too many losers', after Rome, Hamburg and Budapest all pulled out of the running.

Bidding cities have become increasingly hard to come by in recent years as costs balloon and the economic benefits of holding the Games remain unclear.

The vote took place two days before the troubled Tokyo Olympics, which will start behind closed doors on Friday after a year's delay because of the pandemic.

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