International Olympic Committee members visit Brisbane for first in-country meeting ahead of 2032 Games

International Olympic Committee (IOC) executives will meet in Brisbane from today for the first in-country talks with organisers for the 2032 Games as preparations ramp up.

Brisbane 2032 organising committee president Andrew Liveris, chief executive Cindy Hook and committee members will meet with the IOC coordination commission for Brisbane 2032 over three days after two online meetings in the past two years.

The first in-country meeting since Brisbane was awarded the Games in 2021 is a chance for the organising committee to give in-depth updates on progress and for coordination commission members to ask any questions.

Incoming IOC president Kirsty Coventry, who was previously the coordination commission chair, is attending alongside outgoing president Thomas Bach.

New International Olympic Committee (IOC) president-elect Kirsty Coventry with outgoing president Thomas Bach. (Reuters: Denis Balibouse)

Ms Coventry is the IOC's first female and African president and will start her eight-year term in June, which will include the 2032 Games.

The meeting will be led by former Filipina equestrian athlete Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski who steps in as chair following Ms Coventry's appointment as president.

Olympics boss promises affordable tickets for 2032 Photo shows An illustration of a large stadium in a green park near the CBD. Andrew Liveris says an affordable ticket would be between $30 and $50 — or "something like that".

Ms Jaworski's role is to ensure all aspects of the project are developed and executed to the highest standards and creating an inclusive, sustainable and memorable Olympic experience for athletes, fans and communities.

Earlier this month, Mr Liveris welcomed Ms Jaworski's appointment, and said he was looking forward to the meeting "as our attention shifts from strategy to planning and eventually delivery of our Games in 2032".

Commission to visit sites

It is the first meeting after the state government announced a new 63,000-seat stadium would be built at Victoria Park for the Games following a 100-day independent review.

The coordination commission is set to visit sites across Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

An artist impression of new $650m aquatic centre at the existing Centenary Pool at Spring Hill, in Brisbane's inner north. (Supplied: Archipelago Architects)

The new venues to be built in Brisbane for the Games include a national aquatic centre at the Centenary Pool in Spring Hill and a 3,000-seat show court arena and 12 match courts at the Queensland Tennis Centre.

The indoor arena at the Sleeman Sports Complex at Chandler will be upgraded to house a new para-sport facility.

The RNA showgrounds will host the athletes village and an upgraded 20,000-seat arena will be used for key events.

An athletes village will be built at the RNA showgrounds in Brisbane for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. (Supplied)

Events will be held across the state including on the Gold Coast which will be home to an athletes village at Royal Pines, and will receive a new arena and upgrades to the city's hockey centre.

Following its 100-day review the Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority is in the process of recruiting its chief executive after David Hourigan joined as interim chief executive in November.

Mr Bach and Mr Liveris visited Brisbane State High School alongside Australian athletes on Monday.

Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medallist Natalya Diehm and IOC president Thomas Bach in Brisbane on Monday. (Supplied)

Mr Liveris told students the Olympic and Paralympic Games would be here in a "blink of the eye" and said there would be many ways for them to be involved, including as a volunteer.

"We are going to have over 50,000 volunteers, we want your smiles, we want you greeting foreign guests with Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi!" he said.

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