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<p>The International Olympic Committee&#x27;s confidence that Brisbane organizers were on the right path to host the 2032 Olympics have been reaffirmed by a three-day visit to the city by the coordination commission, its new chief said on Thursday (May 22).</p><p>Former showjumper Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski of the Philippines officially took over during the visit from IOC President-elect Kirsty Coventry as chair of the commission, which oversees preparations for the Games on behalf of the Olympic movement.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/5/5/mikee-cojuangco-jaworski-is-new-commission-chair-for-brisbane-2032-2043">READ: Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski named chair of Coordination Commission for Brisbane Games</a></div><p>Jaworski said the example of the legacies for Melbourne and Sydney when those cities hosted the Games in 1956 and 2000 should convince waverers in Brisbane of how beneficial the Olympics would be to the city.</p><p>Since the last meeting of the coordination commission, the Queensland government has published its third, and what it says will be the final, venue plan for the Games. </p><p>Despite bid commitments on sustainability in line with the IOC&#x27;s &quot;New Norm&quot; reforms for host cities, the plan included the building of a new Olympic stadium and a national aquatics center in an inner city Brisbane park.</p><div><strong>(Production: Jill Gralow, Cordelia Hsu)</strong></div>

<p>Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski of the Philippines officially took over as chair of the commission, which oversees preparations for the Games on behalf of the Olympic movement.</p>

Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski of the Philippines officially took over as chair of the commission, which oversees preparations for the Games on behalf of the Olympic movement.

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Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, IOC confident that Brisbane on track for 2032 Summer Games

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Published May 22, 2025 10:15 PM PHT

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