Sydney, June 1 -- Construction work has begun on the Brisbane Olympic stadium for the2032 Summer Games after the Australian government rejected Aboriginal cultural protection applications for the site.
Possession of the Olympic stadium site in Victoria Park in Brisbane's inner north was on Monday officially transferred from the city council to the Games Independent Infrastructure Coordination Authority (GIICA), allowing preparatory earthworks to begin.
The milestone comes almost five years after Brisbane was officially awarded hosting rights for the 2032 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in July 2021.
The 63,000-seat stadium at Victoria Park is the centerpiece of the 7.1 billion Australian dollar (5.1 billion U.S. dollar) Games Venues ...