International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach praised Brisbane 2032 Games organisers on Sunday for a 'wonderful start' in planning for the multi-sport event after meeting with host delegates.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks to the media as he visits the Olympic Agora exhibition in Tokyo, Japan, July 30, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/PoolSYDNEY, May 1 - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach praised Brisbane 2032 Games organisers on Sunday for a "wonderful start" in planning for the multi-sport event after meeting with host delegates.
Australian media said the organising committee had missed an IOC deadline for its first board meeting months ago but Bach was unfazed by the delay."We are not only satisfied, we are impressed and happy and we are off to a really wonderful start," he told reporters in Sydney.