Rhine-Ruhr region misses out as Brisbane gets IOC backing Final decision could come as early as July this year German officials have lamented the decision by the International Olympic Committee to make Brisbane’s bid their preferred partner for the 2032 Games. The IOC decision in favour of the
Australian bid on Wednesday has all but ruled out the chances of others, including Germany’s Rhine-Ruhr area, to land the Games.
Dagmar Freitag, chair of the parliamentary sports commission of Germany’s lower house, the Bundestag, said the decision was not a surprise. She also criticised the new bidding process by the IOC which now talks with interested cities or regions instead of having them go through a costly bid process.