Australia Chosen as Preferred Candidate for 2032 Olympics

The Olympic Cauldron is tested by fire crews at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Park in the Costal Cluster on January 27, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Brisbane has been chosen as the preferred candidate by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the 2032 Olympic Games.

The IOC will start exclusive negotiations, or the “targeted dialogue” stage, with Australian officials over hosting the games following the Future Host Summer Commission’s recommendation.