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BRISBANE, Australia — The Australian Olympic Committee apparently doesn't like the idea of rebuilding an aging stadium as one of its centerpiece venues for the 2032 Games. Australian Olympic Committee president Ian Chesterman said in a statement that there are more creative solutions than rebuilding the Gabba, an iconic Brisbane venue, for the Games, and those comments will be put to a review committee. Named after the suburb of Woolloongabba where the stadium is located, the Gabba in downtown Brisbane was built in 1895 and was last redeveloped in 2005. Former Brisbane mayor Graham Quirk is leading a two-month 2032 Olympic infrastructure assessment review and the Gabba's reconstruction is at the top of the list.
