The selection of the host for the 2032 Summer Olympics saw a new process being introduced from 2019. The bidding process saw Brisbane, Australia, the first ever sole bidder for an Olympics bid, chosen as the preferred and expected host that was officially certified by the IOC on the eve of the 2020 Summer Olympics on 21 July 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Bidding process The new IOC bidding process was approved at the 134th IOC Session on 24 June 2019 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The key proposals, driven by the relevant recommendations from Olympic Agenda 2020, are: Establish a permanent, ongoing dialogue to explore and create interest among cities/regions/countries and National Olympic Committees for any Olympic event Create two Future Host Commissions (Summer and Winter Games) to oversee interest in future Olympic events and report to the IOC executive board Give the IOC Session more influence by having non-executive board members form part of the Future Host Commissions.

The IOC also modified the Olympic Charter to increase its flexibility by removing the date of election from seven years before the games and changing the host as a city from a single city/region/country to multiple cities, regions, or countries.

The change in the bidding process was criticised by members of the German bid as "incomprehensible" and hard to surpass "in terms of non-transparency".

Future host summer commissions The full composition of the summer commissions, who oversee interested hosts, or with potential hosts where the IOC may want to create interest, is as follows:

+ Future Host Summer Commissions for 2032 Summer Olympics IOC members (6) Other members (4) Kristin Kloster Aasen (chair) Dick Pound Li Lingwei Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski Luis Mejía Oviedo Filomena Fortes Sarah Walker (Athletes) Francesco Ricci Bitti (ASOIF) Paul Tergat (NOCs) Andrew Parsons (IPC)

Dialogue stages According to Future Host Commission terms of reference with rules of conduct, the new IOC bidding system is divided into two dialogue stages are: Continuous Dialogue: Non-committal discussions between the IOC and Interested Parties (City/Region/Country/NOC interested in hosting) concerning hosting future Olympic events. Targeted Dialogue: Targeted discussions with one or more Interested Parties (called Preferred Hosts), as instructed by the IOC Executive Board. This follows a recommendation by the Future Host Commission as a result of Continuous Dialogue.

Host selection On 21 June 2021, Brisbane was confirmed as host of the 2032 Summer Olympics at the 138th IOC Session in Tokyo, Japan. As per the new format of choosing future Olympic Games host cities from the IOC's Agenda 2020, the vote was in a form of a referendum to the 80 IOC delegates. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 72 of the delegates voted Yes, 5 voted No, and 3 other votes were abstained.

+ 2032 Summer Olympics host city election City NOC name Yes No Brisbane 72 53

City Country National Olympic Committee Result Brisbane Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) Declared Host

Following the success of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland, President of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) John Coates said he strongly supported a bid from Queensland for the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Following speculation, a feasibility study was also commissioned by the Southeast Queensland Council of Mayors with the outcome due back by the end of 2018. A 2019 feasibility study commissioned by South-East Queensland Council of Mayors back in 2016, and investigated by French company Lagardère on South East Queensland's (SEQ) eligibility to host the 2032 Olympic games concluded the region was capable of hosting the event, and that infrastructure and transport upgrades already needed would provide a financial return. The feasibility report notes that 80 percent of the venues needed for such a bid already exist across the southeast, with others predicted to be constructed before 2032 in line with community needs. The document suggests Brisbane would be the host of 21 Olympic venues, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast would both host 5 venues, with the remaining 7 venues to be hosted within the SEQ region. SEQ Mayors including then Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk made emphasis on the need to make the games cost effective through reusing existing facilities and using the event as a catalyst for infrastructure and job creation. A feasibility study which was published in February forecasted that $900 million of state and federal funds would be needed to help host the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics. On 1 July 2019, Prime Minister Scott Morrison made an announcement that the Federal government would be officially supporting the Queensland Olympic bid, saying the government "will be there every step of the way". On 13 July 2019, the Prime Minister put forward $10 million towards the bid, as well as nominating Queensland LNP federal MP Ted O'Brien to help with the bid on behalf of the Commonwealth. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on 9 December 2019 that the state will make an official and regional bid for the 2032 Olympic Games with proposed dates of 23 July to 8 August, exactly 11 years to these dates of the rescheduled 2020 Summer Olympics. On 24 February 2021, Brisbane was chosen by the IOC to be a preferred candidate city to host the 2032 Olympics. On 10 June 2021, it was reported that Brisbane would be set to receive the rights to host the Olympics by 21 July 2021, which ultimately did. It became the first host city to win the bid unopposed since the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

Interested parties which did not advance to IOC board approval The following were interested bidding parties for the 2032 Summer Olympics which did not advance to IOC board approval, one of which took part in targeted dialogue with the IOC and Future Host Commission:

Asia Ahmedabad, India

During a meeting with the IOC President Thomas Bach, IOA President Narinder Batra expressed India's interest in hosting the 2032 Summer Olympics. In response, Bach said India can host the event but advised to wait until the bidding procedure starts. India has already submitted their official interest to bid for the 2032 Games. Rajeev Mehta, Secretary-General of the IOA, said that they were very serious about bidding for the 2032 Summer Olympics and they had already submitted a letter of expression of interest of hosting the Games to the IOC. On 30 December 2019, Indian Olympic Association secretary Rajeev Mehta said that the IOA had ratified the decision during their Annual General Meeting to bid for the event and requires the support of the Indian Government. India will also host the 141st IOC Session in 2023 in Mumbai. In February 2020 IOC member John Coates stated that India had abandoned its bid for hosting the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics and would concentrate to bid for 2026 Summer Youth Olympics. Batra denied Coates's claims and stated that he was misquoted and that they are still looking to bid for the 2032 Games. In May 2020, Batra said in a statement that the country would step up its efforts to bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics once the COVID-19 pandemic eases. A 230 acre sports complex in Ahmedabad named as the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave, which could possibly host the Olympics. The cost of the complex is $630 million.

Jakarta, Indonesia

On 1 September 2018, the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, announced in a meeting in Bogor with the presidents of the IOC and the Olympic Council of Asia that Indonesia would bid to host the 2032 Olympics following the major success of the 2018 Asian Games and Para Games. On 19 February 2019, Indonesia made the 2032 Olympics bid official, as letters from President Joko Widodo and Indonesian Olympic Committee were delivered to the IOC in Lausanne. In November 2020, President Joko Widodo has instructed his cabinet members to prepare a road map for the country's bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. This decision was meant to demonstrate the seriousness and the commitment of the Indonesian government to bring the Summer Olympics to Southeast Asia for the first time.

Doha, Qatar Qatar had announced that Doha would bid for the 2032 Games. It would have been the first Olympic Games in the Arab world. Qatar has hosted several events including the 1988 AFC Asian Cup, 2006 Asian Games, 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 2015 World Men's Handball Championship, 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2019 World Athletics Championships, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the 2023 World Judo Championships and the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. The country will also host the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup and 2030 Asian Games.

Europe Rhine-Ruhr, Germany (with sailing venue in Kiel)

The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia revealed a plan to host the 2032 Games in 13 cities. The cities listed were Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Cologne, Bonn, Aachen, Duisburg, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Krefeld, Leverkusen, Mönchengladbach, Oberhausen and Recklinghausen. Over 90 per cent of required venues are already available, including 16 stadiums with a capacity of more than 30,000 seats, and also 24 large sports halls. This is also the first time a bid has included such a large number of cities. Three of these cities were hosts to venues of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Sailing events could be hosted in Kiel, which won a referendum on the 2024 bid at the same time when Hamburg narrowly lost one. Suitable athletics stadiums are found in Berlin and Munich with their former Olympic stadiums, however, there have been challenges to find a venue for track and field events in the bid cities. There have also been suggestions of temporary stadium expansions for up to 50,000 spectators, which would be dismantled after the games or decreased in capacity for domestic use. The only prospective option is the expansion of Rhein-Energie Stadion, the home stadium of FC Köln, from 49,996 to 73,000 seats, giving it enough capacity for the athletics competition. It could be accomplished with a temporary lower-stand covering platform for up to 40,000 people, similar to the expansion in seats at Hampden Park for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Regardless of the chosen athletics venue, the likely venue for ceremonies remains the Signal Iduna Park football stadium (Westfalenstadion) in Dortmund with 66,000 seats.

Madrid, Spain

On 17 June 2019, then newly-elected mayor of Madrid José Luis Martínez-Almeida announced that they would explore a bid for the 2032 games. It would mark the 40th anniversary of the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona and the 50th anniversary of the 1982 FIFA World Cup. It would also be the first royal sporting event for which both Madrid and Barcelona were host cities and, politically, the 220th anniversary of the first constitution's adoption. Madrid has no venues for water sports or velodrome, nor a large permanent athletics stadium. The aquatic centre from the 2012, 2016, and 2020 bids have undergone improvement. Aquatic events could possibly be staged outside of Madrid. Athletic competitions could be held in Madrid's Metropolitano Stadium. Its track and field platform and 40,000 seats obviates the need for the using the Seville and Barcelona Olympic stadiums. Madrid's previous bids went unsuccessful after lost in 2012, 2016, 2020 to London, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, respectively.

Other bids that did not advance

Asia Chengdu–Chongqing, China

On 27 November 2020, the Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau confirmed that Chengdu and Chongqing had the intention of bidding for the 2032 Summer Olympic Games. Chengdu has already hosted the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and World Police and Fire Games 12 years later, and will host the 2021 Summer World University Games and 2025 World Games in the future.

Shanghai/Shanghai–Hangzhou, China