With the stadium’s rebuild looking increasingly shaky, Brisbane’s lord mayor has demanded marquee Olympic events, such as athletics, remain in the city for the 2032 Games.
Coates told News Corp the Gabba project should be abandoned, comments backed up by Australian Olympic Committee president Ian Chesterman on Thursday.
The Gabba rebuild appears doomed after Olympics supremo John Coates came out against the $2.7 billion project.“It’s clear to me that all events and activities currently planned for Brisbane, including the opening and closing ceremonies, should remain here in the host city and I’m still confident this will happen,” Schrinner said.
Asked whether she thought it appropriate that Coates would make such public statements while the review was still underway, Grace said: “I think Mr Coates can answer that himself. I am not going to gag John Coates. Brisbane 2032 chairman Andrew Liveris said Coates’ assessment should be “listened to very carefully” as he rued the time lost, with the finishing line now eight years away.
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