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British engineering consultants lead Brisbane 2032 legacy strategy consortium

  • Brisbane 2032

British engineering and consulting firm Buro Happold have been appointed as part of a consortium along with Australian companies Urbis and Articulous to develop a legacy strategy and plan for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brisbane.

years leading into them, and the 10 years beyond," Andrew Bell, Buro Happold’s managing principal in Australia

Buro Happold is excited to play a role in forging a positive future for Brisbane, Queensland and Australia

Urbis, which has offices across Australia, claims "to shape cities and communities for a better future


New Zealand Olympic triathlete dies at age of 49 from brain cancer

  • Triathlon

Shane Reed, who represented New Zealand in the triathlon at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, has died at the age of 49 after suffering from brain cancer, which he had been diagnosed with six months ago.

another 2.5km run.He won the first two editions of the event, in 1998 and 1999, both held in Noosa in Australia

Reed was born in Palmerston North in New Zealand but moved to Australia with his family when he was eight.Early



AOC pays tribute to man behind creation of Australian Institute of Sport

  • ONOC

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has led the tributes to Robert James Ellicott, who was the driving force behind the creation of the Australian Institute of Sport, following his death at the of 95.

Tributes are being paid to the former Federal politician for his contribution to Australia and the Olympic

Olympic success.Other roles in sport included international sports arbitrator and patron of Gymnastics Australia

was awarded the AOC Order of Merit in 2006 for his contribution for sport and was member of the Sport Australia

As a leading international sports arbitrator, patron of Gymnastics Australia and most importantly the

John Bertrand, chair of Sport Australia Hall of Fame, said Ellicott made a "substantial contribution



Patrick Burke: Leung reflects on "cultural transformation" at USA Gymnastics

  • Inside the Blogs

"Really proud of what we've been able to accomplish" but aware "a lot more work can still be done" is the verdict of USA Gymnastics President and chief executive Li Li Leung on the organisation's efforts to drive cultural change in response to an abuse scandal that shamed the sport.

Australia, Britain, Greece, The Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland are among the countries who




Exclusive: Gymnastics Australia insists it is in process of signing up to National Redress Scheme

  • Gymnastics

Gymnastics Australia, which has come under pressure from a new athlete pressure group to sign up to the

sport, the Government devised a National Redress Scheme offering payments to victims.But Gymnastics Australia

The Gymnastics Australia annual report published in December 2020 said the organisation had "fulling

 "Gymnastics Australia has submitted our Letter of Intent to join the National Redress Scheme,"

In its annual report published in December 2020, Gymnastics Australia said: "Gymnastics Australia has

Responding to the Gymnastics Australia statement, Quigley told insidethegames: "Gymnastics Australia


Kenya's first Olympic medallist Kiprugut dies aged 84

  • Athletics

Wilson Kiprugut, the first Kenyan to win an Olympic medal and a pioneer of the country's track success, has died aged 84.

Kiprugut, born in 1938, had begun his top-class track career at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth in Australia



FIFA warns Tunisia could lose spot at World Cup if Government interfere with sports

  • World Cup

FIFA has delivered a warning to the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF), stating its position at the upcoming Qatar 2022 World Cup will be under threat if government interference is found within the organisation, following comments made by the nation's Youth and Sports Minister.

lead to the team losing its place at the World Cup, where they are set to face France, Denmark and Australia



Exclusive: Pressure group pushing Gymnastics Australia to sign up to abuse redress scheme

  • Gymnastics

Gymnastics Australia is being put under concerted pressure by athletes to sign up to the national redress

sport, the Government devised a national redress scheme offering payments to victims.But Gymnastics Australia

(ARA).A national redress scheme for sporting victims of abuse has been established in Australia for

in law, studying child safe policies in Australian gymnastics, added: "It baffles me why Gymnastics Australia

Recently-formed pressure group Athlete Rights Australia is pressing Gymnastics Australia to sign up to

For two years now Gymnastics Australia has been saying it is on-boarding with the redress scheme."