It couldn’t be more different from the past. On one page of the International Olympic Committee’s feasibility study for Brisbane 2032, where the local hosts had proposed a new 50,000-person stadium for track-and-field athletics as well as the opening and closing ceremonies, the custodians of the global tournament inserted a comment.

“Consider using existing Carrara Stadium (40,000) in Gold Coast for Athletics; Consider using The Gabba (40,000) for Ceremonies.”