Bronte Barratt appointed to Brisbane 2032 Olympics team

Another member has been named for Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics organising committee following a resounding vote of athletes.

Three-time Olympian Bronte Barratt will be the voice of athletes on the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games Organising Committee.

The Courier-Mail can reveal Barratt, who represented Australia in the pool at Olympic Games in Rio, London and Beijing, will join the Committee when the legislation establishing it is passed by the Queensland parliament later this year.

The gold medal-winning Queenslander was chosen by her athlete peers who competed at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Games.

Barratt will be responsible for voicing the needs of athletes on the committee, which will be responsible for planning and delivering the Olympics.

“I am very excited about the future for Brisbane and Queensland with the Olympic and Paralympic Games being held in my hometown,” she said.

“My three Olympic Games experiences were definitely the best time of my life and it’s these experiences that I believe will add value for the committee.”

Bronte Barratt will join the 2032 Brisbane Olympics Organising Committee as the voice of athletes. Picture: Dave Hunt

Barrett said she would be able to provide “insights and decision-making on behalf of athletes”.

AOC President John Coates said athlete input over the next 11 years would be critical for Brisbane to achieve the vision and legacy it seeks from the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

“We have to deliver a great Games for the athletes,” Mr Coates said.

“They are at the heart of the Games. Congratulations to Bronte for being selected by her fellow Olympians to be that important voice from the very start.

“There are 10-year-olds today whose Olympic Games experience in 2032 as athletes will be shaped by the input from Bronte at the Committee table over the next three years.”

To be eligible, the athlete representative is required to be a Queensland resident and be an active athlete – in this case, meaning they will have competed in either Rio 2016 or Tokyo 2020.

The term of office for a Rio athlete will conclude following the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and for Tokyo athletes, the closing ceremony of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

It means Barratt’s term will finish after the Paris 2024 Olympics’ Closing Ceremony.

Originally published as Bronte Barratt appointed to Brisbane 2032 Olympics team