The Queensland government's revised stadium plan for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is drawing a mixed reaction from the sporting world. Four-time gold medallist Cate Campbell says the announcement does provide certainty after years of delays.
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00:00We have wasted time, and with time we waste money.
00:05Of course we do.
00:06There have been numerous reviews, there have been numerous reiterations of this plan, and
00:11what I find most disappointing is that it's allowed this really negative rhetoric to enter
00:17this space.
00:18And the Olympic Games is about bringing people together, it is about uniting the world, allowing
00:23peaceful competition, which isn't something that you can normally find in any other sphere
00:28outside of sport and outside of the Olympic Games.
00:31And we've seen these games become quite divisive, and I know that there will be people who are
00:36sitting at home thinking, oh my goodness, I'm going to be really impacted, there's going
00:40to be construction and roadworks.
00:42It is going to be short-term pain for long-term gain.
00:45I really think that when we had a look at the 100-day review and the plan that the government
00:52handed down, they have had a look and thought, what is going to be best for Queenslanders
00:56moving forward into the future, and ultimately that's what we want.
01:00We want our government of today to be building cities for tomorrow and for generations to
01:05come.