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Brisbane 2032 key in Australia's talent battle
The Straits Times
|April 03, 2025
Incoming Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) chief Mark Arbib hopes the 2032 Brisbane Games will persuade the nation's talented young athletes to pursue medals over football careers.
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MELBOURNE - Incoming Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) chief Mark Arbib hopes the 2032 Brisbane Games will persuade the nation's talented young athletes to pursue medals over football careers.
Australian Rules football and rugby league have long dominated the country's professional sports market, offering the kind of salaries and support to young athletes that Olympic sports struggle to match.
Arbib, confirmed on April 2 as the replacement for outgoing chief executive Matt Carroll, said the AOC needed to compete hard against the National Rugby League (NRL) and the Australian Football League (AFL) to lure talent.
"I am a big fan of the NRL and a big fan of the AFL, I love those sports," he told reporters in Sydney.
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