Olympic Games Venues

Staring down 10 million visitors and 10,000 athletes expected to pour in for the Paris Olympics, France's terror alert is at its highest level with the country facing "a challenging time" to host the Games.

It's been nearly three years since Queensland clinched the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games but very little has been built so far, which should come as no surprise.

The 2032 Brisbane Olympics have caused a stir at home over stadium plans but for the International Olympic Committee a higher-stakes game is being played.

A velodrome once home to Australian cycling champion Anna Meares is set to play a crucial role in the lead-up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.

With 45,000 volunteer positions available for the Paris Olympics, political protesters are putting their hands up in an attempt to cause chaos and confusion.

Paris is leading the way when it comes to sustainability around the Olympic Games. Brittney Kleyn reports.

Queensland regional venues, tourism, hospitality and upcoming athletes are winners from the Olympic Games announcement. Tara Cassidy reports.

If the Queensland bid succeeds, there would be events held in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and other cities across the state. Jessica Van Vonderen reports.

Brisbane has been named the preferred city to host the 2032 Olympic Games.

The NSW Premier says she's isn't worried that the change to the government's stadiums policy will make her look weak. It's come after months of publish backlash and internal divisions over the two-billion-dollar plan to knock down and rebuild both of Sydney's major sporting stadiums.

As we count down to the start of the Rio Olympic Games, we look at the top 10 reasons why you should be excited.

The former Chair of the Sydney 2000 Olympic bid, John Fahey, talks about fewer cities vying to host the Games, and claims athletes who won medals in 2012 previously recorded dubious blood test results.

Host: Steve Cannane. Panel: Ian Hickie; Ticky Fullerton and Richard Denniss. Interview with: John Fahey.
The panel discusses: the Federal Government's carbon emissions reduction target; gay marriage; the cost of the Olympics and ice.

Reports from Brazil indicate the country is not in good shape for the soccer World Cup and 2016 summer Olympics.

It's the ultimate double-header for sports fans - the World Cup and the Olympic Games. So you'd imagine that for football-crazed, sports-mad Brazilians all their Christmases have come at once as they prepare to host the greatest shows on earth, back-to-back. Actually, many of them are pretty conflicted - thrilled the carnivals are coming but angry that so much money is being burned to stage them, while their cost-of-living skyrockets, hospitals and schools crumble and their transport systems cough and splutter in gridlock.

London use of temporary venues and stadia is set to be the standard for future Olympic Games.

London Legacy Development Corporation's Peter Tudor discusses how the Olympic venues are going to be turned into housing and park lands.

An ongoing Olympics protest by London's famous black cabs has brought the iconic Tower Bridge to a standstill as cabbies remain furious over being banned from driving in special Olympics-only lanes.

The writers of popular British television soap EastEnders inserted a special live segment into the show to allow one of the characters to carry the Olympic torch.

Australian cyclists are determined to achieve gold at the 2012 London Olympics after being humiliated by the British cycling team at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.