It's been three years and eight months since Brisbane officially won host city bragging rights for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Today, the government is set to announce where the opening and closing ceremonies for the Games will be held. But to get here, there have been more twists and turns than a gold medal winning gymnastics routine. Here's how it's unfolded so far. February 25, 2021 The International Olympic Committee announced Brisbane as the "preferred candidate city" to host the 2032 Games. It was selected over Doha, Budapest, Istanbul, Jakarta, New Delhi and Saint Petersburg due to Australia's experience hosting high-level sporting events. April 20, 2021 Then-premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the Gabba would be redeveloped to host opening and closing ceremonies, at a cost of "around the $1 billion mark". "The Gabba has been home to our sport since 1895," she said. "A home for the 2032 Olympic Games could be its crowning glory." July 21, 2021 Brisbane was officially named the host city for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games at a meeting in Tokyo. The decision was made under the International Olympic Committee's new norms approach, which gives cities more flexibility in designing the Games to meet long-term development goals. Ms Palaszczuk said Queensland had more than 80 per cent of its venues and "agreements to do the infrastructure that is already needed for our city, which will complement the Games". February 17, 2023 The state and federal governments ink a $7 billion games funding deal. Under the deal the Commonwealth would contribute around $3.5 billion, including $2.5 billion for the 18,000-seat Brisbane Live arena at Roma Street, and a further $1 billion for the new venues and facility upgrades. The deal did not include funding for the Gabba redevelopment, which had blown out to $2.7 billion. February 20, 2023 It was revealed East Brisbane State School would have to close to make way for the Gabba rebuild. Ms Palaszczuk said the community would get a "brand new school" in 2026, less than 2 kilometres from the previous campus. However, the exact new location of the school was not determined, with "several options" on offer for community consultation. June 2, 2023 More than 3,000 residents signed a petition calling on the government to scrap plans to redevelop the Gabba and save nearby Raymond Park. The petition argued that a standard athletics warm-up track wouldn't fit in Raymond Park, forcing homes to be demolished in the process. A petition calling for East Brisbane State School to be saved was also lodged. December 10, 2023 Ms Palaszczuk announced she was resigning from politics, less than a year out from the Queensland election. December 13, 2023 Steven Miles, who was set to become the state's new premier, announced a review of the Games infrastructure projects. This included reviewing plans for the Gabba and a $137 million proposal for a temporary stadium at the RNA showgrounds. Mr Miles said an independent infrastructure agency would also be set up to deliver the projects. March 17, 2024 The review, headed by former Brisbane lord mayor Graham Quirk, recommended the Gabba redevelopment be scrapped, and a new stadium be built at Victoria Park instead. However, the government rejected it immediately, saying the $3.4 billion price tag could not be justified when Queenslanders were struggling with the cost of living. Mr Miles said Lang Park would host the opening and closing ceremonies, while QSAC would host the athletics. Mr Miles said the Gabba would not be rebuilt and would instead undergo a "refurbishment" before the Olympics. It meant AFL and Cricket Australia would no longer be displaced and East Brisbane State School would not need to vacate its site. September 18, 2024 During the Queensland election campaign, then-opposition leader David Crisafulli described the QSAC option as "embarrassing". "Increasingly, when I speak with Queenslanders about the Olympic and Paralympic Games, they use the word that they don't want to be embarrassed," he said. October 26, 2024 The state election was held and Queenslanders voted for change, electing the LNP and Premier David Crisafulli. November 29, 2024 The government launched its promised 100-day review into infrastructure for the Games. Mr Crisafulli did not directly answer whether the government would veto the option of a new stadium if it was recommended by the independent panel. "In answer to my position, I do not believe the city needs a new stadium, I don't," he said. January 23, 2025 Ms Palaszczuk told the media the committee reviewing Games infrastructure had "already decided" to build a new stadium at Victoria Park. The Save Victoria Park Advocacy Group said Ms Palaszczuk's comments were "disconcerting". March 8, 2025 The Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority, led by property industry veteran Stephen Conry, handed its findings to government. March 25, 2025 Premier David Crisafulli will publicly release the recommendations and the government's response — 2,677 days before the Brisbane Olympics are due to begin.