Thomas Bach was in Sydney to talk about the chance of another Australian Games and the controversy surrounding Caster Semenya.
Last year he said it was a"pie in the sky idea"but on Saturday Tim Mander threw support behind an Olympic bid.
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach will be on the Gold Coast in May as the case for a 2032 Games centred in Brisbane begins to take shape.
The idea of a south-east Queensland games was pitched by eight south-east Queensland councils.
Should Brisbane miss out,or fail to bid,for the 2032 Games,the Olympic circus may never stop off in Australia again. Is that a bad thing?
Queensland is'in the early stages'of considering a potential bid for the 2032 Olympic Games,according to the Premier.
South-east Queensland could move from hosting one international sporting event to preparing for the world’s biggest,the 2032 Olympic Games.