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Mikaela Jaworski to oversee Brisbane 2032 Olympics planning for the IOC

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski has been elevated to lead the IOC's coordination commission for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics and will get her first on-the-ground planning update from local organizers later this month.

Jaworski, a former actress who competed in equestrian for Philippines, was selected as 2032 commission chair on Monday to replace Kirsty Coventry, a gold medal-winning swimmer from Zimbabwe set to take over as president of the International Olympic Committee next month.

Andrew Liveris, president of the local organizing committee, said he welcomed a May 20-22 visit by the IOC leadership “as our attention shifts from strategy to planning and eventually delivery of our Games in 2032.