IOC confirms timeline for finalising Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games sports programme

As the Pentathlon world continues preparations for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed the timeline for finalising the sport programme for the following Summer Olympic Games in Brisbane 2032.

In December 2026, the IOC will announce which of the current Olympic sports (incumbent disciplines) will be automatically recommended for inclusion. It will also announce which of the incumbent disciplines will proceed to the "combined comparison phase" where the suitability of both existing and new sports proposed for Brisbane 2032 will be assessed.

The 147th IOC Session in Punta Cana (DOM) will then confirm the final programme in April 2027.

Pentathlon is an incumbent discipline, having been part of every Summer Olympic Games programme since Stockholm 1912. The IOC has not yet confirmed the list of candidate disciplines.

You can click here to read the full announcement and timeline.

The IOC's new methodology supporting its decision-making around the Olympic programme is part of President Kirsty Coventry's 'Fit For The Future' strategic blueprint. You can click here to read a piece written by UIPM President Rob Stull about UIPM's Fit For The Future mindset, or click here to read the views of UIPM Secretary General Shiny Fang about the importance of comparing sports and disciplines by comparable-sized events, not always as a whole.