SYDNEY - The existing Lang Park stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2032 Olympics after the Queensland government on Monday rejected the recommendation of a review that a new A$3.4 billion ($2.23 billion) arena be built in the city.

The Quirk Review was commissioned by the government to look into a plan to rebuild the city's Gabba cricket ground to host the ceremonies and athletics at the Games as part of a A$2.7 billion redevelopment of the Woolloongabba suburb.