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Brisbane 2032 launches a cockatoo emblem for Olympics and Paralympics after an accidental leak

The cockatoo-inspired Olympic and Paralympic logos were leaked online three days early, prompting Brisbane 2032 to stage a rushed reveal after 38 million views.

  • On Friday, the Brisbane 2032 organizing committee accidentally leaked its cockatoo-inspired Olympic and Paralympic emblems on YouTube, three days before the planned Monday reveal.
  • Parts of the crest were unveiled during the week at events in Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton, and the Sunshine Coast, encouraging public speculation about the design's identity.
  • Minister Tim Mander and Brisbane2032 Chief Marketing Brent Hill downplayed the blunder, with Hill admitting, "If we had our time over, maybe there's different ways we could have done it."
  • Brisbane 2032 staged an official reveal of the final two pieces at Elephant Rock in Currumbin on Saturday morning, pivoting quickly to manage the incident.
  • The Olympic emblem features a pink cockatoo stylized as a flame, while the Paralympic version uses yellow of a sulphur-crested cockatoo, symbolizing Australia's spirit heading toward 2032.
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The official emblems of the 2032 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games are in the form of pink and yellow-chocoated cockadas, the contours of which are repeated by the features of Queensland State. The International Olympic Committee has shown the design of the symbols of future sporting events, transmitting to RIA News. The logos include the inscription Brisbane 2032, traditional rings and paralympic agitos. Birds are encoded in the forelocks of …

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'Gobsmacked': emblem response thrills 2032 Games boss

A largely positive response to the leaked 2032 Brisbane Games emblem has thrilled organisers as they sweat on the Olympic sport program being finalised.

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Brisbane 2032 launches a cockatoo emblem for Olympics and Paralympics after an accidental leak

The cockatoo has been official unveiled as the emblem for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics in Brisbane.

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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in North Sydney, Australia on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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