bnr-olympics-swimming_2025

Olympics and Paralympics 2032

Partnering with you to deliver world-class sporting and cultural events and venues

World ClassPropertyPlanningStadia ExperienceSporting ExperienceAquatic Experience

Four decades of delivering world-class games

WSP has been at the heart of the world’s biggest sporting and cultural events since the 1984 Los Angeles Games. In the four decades since, we’ve supported Olympic and Paralympic bids, planning, testing, readiness, and Games-time operations. In addition to our Olympics work, we've worked on Football and Rugby World Cups, and the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in 2018.

We’ve delivered Olympic planning, designed both temporary and permanent venues and infrastructure, and supported Games-time operations on the ground at major venues. Our extensive contributions to the Sydney 2000 and London 2012 Games helped set a new benchmark for how a Games should be delivered and run.

WSP brings unmatched global expertise and local insight to every Olympic project, seamlessly integrating world-class property, buildings, and transport planning solutions that are tailored to the unique needs and character of each host city. Our teams leverage international best practices and deep community knowledge to deliver innovative, resilient, and locally relevant outcomes for athletes, spectators, and communities alike.

Shaping Olympic cities: Property and buildings expertise  

WSP delivers cutting-edge solutions tailored to the host city’s culture, regulatory environment, and strengths. Beyond the headline venues, our specialists excel in rapidly deploying teams and modular solutions for interim needs, such as Games mode training venues and country camps, using ‘kit of parts’ approaches that enable efficient assembly, dismantling, and reuse of materials.

Sustainability is at the core of our work, leveraging in-house tools like Carb0nise to assess embodied carbon and inform design choices from the earliest stages. Our experience with precincts and constrained sites, such as Queens Wharf, demonstrates our ability to manage accelerated programs, engage diverse stakeholders, and integrate complex structures seamlessly into the public realm for large crowds. We champion legacy mode thinking, designing temporary solutions that can become permanent or be relocated for future use.

Through collaboration across WSP and strong partnerships with leading engineering firms, we bring robust resources and deep expertise to projects of every scale. From lighting and aquatic overlays to innovative construction methods and site upgrades, our team’s collaborative approach consistently delivers outstanding results for our clients, athletes, and the community.

Optimising city movement: Planning and mobility expertise 

We seamlessly integrate mobility data, influencing travel behaviour and delivering intelligent transport management to keep host cities moving. Our approach leverages complex datasets to inform actionable strategies optimising city-wide transport networks, enhancing last-mile connectivity, and supporting local councils with operational frameworks that support economic development.

From predictive people movement to real-time operational transport monitoring, we fuse innovation with planning to ensure resilient, efficient, and inclusive mobility systems. Whether it's designing multimodal transport hubs or orchestrating city operations during periods of peak event demand, WSP empowers cities to deliver exceptional experiences for athletes, spectators, and host communities alike.

Having worked on six Olympic Games, I’ve been fortunate to contribute to some incredible projects. From planning transport for multiple venues for Olympic Parks in Sydney, Athens and Beijing, to leading city operations for Games precincts in Salt Lake City and London, each experience has been unique and rewarding.

Global Stadia Experience

thn-Nelson-Mandela-Bay-Stadium_Sports-and-Stadia

Sporting Venues and Stadia

Sports venues and arenas bring communities together, fostering a sense of identity and pride. They have the power to light up a city’s skyline, put a region on the map, and boost the health and vitality of a...
Learn more
thn-Hazza-Bin-Zayed-Stadium_Sports-and-Stadia

Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium

The new Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain, is home to the city’s football club. With room for 25,000 spectators over three tiers, it is a compact and intimate arena, inspired by the natural landscape...
Learn more
thn-Mercedes-Benz-Stadium_Sports-and-Stadia-EN-US

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

The Atlanta Falcons are on a quest to become the first NFL team with home field advantage in the Super Bowl when the game is held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium...
Learn more
thn-polish-pavilion-expo-2020

Polish Pavillion

The WSP team in Poland, in cooperation with WSP in the Middle East, has been involved in a project to create an innovative structure for use as a pavilion.
Learn more
BC Place Stadium

BC Place Stadium

Part of the fabric of British Columbia, Vancouver’s 55,000-seat BC Place Stadium hosts hundreds of events each year, including sports, concerts...
Learn more
thn-Videotron-Centre-Sports-and-Stadia

Videotron Centre, Quebec

Quebec’s long-awaited amphitheatre opened in September 2015 after a three-year building process hailed as a model of cost-effective, efficient construction.
Learn more

Sporting Experience

Global Aquatic Experience

Contact our experts

graeme-steverson-wsp
Graeme Steverson
Technical Director, Planning and Mobility
Australia
ben-gibbs-wsp
Ben Gibbs
Director – Sustainability & Climate Change Advisory
Australia
damien-cutcliffe-wsp_2022
Damien Cutcliffe
Director, Products, Clients and Growth - Digital
Australia
luke-taylor-wsp
Luke Taylor
Principal Director - Structures & Civil, QLD
Australia
sam-mcwilliam-alt
Sam McWilliam
Managing Director - Transport
Australia
julie-stanley-alt
Julie Stanley
Managing Director of Advisory
Australia
Show more Show less

Related Insights

thn-climate-positive-olympic-games

October 2023

Industry insights into building a climate positive 2032 Olympic Games
svg-icon Australia
svg-icon Climate , Mobility , Resilience
thn-three-considerations-to-transport-Brisbane-to-2032-Games-success

December 2022

Three considerations to transport Brisbane to 2032 Games success
svg-icon Australia
svg-icon Places
thn-level-crossing-qld_2024

July 2024

Removing level crossings for a safer and more resilient rail network in Queensland
svg-icon Australia
svg-icon Mobility , Resilience
thn-Decarb0nisation-Tools-Thumb

May 2024

Carb0nise – a Digital tool to support carbon analysis in design

svg-icon Australia
svg-icon Feature
svg-icon Climate
thn-olympics-connection-to-country

August 2024

How the 2032 Olympics can connect to Country
svg-icon Australia
svg-icon Feature
svg-icon Society
thn-major-events-planning-stadium

July 2024 | 5:00 minutes

Going for Gold: Preparing Transit for the Next Decade of Major Public Events
svg-icon United States
svg-icon Feature
svg-icon Mobility
thn-driven-by-digital1

August 2023

Driven by Digital: Enabling human-centred, intelligent transport
svg-icon Australia
svg-icon Feature
svg-icon Technology , Mobility , Decarbonization

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What experience does WSP have supporting Olympic and major global events?

WSP has played a central role in delivering major sporting and cultural events for four decades, beginning with the 1984 Los Angeles Games. Since then, WSP has supported Olympic and Paralympic bids, planning, testing, readiness and Games-time operations across multiple host cities, including significant contributions to the Sydney 2000 and London 2012 Games. WSP has also worked on Football and Rugby World Cups and the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

How does WSP help host cities optimise movement and transport during major events?

WSP integrates mobility data to influence travel behaviour and manage transport networks efficiently during peak event periods. This includes predictive people-movement modelling, real-time operational monitoring, and designing multimodal hubs that strengthen last-mile connectivity. WSP’s approach ensures resilient, inclusive and efficient city-wide mobility systems that support athletes, spectators and the broader community.

How does WSP approach venue, precinct and temporary infrastructure design for the Games?

WSP designs both temporary and permanent venues with a strong focus on local context, sustainability and legacy. This includes modular 'kit of parts' solutions for rapid deployment, use of in-house tools like Carb0nise to assess embodied carbon from early design stages, and extensive experience with complex, constrained sites. WSP collaborates across disciplines and with partner firms to deliver integrated structures, lighting, aquatic overlays and site upgrades tailored to each host city’s needs.

img-homepage-careers
img-homepage-careers

 

 

 

Lead and grow

What if you could build a career that's as unique as you? With us, you can. 

Search and apply