Brisbane will host the 2032 summer Olympics, after the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved its nomination in a vote that Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison hailed as a historic moment for the city and country.

Hundreds of people who had gathered at Brisbane’s river-side South Bank cheered as the defining moments of the IOC session were broadcast on a big screen. It becomes the third in Australia to get the Games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000.

Queensland’s state capital had been the preferred host, chosen in February, and had earned the nod of the IOC’s executive board last month, essentially securing the Games.

“It is first of all the passion and love for sport which the Aussies demonstrated,” IOC president Thomas Bach said.

“Second it is... in line with the IOC reforms, for sustainable Games in every respect. Today’s vote is a vote of trust.”

The IOC tried to create some buzz around Wednesday’s election, the first not to openly pit cities and countries against each other.

But with Brisbane the sole candidate, the procedure lacked the drama of past announcements. Brisbane got 72 of 77 eligible votes from IOC members.