Queensland Government and Queensland Academy of Sport launch YouFor2032 App to identify future talent

April 8, 2025

The Queensland Government opened registrations in April 2022 for Youfor2032 – Australia’s athlete search for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games – with the Youfor2032 registrations giving coaches, teachers and parents the chance to nominate aspiring young Queensland athletes.

Today, the Queensland Government and Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) have launched YouFor2032 App - an AI-powered app to help in the discovery of future “sporting champions”.

The YouFor2032 App, supported by a new partnership with RACQ, uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to assess the abilities of Queensland's aspiring athletes from the comfort of their own homes.

The app is the first known talent search technology in the world to include Para sports, ensuring athletes of all abilities will have the chance to be discovered.

Young Queenslanders aged 13 to 23 years for Olympic sports and 13 to 30 years for Para sports can now complete virtual tests through the app. Results are reviewed by the QAS YouFor2032 Talent Team.

Athletes who show strong potential will be invited to take part in face-to-face YouFor2032 testing sessions and may then have the opportunity to be put on a pathway to elite sport.

The QAS has so far tested young athletes across 40 locations including 26 regional centres from Warwick to Emerald, and the Gold Coast to Yarrabah.

More than 2000 athletes have been identified and progressed into the three-month trial phase, with 422 invited to a 12-month targeted development program and 40 selected for high-performance state or national programs.

QLD Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for Olympic and Paralympic Games Tim Mander said the app is a gamechanger for young Queenslanders with big dreams and noted "this world-leading app removes geographic barriers, giving every young Queenslander, no matter where they live, the chance to be discovered.

"It's also a terrific resource for the QAS Para Sport Unit, which launched earlier this year, to start finding athletes with a disability who have flown under the radar until now."

RACQ Managing Director and Group Chief Executive David Carter said RACQ was proud to support the YouFor2032 initiative adding "Queensland is one of the country's most decentralised states and the YouFor2032 Talent Search ensures all aspiring athletes, regardless of where they live, have the opportunity to showcase their sporting abilities.

"RACQ is proud to be working with the QAS to support a program which will help enrich the lives of young Queenslanders through inclusive and accessible sporting pathways."  

Further details on the YouFor2032 program can be found at www.qasport.qld.gov.au/youfor2032

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