The Queensland government says it will provide funding for a Paralympic Centre of Excellence to be built at the University of Queensland St Lucia campus ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games.

The centre would be a part of the “legacy” of the Games and create a  “long-lasting benefit to the community” after the event was over, the government said in a statement this morning.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said Queensland would provide $44 million for the centre and has asked the federal government to match it.

The centre will be built at the University of Queensland’s St Lucia Campus, and will host international standard sporting venues, a wheelchair and prosthetics workshop and other dedicated testing facilities.

It will cater to 20 out of the 23 Paralympic sports.

The premier said the centre would “inspire more para-athletes to compete in 2032” and provide “invaluable research and other opportunities for our community”.

Construction is expected to begin in the 2025-26 financial year and be completed by 2027-28 if the project goes ahead.

The government said the centre could provide a long-term home for Paralympics Australia.

Minister for Tourism, Innovation and Sport, Stirling Hinchliffe, said it would be “the first centre for excellence of its kind anywhere in the world”.

“With facilities at the University of Queensland already geared to 20 out of 23 current Paralympic sports, the St Lucia campus is a ready-made location for an enduring legacy,” he said.