Qatar signaled its curiosity as an Olympic Video games host with established infrastructure from 2022 FIFA World Cup a key promoting level.
The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) mentioned it was collaborating in “ongoing discussions” with the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) over the election course of for the host metropolis of the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Video games, the organisation mentioned in a media launch on its web site.
The nation, which hosted soccer’s World Cup in 2022 and the Asian Cup in 2024, is the newest to affix the race to stage the 2036 Video games after confirmed bids from Indonesia, Turkiye, India and Chile.
Different Asian international locations contemplating a bid embody Saudi Arabia and South Korea. Egypt, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Denmark and Canada have additionally proven curiosity.
“We at present have 95% of the required sports activities infrastructure in place to host the Video games, and we’ve a complete nationwide plan to make sure 100% readiness of all amenities,” Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, the president of QOC, advised the state-run Qatar Information Company on Tuesday.
“This plan is rooted in a long-term imaginative and prescient aimed toward constructing a socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable legacy.”
Qatar’s capital Doha is ready to host the Asian Video games in 2030, having staged the occasion in 2006.
A profitable bid would make Qatar the primary nation within the Center East to host the Olympics amid the area’s rising affect over main sporting occasions. Saudi Arabia is ready to carry the soccer World Cup in 2034.
