Doha, Qatar
Reuters
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The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) stated on Tuesday it was participating in discussions with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the election course of for the host metropolis of the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The nation, which hosted soccer’s World Cup in 2022 and the Asian Cup in 2024, is the most recent to affix the race to stage the 2036 Games after confirmed bids from Indonesia, Turkey, India and Chile.
Other Asian nations contemplating a bid embody Saudi Arabia and South Korea. Egypt, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Denmark and Canada have additionally proven curiosity.
“We currently have 95% of the required sports infrastructure in place to host the Games, and we have a comprehensive national plan to ensure 100% readiness of all facilities,” Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani, the president of QOC, instructed the state-run Qatar News Agency.
“This plan is rooted in a long-term vision aimed at building a socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable legacy.”
Qatar’s capital Doha is about to host the Asian Games in 2030, having staged the occasion in 2006.
A profitable bid would make Qatar the primary nation within the Middle East to host the Olympics amid the area’s rising affect over main sporting occasions. Saudi Arabia is about to carry the soccer World Cup in 2034.