The Olympic Rings monument is seen outdoors the Japan Olympic Committee (JOC) headquarters close to the Nationwide Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, June 23, 2021. — Reuters
Doha is bidding to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Video games, authorities mentioned on Tuesday, as the rich Gulf state units its sights on yet one more main sport occasion to diversify its energy-reliant financial system.
One of many smallest and wealthiest states within the Gulf, Qatar had already hosted the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
Ought to or not it’s chosen, Qatar would turn into the primary nation within the Center East and North Africa to host the Olympic Video games, mentioned Prime Minister and Minister of International Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.
“The bid builds on Qatar’s proven track record of successfully hosting major international sporting events, most notably the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022,” Sheikh Mohammed added.
Amnesty Worldwide and different rights teams claimed hundreds of migrant employees died within the lead-up to the 2022 event. Nevertheless, Doha has mentioned solely 37 employees on World Cup initiatives perished, and solely three in work-related accidents.
President of the Qatar Olympic Committee Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani mentioned Doha had ” made sport a central pillar of our national strategy”.
“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,” he mentioned.
Nations are now not required to make their Olympic bids public.
The Video games are supposed to rotate continents each season. With the 2024, 2028, and 2032 editions set for Europe, North America, and Oceania, there are excessive possibilities the 2036 Olympic Video games will probably be held in Asia — or in Africa, which might be a primary.
Selecting the subsequent host of the video games would be the first main undertaking for the Worldwide Olympic Committee’s (IOC) new president Kirsty Coventry, who final month grew to become the primary lady to steer the physique.
