The Qatar Olympic Committee introduced a bid Tuesday to host the 2036 Olympic Video games and Paralympic Video games.
If profitable, the oil-rich Gulf state would change into the primary nation from the Center East and North Africa area to host the occasion.
Qatar hosted the lads’s FIFA World Cup in 2022 and already has “95 % of the required sports activities infrastructure in place to host the Video games,” and “a complete nationwide plan to make sure 100% readiness of all services,” mentioned QOC president Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani.
Doha, the capital metropolis, is scheduled to host the Asian Video games in 2030.
“Constructing on the monumental success of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, we reaffirm our readiness to deliver the world collectively below the banner of the Olympic values simply as we did in 2022, when Doha welcomed over a million touring followers from across the globe,” the pitch learn. “Our journey to 2022 was one in all great development. The trail towards 2036 will construct on that basis with a brand new type of legacy: an achievement that crowns Qatar’s efforts to develop expertise and create financial alternatives for all its individuals.”
Excessive temperatures are a serious concern within the area. Excessive temperatures in Doha on Tuesday reached 111 levels Fahrenheit, for instance. The 2022 World Cup was moved to the winter to assist with the problem.
Different confirmed bids for 2036 embrace Istanbul (Turkey), Ahmedabad (India), Nusantara (Indonesia) and Santiago (Chile). International locations contemplating bids reportedly embrace Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Egypt, Italy, Germany, Denmark and Canada.
The Summer season Olympics are scheduled for Los Angeles in 2028 and Brisbane, Australia, in 2032.
–Discipline Degree Media/Reuters