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Qatar Has 'Vision And Target' Of Hosting A Summer Olympics

Qatar Olympic Committee Senior Member Thani Al-Kuwari said that the country has a "vision and target" of hosting a Summer Olympics and will bid to hold future Games, according to David Harding of the AFP. Al-Kuwari added that the country would "undoubtedly bid to host an Olympics," maybe as early as the 2028 Games. He said, "The vision and the target is to host one of the Olympics, one day." When asked if Qatar would bid in the future, he replied, "Of course." Al-Kuwari pointed to the fact that Qatar is "busy building facilities which could be used at an Olympics," for such events as the World Athletics Championships in '19, the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 FINA world swimming championships. He added, "All the facilities are going to be ready for everything, especially after 2022, the facilities almost 99 percent are ready" (AFP, 2/8).

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