1. Will Doha Get the Gold?
- Author
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Summers, Nick
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OLYMPIC host city selection , *OLYMPIC Games planning , *HOSTING of sporting events - Abstract
The article reports that Doha, Qatar is planning a bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The speculation is made that the credibility of their campaign will rely on how they perform as hosts of the 2006 Asian Games in December. Several issues working against Doha's candidacy are highlighted, but the point is made that whether or not they win the bid, campaigning to host is a smart way of raising the area's sporting profile.
- Published
- 2006