The billions of dollars invested in holding the Asian Games were never meant to be offset by ticket sales, TV rights or tourism. The Doha backers believe it has put this city on the map.
Hosting a successful Asian Games in Doha is part of a strategy to bring the 2016 Olympic Games to the city, the Qatar National Olympic Committee (QNOC) said on Monday.
Dimitris Papaioannou, the man who created the spectacular opening ceremony for the Athens Olympics, has chosen something far from the mainstream for his first show since then.
Seventh hundred and fifty doping tests have been conducted nine days after the opening of the Asiad as the number approached the total carried out in last Games, a doping-control official from the Doha organizing committee (DAGOC) said here on Sunday.
Like pretty much everybody else in Qatar, Obeid Nouri has been closely following the Asian Games. He knows that bringing the Olympics to this tiny, oil-rich nation on the Persian Gulf is one of Qatar's top political ambitions.
Four days after the opening ceremony of the 15th Asian Games in Doha, capital of Qatar, the sailing competition of the Asiad began to race on Tuesday afternoon on the water of Doha Bay after delay due to weak wind.
Due to expected heavy rainfall on December 7, and the possibility of another leakage in the roof of Aspire Dome, the competition schedule for badminton has been re-arranged for December 6 and 7, the Doha Asiad organizers said here on Tuesday.
President of the Olympic Council of Asia Shiekh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah said on Sunday that Doha kept the Asian Games as the second biggest sporting event in the world.
Qatar's campaign to place itself squarely at the centre of the international sporting world comes to fruition when the 15th and biggest Asian Games open on Friday
A range of measures are being taken to ensure smooth traffic in Doha when the 15th Asian Games officially opens Friday evening, organizers said.
A quick glance at Doha, Qatar, host of the 15th Asian Games:
Organizers of the 2006 Asian Games have vowed to deliver an intellectual property rights-friendly event.
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