Tag: Qatar
Iran’s Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei Pays Tribute to Female Athletes
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei congratulated and praised Iranian female athletes, who took part in competitions wearing the hijab, at...
Qatar’s National Sport Day to Feature Weight Losing Competition
Qatar's National Sport Day, due to take place later this month, will feature the launch of a new, countrywide weight losing competition designed to...
How NBC ended Qatar’s Olympic bid for the 2020 Summer Games
So the Summer Olympics are nothing more than just a TV show that would have trouble competing with other sports, entertainment and politics if...
IOC Sidesteps Political Issues for 2020 Olympic Games
(Editor’s Note. The selection of Olympic host cities has become a very controversial process over the past 15 years. Ethnic and nationalist concerns, economic...
Maximizing Heritage and Economic Impact From Hosting Major Sporting Events
(Editor’s Note: Professor Franco B. Ascani is the President of the Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs and a member of the International Olympic Commission...
IOC member took $1.5 million bribe to vote for Qatar 2022 it is claimed
Editors’s Note: This story is taken from the blog insidethegames.com. It has received extensive coverage in the British press. Click here for more.
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