Qatar considering bid for 2030 Asian Games


FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's 5000 Metres Heats - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - September 27, 2019. General view of the stadium. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/File Photo

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar is considering a bid for the 2030 Asian Games but has not formally thrown its hat in the ring, a Qatar Olympic Association (QOC) official told Reuters on Monday, its latest effort to establish Doha as a major sports capital.

The natural gas rich Gulf state, with a population of just over 2.6 million, has used its financial clout to land some of the sporting world's biggest events, including the athletics world championships currently underway in Doha and the 2022 soccer World Cup.

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