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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 |
Qatar reveals bid for 2016 Olympic Games
The Gulf state of Qatar has announced that it will bid to be the host for the 2016 Olympics Games, and has sworn to keep on bidding until it wins the right to stage sport's most important event.
Qatar has spent £1.3bn building a sports city, which will be hosting the Asian Games this month.
Sheikh Saoud bin Abdul Rahman Al-Thani, secretary general of Qatar's National Olympic Committee, explained: "Qatar is 100% committed to this cause.
"I'm confident we will win 2016 but, if not, we will bid until we succeed."
The 2016 Olympic Games will be awarded in 2009 and Sheikh Saoud added: "We have 10 years to go for the 2016 Olympic Games. We have enough time to execute our plans for a great show."
The next Olympic Games are being staged in Beijing in 2008, with London hosting the 2012 event.
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