DOHA 2020 to answer a "supplementary" question

Doha Olympic bid faces "supplementary" question, says Rogge, as part of the process of choosing the host city for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

Asked about the Qatari city's desire, if selected, to stage the Games between September 20 and October 20, outside the normal period for a Summer Olympics, and whether the IOC had accepted that this was OK in principle, Rogge told Insidethegames:

"All bids will be analysed on the same criteria.
"We will then judge if they can go from the applicant phase into the candidate phase.
"For Doha there was a supplementary question – it is the temperature issue and they are producing a report.
"The report will be analysed.
"We have said that we wanted to have information on a certain number of criteria, such as timing of the events, medical measures, prevention of heat and so forth and so forth.
"If the opinion of the IOC about the supplementary report is a good one, then the period would be accepted.
"But the condition is that the report must be adopted."So the period is OK under condition of accepting the report."
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Almost Ready¡¡¡¡¡ The Doha 2020 bid file¡¡¡¡¡

The Doha 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Committee was represented by a high level delegation at the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games which ended in Innsbruck this week.
Noora al-Mannai, CEO of Doha 2020 said upon her return:
“We are close to finalising the content of our 2020 Applicant File and what we have seen in Innsbruck has further enhanced our thinking.
To read the full article: Gulf Times.

Tokyo's 2020 bid received majority support from Poll

A nationwide poll has shown that 65.7 percent of respondents support Tokyo’s bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.
“These results indicate that some 80 million people across the whole of Japan are behind our bid,” Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda said Monday. “This is wonderful news for Tokyo 2020.”
The Japanese capital is up against Doha, Qatar; Baku, Azerbaijan; Istanbul; Madrid and Rome. The candidate cities will submit their plans for the games to the International Olympic Committee by February. The IOC will select the host city in September 2013.
To read the full article: Arab news

DOHA received the highest rating among the six cities

Doha, Tokyo, Rome, Spain, Istanbul and Baku, bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, have been rated by Moody's. Doha received the highest rating among the six cities, according to credit ratings published by Moody's, an agency which awards ratings that can affect the rate at which governments borrow money through ranking the level of risk of the investing environment of a country considered by the international investors.
A study conducted by Sportcal revealed Doha is rated Aa2, the third tier in Moody's long-tem rating system where Aaa represents the least risky rating. Moody's also rates Qatar's outlook as "stable".
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Baku and Tokyo Logos

Baku an Tokyo unveil theirs logos:

the Supreme Council for the Gulf Co-operation Council supports Doha 2020

At the 32nd session of the Supreme Council for the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), the leaders of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE all confirmed their full support for Doha’s bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Commenting on GCC support for Doha’s bid, Noora al-Mannai, CEO of Doha 2020, said: “Doha 2020 is a bid not just for Qatar but for the entire Middle East. The fact that we have the full backing of the Gulf Co-operation Council is an important demonstration of the support we are receiving from across the region. “If we are successful in bringing the Games to the region for the first time, the impact on sports development and participation, especially for women, will be profound. Our aim is to show that Doha 2020 will offer wonderful legacies for Olympic sport throughout the Middle East and a real opportunity for the Olympic Movement to make a difference at this important moment in the region’s history.

To read the full article in Gulf Times

Qatar, The road to Doha 2020.

Well, things happened in the past days in the road to host the Olympic games 2020 in Doha.

Firstable, a bad news, London beats Doha. London wins bid to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships.

The second news, Qatar has been asked to submit its official application and supporting documents for the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games on February 15 next year. Qatar has been asked to submit its official application and supporting documents for the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games on February 15 next year.

The third news; the Sahem Portal Competition for Doha 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid (Sahem is a Competition to develop the Doha 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Portal), has winners: The Qatari duo Fatma Al Nuaimi and Anfal Al Kandari, They shared the QR100,000 with another winner Syrian Mohammad Haj Mohamad, who though wasn’t able to come to the venue, pitched his ideas together with other finalists via Skype.

A talented entrepreneur, Al Nuaimi works as cyber safety manager at ictQatar while Al Kandari is an environmental coordinator at Dolphin Energy.
Passionate about Doha’s 2020 bid, the duo said they immediately jumped into the opportunity to share their creative social media ideas to play an active role to engage both the stakeholders and fans of the bid.
Their winning entry was based on Augmented Reality, which is ‘a technological innovation that engages the user in a memorable experience through a world that blends the real with the virtual.’ to read the full article.