Doha’s bid to host the 2030 Asian Games gathered further impetus this week as the Qatari capital
demonstrated its world-class hosting credentials with the staging of the Professional Squash
Association (PSA) Qatar Classic.
The PSA Platinum event took place on 1-7 November at the state-of-the-art Khalifa International and
Squash Complex – Doha 2030’s proposed squash venue. More than 40 of the world’s best athletes
from 18 countries took part. After a week of breath-taking action, it was world number one Ali Farag
from Egypt who defended his title beating world number five Paul Coll from New Zealand in the
final.
As one of the many tried and tested world-class venues that has been proposed for Doha 2030, the
Khalifa International and Squash Complex gave athletes a taster of the excellent conditions that can
be expected at an Asian Games in Qatar. All athletes and participants at the event were subject to
strict COVID-19 safety protocols to protect the health of everyone involved. As a result, the venue
was open at only 20% capacity for spectators.
Doha 2030 CEO and Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary General, HE Jassim AlBuenain said:
"Doha is honoured to host elite sporting events like the PSA Qatar Classic and welcome exceptional
athletes from around the world to our country. Providing athletes with a safe and world-class
environment to compete is always our first priority. The Khalifa International and Squash Complex
has shown this week, and many times before, it is capable of doing just that.
"If Doha has the honour of hosting the 2030 Asian Games, our state-of-the-art venues will provide a
gateway to certainty for the OCA family and for Asia’s athletes that they can expect the very best
conditions. We have proven ourselves reliable partners and we are ready to put our experience and
expertise to the benefit of Asian sport."
25 Years at #1: Your best source of news about the Olympics is www.aroundtherings.com, for subscribers only
Últimas Noticias
Brigitte Henriques: “The important thing is that the women who are elected should be chosen for their ability, not because we are looking for modernization in terms of gender”
“When I was a girl I couldn’t find a club to play soccer in because most of them didn’t work with women,” Henriques tells Around the Rings during an in-depth interview in Crete, Greece.
The Hula Report: Winds of Change for ANOC in Crete
New leaders coming for peak Olympic group. Whether other candidates emerge in the months ahead, a contested election for the ANOC presidency will be a first for the organization.
Gilles Gilbert Gresenguet, presidential candidate for AFCNO: “We must take advantage of Paris 2024 to bring the Olympic Games back to French”
The elections take place November 18, and Abakar Djermah Aumi, president of the Chad Olympic Committee, is also aiming to win them.
USOPC announces 613-member 2020 U.S. Olympic Team
Roger Federer pulls out of Tokyo Olympics: "I am greatly disappointed"
(ATR) Federer cites "a setback with my knee" for the decision.
