2016 Olympic - DOHA bid rejected

Fifa World Cup during October.....Will never happen! European top clubs control the game and will never agree to it.

Anyway...like i said, Qatar is just to small to host these events. UAE is being sensible by bidding for the Fifa World Club Cup, Qatar should take note.

ps/ 2018 world cup has been pretty much promised to England...The Home of football!

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hey eco-savy

trust me i know more shit about how things work in this world than u prob know.

yeah i knwo univ. has nothing to do with olympics but it shows the development of the country. SO are u saying that Africa can host the Olympics if it can get the money to build the stadiums, nothing else matters as to you.

Ihve been to loads of matches here during Asian Games,

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Less stringent labor law provisions

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/08/worldcup2018

I think the money can be spent on better things. Maybe it was a blessing..who knows..not even sure why Qatar would want to host the Olympics!

Things to spend the money on:

1. The poor in Qatar

2. Building of more affordable housing

3. upscaling the infastructure

4. more schools

5. more green areas / parks / trees

6. solar energy stations

7. more hospitals

8. comprehensive public transport system (monrail, taxis, tube etc)

9. more free drinking water in public places

10. Subsidising of utilities and provision of healthy food for all.

I know my cousins very well, most of them have never attended any international event and Qatar was their first experience. My cousins who are staying near Wembley stadium

didnt have opportunity to view any games. I went all the way from Doha and tried to sneak in.

Now this PRANAY idiot will never come back with facts. He will pretend as if he has never read this comment

@skdkak, again, I REPEAT, take a few minutes of your time to READ THE REPORT by the IOC before sharing your 'opinions' which are just that. (Not fact)

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Did you ever play to national level? Have your read the bidding procedure then will tell me to Host olympic games

you need to have Universities? How are universities related to Olympics

When Asians games were held in 1982 in India we didnt even have colour TV, our stadiums were built after we were nominated.

I still remember stupid Indians were mocking at that time

I cant forget idiotics comments those days Just like your Pranay. Our Asian games were successful

Pranay my last question? Have you ever been to any sports event outside INDIA?

NOW DO LET ME KNOW COS I WILL NOT SPARE YOU

Pranay.. people here only think Games only need stadiums and roads. These two things are necessary irrespective of games or not.. there are far too many things & infrastructure required to conduct Olympics

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yea they might have had better plans that chicago but dont forget the word "plans" is the keyword.

at the moment Chicago has an infrastructure with is prob in my personal opinion 100 times better. dont only take into account the sports stadiums and sports structures, what about the economic structure, what about the labour/ employment structure can u even compare doha to chicago. wat about education qatar has like 4 international universities which are all crap. they might be good here but compared to usa there rubbish. Anyone can get into CMU here, u dont even need the SAT while in USA u r unlikely to get addmission.

Illinois is home to one of the most prestigious universities in USA and thus the world. UIUC

therefor dont only look at plans, look at current status

Eco.. I know people who have cibbed big time about the bad management of Asian games in Doha.

No arguments indeed but thatz what i know & have heard from people concerned with the games.

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I was volunteer at Asian Games, we are famous for crab mentality. I got great feedback from Japanese, Singaporeans, Chineses sportsmen

Whoami.. In that case we are talking of what I already said earlier.

-Improper 2006 Asiad management

-Rough treatment to tourists

-Non availability of alcohol

-Olympics means tourists.. Qatar does not have the capacity (political) to open up the country needed to make this place a tourist destination.

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@lija, read the IOC report before spewing incorrect facts.

The IOC stated that the Infrastructure plans were better than Chicago's

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Hard luck Qatar better luck next time now at least ppl can take a rest in calm atmosphere without bla bla bla of Games ....Games.People already suffered alot because of Doha 2006.I Salute the spirit of Sports in Qatar,no doubt here we have a peaceful environment and good security but facts are facts that the Road Networks and Infrastructure are Destructive , human rights violations, ppl forced out due to demolishings and last but not least Qatar is just grown up young.

"Show off but dont let people to suffer from your Shows".

if u really thought qatar was gonna get the olympics...well sorry i dont not hve words to express the optimism u had...there are 2 types of ppl optimistic or pessimistic...while u 3-4ppl who thought qatar wud actually get it were pretty optimistic while everyone else was REALISTIC...i dont wanna get in a debate why qatar shud or shudnt hve got it...its pretty obvious for the latter...i think if myamar had applied they wud hve hd a better chance...sorry dont take it personally...just coz every1 in mynamar doesnt hve a landcruiser it doesnt mean they cudnt get olympics...also WAKE UP...in the SAT book when there teaching u how to guess the answers if u dont know them, this is what they said: ( i can scan and show it if u dont believe me)

What is the Capital of Qatar?

a)New York

b)Tokyo

c)New Delhi

d)Doha

e)Chicago

And then the book said since most dont know the answer we shud elimate the rest of the answers such as a b c e which are obviously not true. (even though geography is not in the SAT they still found this the most guessable question...lol)

if qatar was gonna stand a chance then atleast the youth ATLEAST shud know the answer to this Q...but it doesnt look like that...

yea so sad...im crying...no really I am...cudnt believe at first but now i cant stop the tears in my eyes...i was planning live here until 2016 just to watch the olympics...if i cud reach the game stadiums...well sadly looks like that aint gonna happen...loooooolllllssss

"3sure-hunk3r" Qatar is a very small country in an area dominated by Saudi, Iraq & UAE. After explaining the location over and over again...it's just easier to say "near Dubai!" I'm sorry but internationally, especially in the west....Qatar really is unknown! Do you know where Wales is? hint...it's "near england!" lol ;)

"Oryx" Look i really don't think the IOC will award the Olympics to a country with just a population of one million. Are the Asian Games really that big of a deal? The World Cup will never come to Doha, there is no way they would move it to october.

Look if Doha continues to grow and the locals continue to travel and in time there attitude changes...then i'm sure they will be shortlisted. Like a lot of things in Doha, Qatar is rushing things.

2012 London

2016 Tokyo

2020 New York

2024 Madrid or Paris

2028 Doha or Dubai

Its gud..in some sense...Qatar getting more time to prepare well for hosting Olympics...Analysing the failure reasons... and by developing a better city and living style....defnitly need to improve in many areas...Also the effor put by the people made a lot of changes... But more to come and need to learn for Qatar to host the Olympics a successfull event by 2020 or 2024..

Uh...ya it was going to be torn down to make way for the new stadium,

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hey gypsy long time... hows u been

was the villagio under threat becos of the games?

since you come out with sensational and juicy stuff educate us

hey goodlewding from which century your family is living? poor in geogrphy? they cannot distinguish qatar from from dubai? shame on you! educate them, your family,tell them that you almost witness a big event here,if not that just temperature thing, they even dont know wher you are? u landed in qatar by chance? perhaps...

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its good doha lost.

its not the end of the world.

a country is respected not just because it hosts the olympics

if doha had won the bid the land prices already over inflated would have gone through the stratosphere

unrealistically greedy landlords are already milking the tenants and doha olympics would have been used to further worsen the rentals of apartments and villas

more roads would have been ripped apart and more skycrapers ( some of them utter eye sores) would have projected from the already jam packed corniche area.

Im not against development but senseless development without a purpose serves no use.

the flea infested and rodent rich industrial area where several labourers continue to languish in sweltering conditions are a shame for everyone one us.

Just partying and celebrating the games will be as hypocritical as just writing an article and doing nothing about it.

Most of us are rich enough to fly to tokyo or madrid to see the games but doha winning the games would have just worsened the situation for most people while it would have benefitted a miniscule few

good riddance....

all i can say is why bother for that olympic? and hope qatar will not wane in developing this great country, i dont understand why expat came but dont leave if they feel qatar is not ideal place to be? how to satisfy this kind of people? here they are sheltered given job when they canot find work in their country. being an expat i say thnks for what ever, why blame qatari for the what ever heck it is.

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.for qatar with or with out this olympic you are still you what u got here is just media exposure...never mind this expose your self in some other good means

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will be if Doha actually tries to address any of the existing shortcomings in Doha and then resubmits a bid.

Will Doha want the Olympics enough to actually change the sponsorship system? The human rights abuses? The lack of hotels? The corruption that engulfed the senior management at the Asian Games? The human trafficking? Inequities in wages?

Or do they think that if they throw enough money at more and more physical sporting facilities, that they will win the bid?

I'm sure the decision to move the football final at the Asian Games from the large Al Gharaffa stadium to the much smaller Al Sadd stadium because a certain Sheikh wanted the match played at his (inferior) venue really would have gone down a treat at the IOC.

Congratulations Qatar for atleast making it to this stage. It is unfortunate that they didn’t make it through. But on the positive side, Qatar might change for the better inorder to change the way the world see's it.

The games would have surely brought a lot of exposure to the country. Anyways all is not lost, Qatar still attracts a lot of sporting activities – Qatar Open, Power Boat Racing, Motobike GP, Golf etc. and I’m sure they’ll attract additional top sporting activities – IT IS THE SPORTING CAPITAL OF THE MIDDLE EAST - again Dubai competing with tht tag too and winning.

One should not mix politics with the Olympics. The Beijing games clearly prove that. So whatever is said about Qatar human rights records etc has nothing to do with its loss.

Perhaps in its next attempt it would need to make a better bid. I’m not sure how Qatar can counter the change in Summer Olympics to a winder schedule (around Nov-Dec) – perhaps influence the IOC officials. It would need additional reforms in promoting tourism (which would result in additional hotel rooms, security, recreation activities – basically things to do, transportation – all essential requirements in hosting the games). There are lot of ideas flowing outta my head but I don’t hv time to jot them down cause IT’S THE WEEKEND AND I WANNA GET HOME hehe

To sum it all – if there is anything I can do to further develop or influence officials to get something done in Qatar, I’ll try my best to do so – cause at the end of it all – I’m staying in Qatar and I do want to show it off to friends and family who visit me - tht it is the best place in the world to stay. Qatar has a lot to do and catch up else the next games in the middle east will be in Dubai. That will not surprise me.

what do you mean far away?

Turnip... they had the Asian Games here and it was a HUGE sucees!

sorry very juvenile of me to resort to name calling but ding dong HELLO! Any one at home?

was looking forward to be a volunter again like in the Asian games

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i am disappointed too.. but i guess Doha has shud try for 2020 but with a stronger document.. in the sense.. dont give em a chance to reject it..

"GoodLookin'-Too bad u'r hiding behind anonimty, cuz I'd definitely call the dogcatchers to throw you out you Pikey."

"naztinazz" hello my foreign educated friend, i apologise if i've upset you but did you really believe Qatar had a chance? Qatar is a long way from hosting an event such as the Olympics or the World Cup.

As for me being a 'pikey' well...i can't help it if my family decided a caravan in field was home. No need for the dogcatchers...i'm giving myself up.

I find it surprising how shocked people (on QL and in the press) seem to be that Doha didn't make the list. Surely everyone realised it was a bit of a long shot, didn't they?

At the start of the bid even the organising committee said that they'd keep bidding for every olympics until they got them. Hardly the words of people confident in getting it this time round.

(btw, skdkak - It's all irrelevant now, but Israeli athletes have already participated in sporting events in Qatar, so that wouldn't have been an issue.)

I agree totally with both your posts here.

as I said my points were not limited to just those. there are many things qatar will have to come to grips with if they want to host such an event and not just human rights either. Qatar knew they had the asian games 10 years before they actually had to host it and still couldn't get their act together on that and that is only small scale compared to the Summer Olympics. If Qatar really wants to show the world it is capable of hosting such international events they should start with hosting more Large International sporting events such as the world athletics and the swimming to get the feel for what it takes. But again the points I raised before would come into play. So the question to Qatar is are you truly ready to do what it takes to play in this field?

u missed two more impt aspects.

1. who will give visa to Israeli athletes

2. what about the .. sexworkers.. and the MUST be requirement of this trade during the event.

(sorry to say but that is the truth.. chk the details what happend in recent Olympics before Beijing).

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Altough having this event in this country would make not only the Qataris proud but all of who are presently residing in this place... even the scorpion who crawl at the desert..HAHAHA... kidding aside, 2016 olympics and yet tou are here, for sure you will be very proud of it... I hope they will never stop developing this place although they lose the bid... they already took one step forward and taking another step backward will be definitely not a good step...

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"The only reason they clearly pointed out there is the schedule of the games which is around October compared to the IOC standard of July-Aug which is definitely impossible to happen here in the Gulf." truly it is impossible that an event will happen in this country in such dates...Qatar will face so many medical problems if they will be granted... Naturally, not only in Qatar but in the whole middle east, an event like this will never be accomodated during peak summer because it may bring athletes to extreme delicate situation....Maybe and i hope so Qatar may able to bring another event first before aiming the Olympics...

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I am happy we didn't get it to the short list because I agree with oabazeed and ncmedia on the money that was aimed to do this event should go to the infrastructure of the country.

I mentioned this on the other topic posts about the same thing.

we have to build the country to be able to host such a thing.

and a summer/winter Olympics in the gulf is impossible we don't have the right weather and we can't help it.

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i agree with you but one thing i don't... "freedom for westerners who come here to purchase products from their homeland" maybe this is totally unacceptable... don't be a self centered person...every country has their own tradition...me myself is a service oriented person and i agree with you that most service related company here in Doha are worse... but seeking for freedom for only one race alone was the most cruel proposal, i supposed...

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Qatar is still young as a crawling baby in such matters.

Olympics is rily a hard word for Qatar to say.

first try for the word like.....asian....asian...asian....then later games...games....games...then go for Asian Games !

pls try ur Luck for 3016 !

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Qatar has a long way to go before they will ever be in the ball park of being able to host such an international event. Sure they hosted the asian games but that is no were near what it will take to host a summer olympics. Qatar will have to come to grips with some issues first as well, some of those but not limited to are:

Alcohol - Qatar would need to allow for more public bars and clubs that are not attached to hotels to serve alcohol. before anyone starts that this is a muslim country the fact is over half the countries competing in the games are not muslim and do enjoy an alcolic beverage espesially if they have something to celebrate, with these countries not only come the athletes but delegates (who don't have to obstain from drinking as they are not competing), family and friends,Supporters and just the general tourists that will be here to watch.

Public Transport - There is no real public transport in Qatar. Sure they have a Bus service but the sad truth is it is only used by labourers, I have yet to see or meet any westerner who has used it.

Banned Animal Products(OK i think we all know what product) - Again don't jump down my throat that this is a muslim country, as again I will say this is an international event and these allowances will have to be made.

Public Facilities - this is directly related to the lack of public toilets in and around Doha. I dont want to hear that I can go to a mosque and use theirs as I see it and a lot of other nationalities will too a Mosque is a place of worship and should be respected not a public toilet.

I have read a lot that Qatar only missed out and was second in line too, the truth is don't always believe what you read the IOC will only publish a certain amount of material and only that which they deem will not incite outcry angain it is an international company that dose not want to be involved in an international inccident. It might also help for some of you too know like any orginisation they don't just fall for they roll out the red carpet anytime a deligate is in town, they adopt a method not that disimilar to the mystery shopper, They send people to act as tourists who rate and report on the country which is taken into consideration when short listing, so ask yourself this if you were a tourist coming to Qatar what would you say about it?

maybe 2040,..but some one said in another thread world ends in 2012 :)

Qatar will definitely host the Games. This was our first bid. Wonderful effort. Mabruk to all those involved for doing us proud this time around.

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Please dont get your ghutra/shayla in a tangle because of some saddos here. They would probably be miserable any where...it is indicative of them not Qatar.

Oh Shame...I was wearing my Qatar Shirt yesterday for good luck.

I so enjoyed the Asian Games....and Qatar did a great job.

If Mexico City got it once upon a time I can't see why Qatar can't one day...having been to both places Doha is a much better venue.

I hope Qatar stands up and just re-bids for the next one.....

BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME... STILL PROUD OF DOHA!

when you cant face the truth you want it to be removed...what a joke.

All positive and negative comments are needed to improve in the future. I believe Doha will make it next time. Best of luck.

Whoami, with all due respect, this sentence is WAY off base: "Yes they're poor labourers, they need to work in harsh conditions. They also chose the life they live."

It's not like these people were sitting at home in Nepal or India when they were 16 and offered the choice of becoming a wealthy doctor or a poor labourer. These men and women were raised in poverty and are doing all they can to support their families, but they don't do it by choice, they do it cause they have NO other choice.

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there are many other things .. both officially and unofficially that the city/country should have to conduct that kind of a sporting event.

Hotel rooms / state of the art stadiums and good roads/ money power are not the only aspects that decides the venue...

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Gypsy,

That makes a lot of sense to me.

I think IOC are looking at the experience as well, even if you never hosted, but being a candidate for many times will serve the purpose.

Well that's a disapointment :( I owe my brother $50 now.

I think Greeker got it right with climate being an issue, but also if you look at most of these countries they've pitched for the bids before. Almost no one wins the bid the first time around, it's a fact of the Olympics. Also I think what many of the Committee members are thinking is that South America has never hosted an Olympics, so I wouldn't be surprised if Rio gets it just for this reason.

I'm a little bit relieved because another few years will give Doha time to get through what I consider to be "growing pains" (i.e. expanding faster then your population can keep up).

Good job Doha, and all the best in 2020. :)

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I thought that QL would have a more decent crowd. It's apparent some people registered on QL belong in the zoo....no disrespect to all those decent people registered.

GoodLookin'-Too bad u'r hiding behind anonimty, cuz I'd definitely call the dogcatchers to throw you out you Pikey.

even put a decent act of giving their views without inducing pain to this country. It's a reality that this is not a perfect country (but, is there is?). I just log on and judging from some of the late posts, you just can seem to imagine that they are not even appreciative of anything about the benefit they are getting here. They all are looking at the wrong side and never give a glimpse of the small good side.

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@tallg, having intellegent people like you is what stops me from going insane with the amount of ignorance on QL

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Try not to take it personally whoami. I know it's hard to ignore it when people are bad mouthing your country, but many are just spouting rubbish without knowing the facts.

I'm all for constructive criticism, but many comments on QL lately are just plain rude.

Well better try their luck next time!

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I wish Qatari would clean up the filth on this thread.

Someone says 'are you disappointed with Qatar losing the Oympics'

You get all these tangents that just go onto insulting Qatar.

Then you have people going to the extreme with their generalizations.

1 labourers salary = 1 dinner. Wtf is that?

Yes they're poor labourers, they need to work in harsh conditions. They also chose the life they live. The Human Rights Authority is trying to help and protect them. If I didn't care I wouldn't have started the labourers charity.

Then you have people saying that Qatari's are lazy and didn't support it properly in the first place. Then why were the arabic news papers full of it, why were the Qatari channels full of events packed with Qataris, why are all my Qatari work mates so depressed today?

Qatari you should start moderating

@khallas and the rest of you. Your ignorance amazes me. Your all like Anti Qatari with A.D.D

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I am only shocked that people are shocked.

compared to Madrid, Tokyo, and Chicago. Doha is still far far away. good luck to the next bid!

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but am very hopeful to see Doha hosting the olympics in my lifetime......

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I'm not sure what's more funny Aneesa Al Hitimi's excuses or that so many people here thought Doha had a chance or even deserved to be shortlisted.

There are so many reasons why Doha had no chance, could you really imagine a country with only a population of 1 million hosting the olympics? I bet Luxembourg & Andorra will be competing for 2020!

Qatar is a small country in the middle of know where. Ask 70% of the world what is Qatar and they would stare confused back at you and say it's a musical instrument! My family & friends back home think i'm living in Dubai!

The Qatari attitude has to change big time, you don't live in doha..you just exist. This place really is'nt that great. I look at my time in Doha pretty much as a prison sentance...complete a year, go for parole and get in my time machine and travel back to the 21st century.

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Disappointing, but not surprising. Don't see how they get around the weather issue. I know that Mexico '68 Olympics were re-scheduled to the autumn, but I can't think of any other instances of putting them outside of the usual window. The fact that Doha got so far in the process is something to be proud of.

habit habit and habit

a lot of we have to do to change our habit, being more respect on each other, not being racism, more polite, more tollerant on each other esspecially for low level class. more dilligent, not lazy, not egoist, smarter than before,remember that money isn't everything, should start how to accept looses without blaming and accusing other,etc .. etc

if we already change our culture and habit mentioned above, then go ahead....

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Too bad Doha...better luck next time!!

To look at the bright side we can look forward to the 2011 Asian Cup and we can show the world yet again that we can hold events....and impress the world yet again.

For those of you who are ooozing negativity and hatred I would suggest you take a good luck at yourselves first....for beauty is in the eyes of the beholder....and vice versa.

So if living here where the wheather is great for about 7 months of the year....and you don't have to pay income tax...and you feel that the laborers have a better chance of humanity in their own country, is NOT good enough for you...Then LEAVE DOHA... FOR IT WILL SURELY ONLY BE BETTER WITH OUT YOUR NEGATIVITY WHICH IS CONTAGIOUS!!

haha wat a suprise! Gulf Times has been coutnting down from december to today and they dont even get shirtlisted...lol

i don't really understand the way emplooyment works here yet but i assumed people are here to take advantage of a good opportunity. i guess that is relative though. i was really hoping to see the olympics here but i'll be back in monaco by then anyway.

Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night.

it seems you are enslaved here in qatar. i suggest the underground railroad to some place you can be free. i never knew that slavery was still going strong in the middle east. i am learing a lot about qatar.

Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night.

is there a utopia on earth i don't know about? i am new to qatar and don't know everything but certainly there is no country that has a great human rights record is there? india? china? usa?

Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night.

In the Olympic Charter there is no restriction when the Summer Games shall be held. For example: 1956 Melbourne, Australia - Opening date: 22 November 1956; Closing date:

08 December 1956

http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1956

Qatar Govt is not abusing labourers, why are you blaming govt. instead of contractors. atrocities on tibetans are by Chinese govt. Dont you see the difference

The IOC awarded China the 2008 Olympics with the understanding that they would improve their human rights record. China made some progress, but not enough to avoid clashes between protestors and organizers. Clearly the IOC don't want a repeat of this, so Doha had to be dropped.

If you think that regional priority should be placed on host cities, then I guess you support Rio, since a Summer Olympics has never been held in South America.

Suck it up, Sheikhs. Money can't buy everything after all.

I feel Qatar should be in one of the 4 short listed candidates city, America, Spain, Japan all host olympics more than once, why should not give chance to Qatar like Arab country for first time in Middle East. I don't think the matter is only for the games dates. I smell something else

We should not compare Doha with Dubai, no one against to Dubai for biding for Olympics, as they are not interested, but Qatar show the courage, We all should stand for Qatar, because I feel this is my second home, even I am an expatriate, I am a Qatar resident.

No need to worry Doha, we will come back very strongly, with any other major event. Once again " We all stand for Qatar"

All we can critisise and show our interests, but not too harsh.

well said, only sports reporter can discuss games not plumbers and drivers or floral designers.

I was volunteering for Asian games, majority who knew nothing about sports just did the usual barking

I had chance to talk to many athletes and the feed back was great.

so Qatar is your hideout. why dont you go to EU or USA where slavery never exists.

its sad

they should have been shortlisted

anywayz they can try for next olmpics

Khallas....

if you're not happy here and they pay pay u low salaries....why don't you just leave????

Now they pay us low salaries they treat us like slaves and they want us to support their bid for olympics>>>

Wht for? Its good decision.....Inshallah

To anyone who mentioned that Qatar's human rights record wouldn't qualify for organizing such international events....

can you explain how come China is hosting this year's olympic games????!!!!!

but it is certainly not surprising.

This country, like the villa or apartment or office you are now sitting in, was built with the sweat of slave labour.

Without the poor immigrants getting totally screwed over by the selfish, greedy and immoral few Qataris who don't value human life, this country would still be in the desert.

With all the money floating around in this place being spent of fast cars and flash jewelry, you think they could find it in their hearts to pay the poor labourers a decent wage.

I for one am happy that at long last the indifferent attitude towards human rights in this country is being punished.

And I'm sick of all the Qataris who say 'we're not all like that', but who themselves do nothing to try and change anything. They still pay their domestic staff 800 QR per month, and treat hopsitality staff like dogs, and expect that everything will be done for them.

And at the end of the day, why should the Qataris be upset because they didn't win the Olympics? It's not like any of them really would have bothered going. They didn't go to the Asian Games, they don't go to any of the other tournaments, championships or matches held here, why would the Olympics be any different?

if you want something so bad, strive hard for it and one day it will be yrs.qatar is still at its 'infancy' , whats the rush it has loads of time to improve , yes one day insyaallah the olympics will eventually get to doha

life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.........

Here something to show you what I'm talking about....

CIA World Fact book excerpt:

"Qatar is a destination country for men and women from South and Southeast Asia who migrate willingly, but are subsequently trafficked into involuntary servitude as domestic workers and laborers, and, to a lesser extent, commercial sexual exploitation; the most common offense was forcing workers to accept worse contract terms than those under which they were recruited; other conditions include bonded labor, withholding of pay, restrictions on movement, arbitrary detention, and physical, mental, and sexual abuse.

tier rating: Tier 3 - Qatar's rating was downgraded to Tier 3 in the 2007 report for continuing to detain and deport victims rather than providing them protection; the government also failed to increase prosecutions for trafficking in a meaningful way in 2006; workers complaining of working conditions or non-payment of wages were sometimes prosecuted under false charges in retaliation."

You feel me now........

"He said I was ugly and I couldn't read good"

--Dave Chappell (1973 - to-date)

The bidded Olympic Games is supposed to be the Summer Olympics and to have it here in Qatar and in October would then change the games to Summer Games in Winter(well Qatar's Winter) there goes all the TV rights and money...money...money....

Now please join the Petition to make Ten-Pin Bowling an Olympic sport!!! Heheheheheheheheheh

BORN TO BOWL...........FORCED TO WORK

Well I'm surely dissapointed that Qatar was rejected but I kinda expected it. Well the good part is at least we tried and we know where we are lacking and we have time to improve. All countries have problems of its own, the important thing is that we realize our weaknes and work towards betterment.

I dream of a better tomorrow where Chickens can cross the Road without having their motives questioned - Unknown

actually we already have enough traffic in this country

so it would be better for us

but if it was the world cup then i would have cried loll

A . D

Trully dissappointed off course. Although I'm an expat, I will be very proud when such event is held in Qatar as I'm attached to this country... That's what I felt also at the Asian Games event, Lebanon peace talk in Doha, etc, etc,...

creakylol3, I disagree with you. It is our choice to come here anyway. And that right to choose is not yet taken from us.

(sorry for hijacking)

Though i feel that Doha was robbed the chance of the Olympics. The international press clearly reported that there was a huge debate about whether to include Doha or not. Jacques Rogge, the IOC President didnt even attend the Press Conference. It all means that Doha lost the race by the skin of their teeth.

The ONLY reason why Doha lt out was because of the proposed change in timing. Dibelievers, just you wait. This is not a nation that bows down in front of failures. Be damned sure that they will consider this as a challenge and come back. Doha did not lose because they did something wrong, they lost because of nature - the climate.

And for that, no one can blame them. The Qataris I have associated with are proud, with a never-say-die attitude. They will overcome this setback and they will succeed.

Don't hate becau....

It's expected for sure, Doha has to host some other major events to prove to the IOC that they are entitled for the games.

I think the officials in Doha should start working at many many files now if they are planning to apply for 2020 games, human rights, basic services, inflation and many other issues.

And hey Qataris, when we mention these things, it's not because we hate Qatar, offcourse not, it's because we want it to become a better place to live, it's not a perfect place for sure, so don't be aggressive and take it easy.

Peace.

Why not Antartica where it's cooler and doesn't reach 52 degrees?

"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

u made me crying :(

U win some u loose some, good thing is they tried :).

"There's good in everyone, sometimes people just get diverted to the wrong path"

being in the adveritsing industry, we were eagerly looking forward to this.. but doha is of course, booming with lot of new p-rojects coming in..

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about camel jockey's was it Qatar or Dubai?

OUCH!........*cringes* at creakys reply....

"It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid."

- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

the ring lord!!Good evening!!To you!!:)

"It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid."

- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

@whoami. I'm a stereotyping racist ayyi...and I flunked math too. Tell you what...How many years ago did Qatar get rid of child camel jockeys? Try 3 or may be 4. At the end of the day, I aint need to say anything about Qatar. IOC today spoke for everyone.

"He said I was ugly and I couldn't read good"

--Dave Chappell (1973 - to-date)

Labour laws in NZ stipulate all persons, regardless of internationally be paid the same rate for the same job

Good Evening thelordofrings1979.

:D

well.. it was expected when u compare doha to madrid, chicago and tokyo .. better luck next time

you too :)

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. (Gautama Buddha)

Alexa /supernurse/King Edshel /oabazeed/qatari /novita77/tallg/diamond/ good evening ;0)

Khallas,

And your point is??!!!

There are times where slavery is justified but not inhuman nature....Erratic monkeys...

AS long as the reign of terror ends...... Its actually a good response their harrasment will mellow down.....

I have never been in a country where monthly labour salaries are just enough to pay a (1) nice diner only!!!!!!!!! this is just to cut short and illustarte the slavery going on under the eyes of so much hypocresy!

just huge injustice couldn't certainly be invisible to the IOC!!!!!!!!!!!

You Questioning the human rights record of New Zealand? Is the best in the world you better check your history mate

but it is your country (as your profile says) and you should contribute to reform your human rights record

Totally agree

The totally relaxed attitude of the locals to service and their attitude of superiority is not conducive to such a international event.

Probably rents will not increase too much due to influx of more manpower for organizing olympics.

Its very sad

Why wasn't Doha short-listed. Check out the following IOC report challenges Doha will experience:

1) Population: 140% population increase by 2016 make it difficult to build enough infrastructure in time;

2) Venues: Implies that more Doha would need to focus more on international attendance/publicity that didn't happen yet;

3) Accomodation: Not enough hotel rooms, not enough low-cost accomodation. Doha promised to use cruise ships but these were questioned.

4) Transport: OK but public transport is new to "automobile-dominated society".

5) Security: OK. Doha got a higher rating than Madrid which has a terrorist threat.

@creaky, you're clearly trying to stir up trouble and acting like a complete stereotyping racist. You demonstrate that by posting twice. Oh and Qatar is reaching Dubai's status in terms of development in half the time it took Dubai. You flunked math right?

@bikini, I thought so too, but let's hope things turn out for the better. I for one as a Qatari will do my best to make my country a better place :)

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So if Qatar was technically superior, what could the reason have been? If you think you have a good answer, post it here.

Please keep the commentary rolling in this thread though...

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thanks whoami! thats what i want to tell to everyone. Doha is third in terms of ranking (technically speaking) but i dont know why just because of dates, suddenly it just a matter of personal opinion whether i like it or no.

like i always say, doha may not make 2016 but definitely it is qualified to be at least a candidate city....

not disappointed or surprised at all.

"He said I was ugly and I couldn't read good"

--Dave Chappell (1973 - to-date)

No, not disappointed or surprised at all. How can a racist country like Qatar with such a poor human rights (labor rights) track record, slavery like (exit permit)sponsorship system, with screwed up economy that has high yearly inflation rate can even dream of bidding for Olympics? 20-30 years of petro-dollars cannot match great cities like Madrid, Tokyo, Chicago let alone Prague.

I bet even Dubai would've not held up, Doha still has 50 years to be at par with Dubai. Only after that it can begin to think of getting par with great cities like Tokyo etc.

"He said I was ugly and I couldn't read good"

--Dave Chappell (1973 - to-date)

I'm really disappointed

Thanks Tall. It was a valiant attempt and I'm proud of Qatar for trying. Inshallah one day in my lifetime I'll see the Olympics in my country. That will be a very proud day for me :)

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I said so on here, the day they announced Qatar would be bidding, that Doha didn't stand a chance and they should try for 2020 or 2024; by all means bid to post future intentions but don't fool yourselves that Doha stood a snowballs chance in hell of getting it in 2016. A lot of wishful thinking on here instead of reality.

"Deaths in the Bible. God - 2,270,365

not including the victims of Noah's flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, or the

many plagues, famines, fiery serpents, etc because no specific numbers

were given. Satan - 10."

Unfortunately just putting up a few tall buildings along the Corniche is not going to get you the Olympics. The whole attitude has got to change. The laziness along with the 'come back tommorrow' attitude has got to go. The can't be bothered approach and crap customer service does not help either. Modernisation and steamlining of processes is required.

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YOU DONT KNOW ME, DONT EVEN TRY !!!

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Commiserations. I'm sure they'll learn from the experience keep trying until they get it.

I am dissapointed too :(

"RAKIJA connecting people"

@bikinichick, Huge hug for you! You hit the nail on the head. I highlight the fact that Qatar was third overall in Qualifications on my blog post.

@novita, there is constructive criticism and plain out insults. Big difference.

@hashin, are you in the 50C heat?

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Oooohh its a bad news.........

Have A Great Day.....

go easy on us expats... Qatar needs expats as much as expats need Qatar

You think the Qataris would be willing to be in 50C heat at construction sites?

eco-savvy, not all of us wait for probabtion period to finish before applying for a loan haha.

Think you need to get over your little personal issue and not hijack this thread.

How to apply for a loan? I dont have a loan yet!

eco-savvy, one has to pay back the loan though, it isn't a handout!

I know many people that don't have a loan, myself included and not one of them is bankrupt!

What strange opinions you have.....

"It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid."

- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

the first thing they do is apply loan. Every expat once he/she completes probationary period they go for loan

So all bankrupt ppl come here, tell me where in the world this easy loan facility is availble

ncmedia, nicely put man.

and will not say anything ...

There is more and more events to come and Qatar was always amazing the whole world organizing these events ...

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. (Gautama Buddha)

Dont get too wound up with the comments posted on here pls, it wasnt addressed to you in perticular. Take is as a constructive criticism ?

And now ... since the bid rejected i guess there is no reason to finish the roadworks ???

We would have also done it very well ... even better

Eco savvy, steady on....if your're seeing green monsters you should go to HMC immediately.......

I agree with what you're saying, but workers don't steal the wealth, they work for it so the locals can reap the wealth!

"It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid."

- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

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YOU DONT KNOW ME, DONT EVEN TRY !!!

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B' Coz now there is real time to get things fixed .

No more time chaseings ha !

i beg to disagree with some comments here. if one would read the IOC official report, Doha is indeed qualified to host the games. In fact, it ranked higher than Rio de Janeiro and very close with Chicago. The only reason they clearly pointed out there is the schedule of the games which is around October compared to the IOC standard of July-Aug which is definitely impossible to happen here in the Gulf.

That is why for me Doha was robbed! Doha may not be the winner for 2016 but still i believe it shouldve been shortlisted the least...

I am really hurt to see green monsters, they come here just to steal the wealth and in return what do we give back? just hatred

Why do these buggers come to Qatar just to steal the wealth and in return you have nothing good to say about the country who is giving you tax free salaries.

I'm disappointed for sure.

I'm also disappointed at some of the members comments, not necessarily in this thread but in others too.

Nothiing but bad mouthing the country and not even having an ounce of faith for the country that's helping to put money in the bank.

Here's an example of how stupid the media is

http://blog.iloveqatar.net/?p=40

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Doha had 2 chances buckleys and buggerall, Doha staged the asian games the most sucessful ever they say , the opening ceremony was full and so was the closing , but half the bloody events were empty , the only other popular one was when Qatar won the gold medal in the football , and like so many people on this post have mentioned ,this country wont win bids just because you are putting up big malls and skyscrapers it takes more than that im afraid infrastructure , proper facilities, people who dont tail gate you at stupid speeds flashing their lights at you,respect for visitors from other countries , freedom for westerners who come here to purchase products from their homeland , properly trained staff at retail outlets who dont know what you are talking about when you simply ask them if they will get any more stock in? slow service at drive thrus with the workers having a social party instead of attending you etc. etc. etc this country needs to evolve a hell of a lot more.................

Was a bit of a slim chance, but they got pretty far. Still pleenty of other major events for them to prove themselves worthy by.

Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes.

- Ben Franklin

I might kiss the grave by then...I just want Qatar to continue their efforts in Green Qatar which was objective of this bid.

But still, I'm not surprised, I thimk the results made sense to me, this should urge the officials in Doha, to work more in the basic constructions of the city, and make them understand that skyscrapers are not enough to host such big event, they still need streets, order and too many other facilities.

But Doha should be proud that it had put its name between the world's major cities.

Good luck next time.

Lets try for the 2020 thats what we can do now.

Else with the strength let them try for the FIFA / Cricket world cup etc. Its a pity that the this sports loving country has not made it this time.

" Make new friends but keep the old, One is silver... the other gold. "

Disappointed as well

:(