DOHA 2016 YOUTH INITIATIVE ANNOUNCEMENT

The Heir Apparent of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has announced that, as part of the Doha 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games Plan, 100,000 young people from all around the world will be invited to Qatar as honoured guests to watch the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Please click here to read more about the Doha 2016 Youth Initiative.

Welcome to the website of the Doha 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Bid

The Doha 2016 Application File was successfully delivered to the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne on 14 January 2008. The Doha 2016 Bid Committee and all our supporters are now looking ahead to the IOC’s announcement of Candidate Cities on 4 June 2008 in Athens with great anticipation.

We believe we have put together a strong Games Plan, with top priority given to the needs of the world’s athletes.

Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Doha in 2016 will extend the Olympic ideals to millions of new hearts and minds.

Awarding Doha the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games would unleash the power of the Olympic Movement and peaceful sport to create understanding, hope and change that could unite the entire region with the rest of the world.

And it appears that some of the biggest names in sport agree with us.

Find out more about our vision for the 2016 Olympic Games