DOHA (Qatar): The Qatar Olympic Committee said on Friday that they are committed to hosting the 2032 Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said its preferred bidder was Brisbane in Australia.
The IOC said on February 25 that Brisbane was the preferred candidate to host the Games, adding it would enter “targeted dialogue” with the Australian bid organisers.
“The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) today reiterated its total commitment to maintaining continuous dialogue with the IOC’s Future Host Commission as it moves forward in its bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games for the first time,” the QOC said in a statement.
“Qatar’s extensive experience in hosting major sporting events will grow further in the years ahead with the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, FINA World Aquatics Championships 2023, IJF World Judo Championships 2023 and 2030 Asian Games.”
In addition to Qatar, India and Chinese city Shanghai has also shared their interest as hosts.
Germany had also expressed its interest in holding the Games in the North Rhine-Westphalia region.
All those hopefuls were dealt a blow by last month’s news, but Bach insisted the IOC had recorded “the interest of a number of parties”, although he did not identify them.
Australia last hosted the Olympics in Sydney in 2000.
