DOHA: A Qatari sport delegation chaired by president of Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) Khalil Ibrahim Al Jaber (pictured), accompanied by Essa Al Zaraa, Ahmed Al Nimah and Patros is preparing to leave for Hungary where they will deliver a comprehensive presentation at the end of January about Qatar’s bid to host either the 2021 or 2023 long course edition of the FINA World Championships .
The country is no stranger to hosting sizable international swimming events, as Doha was the recent host of the 2014 World Short Course Championships.
Doha has also been a consistent stop within the FINA World Cup tour, with the city’s Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence complex serving as the physical site of the competition.
Qatar’s hosting of the 2014 World Short Course Championships made it three-straight versions of the meets being held in that geographical region, after Dubai hosted the 2010 edition and Istanbul, Turkey held the meet in 2012.
Additionally, Qatar hosted the Festival of Aquatics late last year.
It included the Third FINA World Aquatics Convention, FINA Extraordinary Congress, and the Second FINA Gold Swimming Coaches Clinic among other events.
