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Qatar Advances 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Bid With Near-Complete Infrastructure

Qatar’s bid committee is in continuous IOC dialogue, leveraging 95 percent completed venues, tackling extreme-heat scheduling concerns, responding to migrant labor rights scrutiny

Olympic rings are pictured outside the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ahead of newly elected President Kirsty Coventry first Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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Fans are cheering during a charity football match, The Stand with Palestine, at the Education City Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on December 15, 2023. The match, which is part of the Stand with Palestine initiative, is being played at the Education City. The initiative is raising QR20 million to support people in Palestine, who have been subjected to Israeli aggression in Gaza. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Opening Ceremony - Corniche, Doha, Qatar - September 27, 2019 Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, speaks during the Opening Ceremony REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo

Overview

  • The Qatar Olympic Committee has established a dedicated bid committee and entered the IOC’s continuous dialogue phase for the 2036 Games.
  • Officials report that 95 percent of required sports venues are already built and outline a plan to achieve full infrastructure readiness.
  • IOC President Kirsty Coventry has paused the traditional host-selection model to broaden geographic rotation and increase member involvement.
  • Confirmed contenders for 2036 include Istanbul, Ahmedabad, Nusantara and Santiago, while Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Egypt, Italy, Germany, Denmark and Canada are exploring bids.
  • Proposed summer dates face extreme-heat challenges in Doha and renewed scrutiny over migrant worker rights from international watchdogs.