What are the most popular sports in Qatar?
What sports events are hosted in Qatar?
Being a world-class center for sport thanks to the efforts of the QOC, Qatar has become the ideal choice for hosting some of the world's biggest international sport events, including the Asian Games 2006, the AFC Cup 2011, the Arab Games 2011, the 2014 World swimming championship, the 2015 World Men's Handball l Championship, the 2016 Road Cycling championship, the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships, the 2022 FIFA World Cup QatarTM, and the 2023 Twentieth (20th) FINA World & Master Championships.
In addition, Qatar hosts an annual calendar of events on the championship circuits of their respective sports. 