Does Qatar participate in the Olympics?
Can any country host the Olympics?
The Olympic Movement is universal. The IOC is open to talking to potential hosts from any countries with a National Olympic Committee, at any time, about interest in staging the Summer or Winter Olympic Games, or Youth Olympic Games.
The reforms of Olympic Agenda 2020 and the New Norm, which make organising the Olympic Games and applying to host more affordable and more fitting to the local context, have encouraged an increase in interest in hosting, both from previous Olympic hosts and from new regions.