Wednesday November 4, 2009
Ruler pushes Dubai 2020 Olympic bid
DUBAI (UAE): The ruler of Dubai has taken part in a high-level meeting to discuss the Gulf emirate’s possible bid for the 2020 Olympics.
Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and his son, Crown Prince Sheik Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, led a working group meeting on Monday to push the joint effort for the 2020 Olympics and 2020 World Expo.
The committee say Sheikh Mohammed described “Dubai’s rich Arab history and sublime record of achievement that enables it to win favour with countries and companies around the world.”
Dubai is the second Gulf state trying for the Olymics. Doha, the capital of Qatar, failed to make the finalist list of bidders for the 2016 Games. — AP
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