baron-pierreIV Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 What about Lawrence? Why is he called of "Arabia" when he is NOT Arab? And the Arab/Persian Gulf? Only the Arabs call it the Arab Gulf. Iran and other maps call it the Persian Gulf!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 how the IOC will view the bids geopolitically. Though Turkey straddles Europe and Asia, the IOC will probably not see a huge geopolitical distinction between awarding the Games to Turkey and awarding them to Qatar. This is not cultural insensitivity, it's just the highly subjective way the IOC works as they try to move the Games around the globe. The diplomatic way of putting it. And precisly the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 I just don't see "Arab" as a selling point all by itself. Istanbul, Doha and Baku would all feel like exotic new locales. In that respect they are tied. Nobody gets an advantage on that one. Arab vs. Non-Arab is irrelevant -- at least as far as the bidding goes. If I understood him correctly, this is what FYI was saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 It's exactly what I was saying, Athensfan. And like you & Gangwon, I also don't see 'Arab' as a selling point all by itself & would mostly be irrelevant as far as the bidding process goes. That's bascially what I was asking/challenging Qater son with, but then someone new came into the thread, without any arguments of their own, other than to simply name call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Doha is bidding in the name of 22 Arab Countries and 339,510,535 persons living in them ask it for a morrocon or an egyptian u cant talk for 339 million people... altough we never said in our previous biddings "we represent 1,5 billion muslims and 250 million turks" ever a very ignorant sentence u r using... if u r hungry for a leadership about arab people, first brave enough to defending palestinians and gazze citizens, and children died from hunger in somalia, while your emir cant decide wat to buy a boeing or a airbus to his family being a strong country is not only with words... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afiqnadzir Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 what time they will revealed the logo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 It'll be revealed tomorrow, but no idea when exactly this will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikus_kecil Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 BTW, I just realized, so today the Italy isn't released their logo ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 It's about 7 pm now in Rome. If we don't get to see a logo within the next two hours, I think Rome really may drop out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afiqnadzir Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 now 9pm in doha...cant wait for tomorrow...i hope they will lunch the website also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBModerator Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 The logo will be revealed at a press conference starting at 17:00 local Doha time. Expect details about 1-hour later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympic Fan Darcy Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 thanks mod Isnt rome the 15th guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 It's about 7 pm now in Rome. If we don't get to see a logo within the next two hours, I think Rome really may drop out. Well, you won't. We won't know if Rome goes ahead, or see a logo, till next week on the 15th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deawebo Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Roma's situation its logic... what if they show their logo and the bid is cancelled :S naaa better wait for the 15th. Now i don't understand why Istanbul wants to wait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Roma's situation its logic... what if they show their logo and the bid is cancelled :S naaa better wait for the 15th. Now i don't understand why Istanbul wants to wait? What's the rush? I'd assume they want to make a pretty big splash by releasing it at the same time they hand over their applicant questionaire. We're about the only tiny group in the world who would even notice when all the bid logos are out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deawebo Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 What's the rush? I'd assume they want to make a pretty big splash by releasing it at the same time they hand over their applicant questionaire. We're about the only tiny group in the world who would even notice when all the bid logos are out. Mmmm you're maybe right Yes, perhaps they wanna show it with the mini bid book too!!! I just hope they don't ise the "meeting of continents" logo and motto again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Mmmm you're maybe right Yes, perhaps they wanna show it with the mini bid book too!!! I just hope they don't ise the "meeting of continents" logo and motto again I think we're all hoping for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afiqnadzir Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 they should release the logo by now....hurmm...still waiting.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Doha will stage the 2020 Summer Olympics between October 2 and October 18 if it wins the bid, and "most" international federations approve the unprecedented later than usual date, the Gulf city's Olympic authorities claimed here today. Disclosing details for the first time of the 190-page applicant file submitted earlier this month to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Doha officials shrugged off the heat problem – just as Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup campaign had done – and pledged to put on an event that would "change the lifestyles" of an entire region. No additional permanent venues will need to be built, with 91 per cent of sites either existing already, planned or budgeted for as part of Qatar's so-called 2030 vision.... ...Importantly, that means hardly any Games-related spending will be needed; a far cry, for instance, from London 2012 and previous Olympics and also that of Baku, Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo, its rivals for 2020.... ...Another key factor in Doha's bid is that average travel time for athletes to all competition venues will be 21 minutes, an impressively short time both for able-bodied athletes and for the Paralympians, which would take place from November 4 to 15 if Doha is given the nod. Doha's horrendous traffic problems would be eased by a new $21 billion (£13 billion/€16 billion) metro system which will link to 78 per cent of all sports venues while 50,000 hotel rooms and apartments will be within 15 kilometres of the majority of sports. Legacy would include the region's first ever women's High Performance Training Centre "to welcome women and girls from across the Arab world", plus the only Olympic-standard Velodrome in the Middle East. http://www.insidethe...ympic-games-bid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Is it true Doha's planning to follow the Rio model, and have separate Ceremony and Athletics stadiums, Lusail and Khalifa respectively? Jim will NOT be amused! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord David Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Well it sounds logical, but only because they're upgrading (or was it building) Lusail for the World Cup in that 80,000 seater capacity. So in that sense it sounds fine. But having 2 ceremonies in a row that isn't held in a stadium with that all important athletics track is a no go. Not even Madrid is willing to do that, even though they have a perfectly good football stadium of 80,000 compared to their Olympic Stadium proposal of 65,000 Heck if we want to break records here or bend the rules a bit, wait until Melbourne bids. We got you the 95,000 seater MCG for Athletics and Football whilst Ceremonies will be held in front of a crowd of 200,000 at Flemington Racecourse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athan Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Lusail is supposed to be another city, separate from Doha. Is it allowed to stage the ceremonies outside the host city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 the ceremonies must be held in the host city... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qatar son 333 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 It's all part of "Greater Doha conurbation", they know how to bend the rules to what they need, for Qatar 2022 we apparentlly had 7 cities, these "cities" are municipalities in Qatar. 5 of those so called cities are going to be part of Doha 2020 bid. There are many changes from the 2016 bid !! It's so different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 But I just can't believe that all those venues are planned and not additional. Why should you build e.g. an IBC or MPC without hosting the Olympics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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