The International Olympic Committee will decide today whether to allow Qatar to bid to stage the 2020 Olympics in autumn rather than in the traditional summer window.
Qatar has confirmed that it will join the race to bid for the 2020 Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it was open to the idea of the event being held outside the traditional July-August window.
The Qatari announcement came less than nine months after being awarded football's showpiece on an emotionally-charged December evening in Zurich.
The IOC will not consider staging the Games in Qatar in the traditional July-August slot because of searing summer temperatures, in stark contrast with Fifa which awarded the emirate the 2022 World Cup.
If the IOC does give the green light a Doha bid should not be underestimated. The city outscored Rio in the initial IOC technical evaluation stage for 2016 and the World Cup bid proves that cash is a valuable asset when it comes to promoting a bid.
According to the official, Doha has the needed experience to host international sporting competitions."
The deadline for submitting a bid for the 2020 Olympics is next Thursday and the host city will be announced at the IOC session in September 2013.
Rome, Madrid, Istanbul and Tokyo have all declared their intention to host the Games. If successful in the new bid, Doha will become the first Muslim city to host the world's largest multi-sport event.
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