Asian chief backs Qatar for Olympics

INCHEON - Asia's Olympics boss said Qatar's hosting of the 2022 World Cup was a "foregone conclusion" -- and also backed the Gulf state to hold the Olympic Games. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, head of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), defended Qatar after a FIFA executive committee member said Qatar would lose its World Cup hosting rights. "Qatar has completed the process and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is a foregone conclusion," the Kuwaiti said. The comment comes after FIFA executive member Theo Zwanziger said the World Cup would not be held in Qatar because of its sizzling summer weather. FIFA's ethic committee will in coming months announce the results of its investigation into the bid process for the 2022 World Cup and the 2018 edition which went to Russia.–AFP

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