Friday, July 29, 2011

Dubai to bid for 2024 Olympic Games

Dubai has dropped its interest in hosting the 2020 Olympic Games in favour of the 2024 occasion.

Sports enthusiasts may soon be booking cheap flights to Dubai for the 2024 Olympic Games if the emirate's bid is successful.

It had originally shown an interest in applying to host the 2020 Games, but a press release has indicated that it has dropped its interest in favour of the following event.

"We fully intend to place a bid once I am totally satisfied that we are prepared to host the greatest sporting event in history in a way that would add value to the Olympic movement itself," said Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum.

The regal figure is a chairman on one of the Gulf Arab emirate's Olympic planning committees.

He spoke of the need to secure lasting peace in Dubai for its youth and stated that the 2024 Games would be a more appropriate event to bid for.

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