Sheikh Joaan meets IOC president-elect

HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee and a member of the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) Board, met with Kirsty Coventry, President-elect of the International Olympic Committee, on the sidelines of the Foundation’s annual board meeting held at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The meeting was attended by HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani, Vice Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, underscoring the shared commitment of the Qatar Olympic Committee and Qatar Foundation to supporting refugee causes through sport, education, and community development.

During the meeting, both sides discussed a range of topics of mutual interest, particularly the promotion of cooperation in the areas of sports governance, youth empowerment, and the expansion of Olympic-driven initiatives that leverage sport as a tool for sustainable development and social cohesion.

The meeting also shed light on the sport programmes designed for refugees and youth in host communities, as well as on ways to strengthen partnerships with international organisations in order to enhance the global impact and visibility of the Olympic Refuge Foundation.

SOURCE: https://www.gulf-times.com/article/705514/sports/sheikh-joaan-meets-with-ioc-president-elect

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It is worth noting that this meeting with President-elect Coventry takes place not long after outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach was in Qatar. This does make it look like Qatar may very well be getting the 2036 Olympics like that report from the Spanish publication stated last year. We shall see how this develops.