Fireworks illuminate the sky after the FIFA Club World Cup final between Germany’s Bayern Munich and Mexico’s UANL Tigres in Qatar
DOHA – Qatar has defied soaring coronavirus numbers to stage high-profile sporting events, serving as a test bed ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 World Cup, but also suffering high-profile setbacks.
Doha, among the most controversial World Cup hosts of the modern era, has bucked the trend of more established sporting nations which have cancelled or postponed a slew of elite events.
Instead it has deployed multi-billion dollar venues, luxury hotels-turned-quarantine centres and formidable virus testing system to host football, golf, tennis, motorcycling, judo and beach volleyball events — some with spectators.
Simon Chadwick, professor of Eurasian Sport at EM Lyon…
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