Qatar to Bid for 2018 World Cup Gymnastics

The President of the Qatar Gymnastics Federation, Ali al-Hitmi, confirmed that Qatar is to bid for the 2018 World Cup Gymnastics yesterday.

al-Hitmi said that delegations at the FIG World Challenge Cup Artistic Gymnastics, which is currently taking place in Doha, had been full of praise for the event.

He said: “They (delegations) informed us why Qatar does not host the World Cup because we have all the facilities and the situation and the foundation of gymnastics is perfect.”

According to al-Hitmi the FIG president is supporting the 2018 bid. On Monday, the Romanian women’s team Head Coach, Octavian Bellu, had said Qatar should host more competitions as the country has all the resources to host world-class events.