{
  "id": 11145470,
  "title": "Qatar 'ready' if 2030 Asian Games moved back: official",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/qatar-ready-if-2030-asian-games-moved-back-official",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T08:24:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/qatar-ready-2030-asian-games-082459915.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Doha, Qatar is prepared to host the 2030 Asian Games, should the event be pushed back by a year, according to a top official from the organizing committee. The Games, typically held every four years, are currently scheduled to take place in Qatar in 2030. However, reports in April suggested that the executive board of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) had approved plans to reshape the calendar, potentially moving future Games to double as qualifying and preparation for the Olympics. This would result in the Doha Games being held in 2031, months before the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Ahmad Abdulla Al-Buenain, the chief executive of the Doha 2030 Asian Games organizing committee, reiterated that Qatar is fully prepared to host the event, having staged major sports events like the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the Asian Games in 2006. He emphasized that any changes to the date or location would require close coordination between the OCA and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).",
  "summary": "Doha Asian Games organisers \"are ready\" if the continent's premier sporting event is moved back a year to 2031 in a major shake-up to the calendar, a top official said Thursday.Qatar, which in the past 20 years has staged a growing number of major sports events, culminating in the men's 2022 FIFA World Cup, already has all the venues in place.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
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        "published": "2026-10-01T07:12:46.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
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        "published": "2026-10-01T07:45:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Qatar 'ready' if 2030 Asian Games moved back: official",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/qatar-ready-if-2030-asian-games-moved-back-official-11149734",
        "published": "2026-10-01T08:30:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}