A Sports Hub

Qatar is no stranger to hosting international sporting events. From football to wrestling to gymnastics, Qatar's stadiums have played host to some of the biggest regional, continental (Asian), and worldwide events.

Qatar has hosted a variety of major football events since the 1970s:

• Arabian Gulf Cup (1976, 2004, 2014)
• Arab Club Champions Cup (1993), Arab Nations Cup (1998), Arab Cup U-20 (2015)
• AFC Asian Cup (1988, 2011), plus a multitude of Youth Team Cups from 1985 up to 2016
• Football at the West Asian Games (2005), the Asian Games (2006), and the Pan Arab Games (2011)
• WAFF Championship (2014), plus the WAFF U-23 (2015)
• International Friendship Football Tournament (2002 onwards)
• FIFA World Cup Youth Championship (1995); - Supercoppa Italiana (2014, 2016)
• CAF Super Cup (2019)

Other international sporting events hosted in Qatar include:

• West Asian Games and the Asian Games
• IAAF, IPC, Asian and World Athletics Championships
• World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
• World Beach Games
• FINA World Swimming Championships
• Qatar Open (tennis tournament)
• World Team Table Tennis Championships and ITTF World Tour Finals
• World Open Squash Championships (Men's, Women's, Junior's)
• IHF Superglobe Championship (handball)
• ACBS Asian and IBSF World Snooker Championships
• WPA World Nine-ball Championships
• AIBA World Boxing Championships
• Asian Wrestling Championships
• Qatar Weightlifting Championships
• World Superbike Championships
• MotoGP
• UCI Road World Championships (cycling)
• Asian Air Gun and Asian Shooting Championships
• Asian Fencing Championships.