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Qatar and India among seven countries bidding for 2036 Olympics, IOC says

Al Jazeera

Published 6 Oct 2026, 11:19 pm·1 d ago·1 min read

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South Africa, Turkiye, Germany, Hungary and South Korea are on the list of countries revealed by the IOC.

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