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Qatar to host GCC Aquatics Championships in August

Published: 16 Jun 2021 - 10:48 am | Last Updated: 27 Oct 2021 - 04:44 pm

The Peninsula

Doha: The Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) announced that  Doha will be the host city of the  8th GCC Aquatics Championships, which will be held from August 19-22 at  the Hamad Aquatics Centre.

Qatar was chosen to host the 2021 GCC Aquatics Championships after the Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC] swimming organising committee postponed  the tournament that  scheduled for 2020 to 2021 due to the  COVID-19 pandemic.

It is worth mentioning that Qatar will organize the 5th round of the Swimming Federation (FINA) during the period from October 21-23 this year.