Author: Majd Steitieh
Introduction
On September 29, 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) shocked the world by announcing that only spectators living in mainland China would be allowed to attend in-person events at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. By virtue of banning all foreign visitors to the Winter Olympics, it will now be FIFA's World Cup in Doha, Qatar set to kick off in November 2022, nearly 3 years after the Coronavirus pandemic began, that will be the first and largest gathering in a post-pandemic world. In this study, I focus on one main research question central to this policy analysis: How can Qatar host a successful World Cup given COVID concerns and limitations in a vaccinated post-pandemic world?
Citations
Steitieh, Majd. 2022. Alive & Kickin: How Qatar can host a successful 2022 World Cup given COVID-19 concerns & limitations. M-RCBG Associate Working Paper No. 193. Cambridge, MA: Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government, Harvard Kennedy School. http://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/centers/mrcbg/files/193_AWP_final.pdf.