Dubai rulers push Dubai 2020 Olympic bid

Dubai rulers push Dubai 2020 Olympic bid

Published Nov. 3, 2009 6:02 a.m. ET

Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and his son, Crown Prince Sheik Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, led a working group meeting Monday to push the joint effort for the 2020 Olympics and 2020 World Expo.

The committee says Sheikh Mohammed described "Dubai's rich Arab history and sublime record of achievement that enables it to win favor with countries and companies around the world."

Dubai is the second Gulf state trying for the Olymics. Doha, the capital of Qatar, failed to make the finalist list of bidders for the 2016 games.

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