The 4th Asian Indoor Games

Asian Indoor Games

The Asian Indoor Games is a multi-sport event held every two years among athletes representing countries from Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia. The first games were held in 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand....

was scheduled be hosted in Doha

Doha

Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...

, Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

 that announced on the Olympic Council of Asia

Olympic Council of Asia

The Olympic Council of Asia is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. The current president is Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah. The oldest NOC is from Japan and Philippines, recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1911; whereas East Timor is...

National Olympic Committee Meeting in Kuwait

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

 on April 16, 2007.

Doha withdrawn

In June 2008, the Qatar Olympic Committee officially withdrew from hosting the 4th Asian Indoor Games in Doha scheduled for 2011. A letter from Qatar Olympic Committee addressed to Olympic Council of Asia states that “We regret to inform you that QOC is not in a position to continue with its plan to host the 4th Asian Indoor Games in 2011 due to unforeseen circumstances and thereby formally withdrawing its interest in organizing these Games”

The OCA said that 2009 Asian Indoor Games

2009 Asian Indoor Games

The 3rd Asian Indoor Games were held in Vietnam on 30 October – 8 November, 2009.-Emblem:The logo is the logical, scientific and proper combination of the features, both strong and flexible, of the typical motifs of sports games in Vietnam like the torch, the lotus and the symbol of the...

 would be the last edition of the game. Asian Indoor Games

Asian Indoor Games

The Asian Indoor Games is a multi-sport event held every two years among athletes representing countries from Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia. The first games were held in 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand....

 and Asian Martial Arts Games

Asian Martial Arts Games

The Asian Martial Arts Games is a multi-sport event to be held every two years among athletes representing countries from Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia...

 will combine, becoming Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games

The Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games will be a new multi-sport event to début in 2013 among athletes representing countries from Asia, after the merger of the Asian Indoor Games and the Asian Martial Arts Games....

, and the first event will be held in Doha

Doha

Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...

, Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

 in 2013