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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Qatar Opens Huge Sports Museum for World Cup Year

Show and tell: People visit the newly-inaugurated 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum KARIM JAAFAR AFP

Qatar on Wednesday opened one of the world's biggest sports museums with artefacts from some of the most famous Olympic heroes but also gives prominence to local athletes hoping to boost efforts to attract a new generation into sports.

The 19,000 square meter 3-2-1 Museum Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, next to one of the stadiums to be used in this year's World Cup, has taken more than 15 years to get off the planning board and fill.

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