tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post1776134761636808255..comments2024-01-04T15:54:01.177+00:00Comments on Afoot in the Hills: World Cup Decisionafootinthehillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-18085156587780844952010-12-02T20:31:19.205+00:002010-12-02T20:31:19.205+00:00Half the size of Wales is about right apparently:
...Half the size of Wales is about right apparently:<br /><br />Qatar 11437sq km and Wales 20779 sq km.afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-24363432705385631882010-12-02T20:27:25.821+00:002010-12-02T20:27:25.821+00:00And the Olympics of course. Not sure about the siz...And the Olympics of course. Not sure about the size of Qatar.afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-29935707198767263792010-12-02T20:12:55.280+00:002010-12-02T20:12:55.280+00:00Just as an aside, I saw a post on a website today ...Just as an aside, I saw a post on a website today suggesting that Qatar, the 2022 host country, is not much more than half of the size of Wales. Whether that was an exaggeration I'm not sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-82571659087274932862010-12-02T20:00:44.369+00:002010-12-02T20:00:44.369+00:00On balance, we (collectively) haven't done bad...On balance, we (collectively) haven't done badly when it comes to attracting big international events. We had Euro 96, the rugby world cup, the Commonwealth Games in 2002 and will again in 2014, both formats of cricket world cup (ODI; 20:20); World and European indoor athletics championships, and so on ... Plus we get more than our fair share of the European hostings of The Ryder Cup.<br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com