Khalifa International Stadium
Open-air arena with soaring twin arches, rebuilt into a climate-cooled World Cup stadium.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Khalifa International Stadium in Doha opens on a strangely quiet night in September 2019, when sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran a World Championships heat in front of half-empty stands. It traces the stadium back to its modest 1976 opening for the Arabian Gulf Cup, its expansion for the 2006 Asian Games, and its rebuild with twin arches and a cooling system ahead of the World Cup. Listen for how organizers' promises compared with who actually showed up.
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