Hamad Aquatic Centre is a large

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complex in

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. The centre is housed in the Doha Sports City complex along with other buildings dedicated to sports in Qatar including the Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, the

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, and a training school called

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. It is three stories tall and is equipped to host events in

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, and

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Technical features

A main three-story-tall building contains two diving pools as well as two

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s and has a seating capacity of over 2,000.

Notable events

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"FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2012 Doha: Complete Results Book"
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,"Doha set for FINA World Cup"
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"FINA Fast Facts on Upcoming FINA World Cup"
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"Pool party begins as world's best eye wins"
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"Doha All Set To Host FINA Swimming World Cup 2016 on October 8"
''Asian Telegraph Qatar''. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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,Race, Retta (4 October 2017)
"FINA World Cup Doha Day 1 Prelims: Stars' Warm-Up Swims Completed"
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,Race, Retta (11 September 2018)
"2018 FINA World Cup – Doha Kicks Off On Thursday"
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,"Ace swimmers to make big splash at Hamad Aquatic Centre soon"
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"FINA World Cup 2019: Morozov and Campbell crowned champions in Doha"
'' The Peninsula''. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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Recognition

In November 2021,

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mentioned Hamad Aquatic Centre in a published article noting the diversity of sporting venues and sports culture in Doha."Khalifa International Stadium, el oasis del fútbol de Qatar para el Mundial 2022"
(in Spanish). ''

''. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

Controversy

The Centre was the focus of controversy in October 2013. That month, Israeli swimmer Amit Ivry finished 2nd and won a

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in the women's 100 meter mixed individual medley at the

in swimming at the Centre, breaking the Israeli national record at 58.43 seconds. The Israeli flag was removed from outside the Centre at the FINA event, however. Furthermore, after Guy Barnea won a 200-meter butterfly heat, he posted a screenshot of a broadcast to

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in which the Israeli flag was displayed without the Star of David. However, subsequent footage of the event released after Barnea's post revealed that the broadcast did not omit the Star of David. The

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states that Fédération Internationale de Natation tournaments must have: “no discrimination on the basis of .. race, religion, or political opinion.”

References

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