Doha, Qatar, October 25, 2023: Tickets are now available for the first ever World Aquatics Championships to be held in the Middle East. The World Aquatics Championships Doha 2024 will take place 100 days from now in Qatar from February 2-18, 2024.
Qatar is preparing to welcome more than 2,600 elite athletes from over 190 nations, as well as dignitaries and fans from across the world to kick off the most exhilarating competition on the global aquatics calendar.
World Aquatics and the local organising committee have announced that 75 medal events are to take place across six aquatic sports – swimming, diving, water polo, artistic swimming, open water swimming and high diving.
Fans can now buy their tickets for the opening ceremony and the competitions from the official Doha 2024 website on https://www.worldaquatics-doha2024.com/en/ticketing.
The Championships will be held across three main venues: The Aspire Dome, Hamad Aquatic Centre and Old Doha Port. The Opening Ceremony will take place on February 4 at the Aspire Dome following the first few days of competitions, which will see artistic swimming and diving begin on the opening day at the Aspire Dome and the Hamad Aquatic Centre respectively.
“With 100 days to go until the World Aquatics Championships Doha 2024, we celebrate this occasion by inviting everyone in Qatar and around the world to join us at the historic, action-packed championships taking place in the Middle East for the very first time,” said Sheikha Asma bint Thani Al Thani, Director of Marketing and Communications, Opening and Closing Ceremonies Committee at the World Aquatics Championships Doha 2024.
“Qatar has established a legacy for successfully hosting major global sporting events. We are ready once again to warmly welcome world champions and Olympians, emerging competitors, devoted fans and spectators to Doha for an unforgettable experience, both inside and outside the competition arenas.”