January best for Qatar 2022
Dear Sir,
I second FIFA president Sepp Blatter on his firm stand for rescheduling the World Cup 2022 to January instead of June/July.
We must consider that playing the tournament in January in Qatar will be all in favour of the players, especially those players and spectators coming from very cold countries. In January the temperature shall be around 20 degrees average during the days and around 10 degrees after sunset. It will be generally dry, cool and windy, ideal football weather condition. Many players will not be comfortable in summer temperatures in June and July.
People look forward to enjoying the 2022 , both the players and the spectators. The players will be coming to Qatar from different parts of the world .They shall be entertaining the spectators in the limited time of 90 minutes each match, which will demand their maximum physical exertion. If they are playing in June /July they will be fighting against the heat and not the opponent team.
No matter what, human beings cannot fight nature as the global warming is on the increase. No matter how advanced a cooling system is in place by 2022, June/July will remain hot.
Football today is an international sport and has no borders. The organisers have to keep the weather conditions as the top priority. This will be in favour for the players and the spectators alike. In the end organisers will make money, whether the Cup is played in January or in June, so why not have it in January”.
Timur Shah, PO Box 18592, Doha
Negative remarks
Dear Sir,
Why are journalists negative towards Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime minister candidate Narendra Modi? This includes Gulf Times which relies on foreign news agencies. Even news about Qatar appears to have been taken from Western news agencies quite often.
Gulf Times is particular that some negative remarks always have to be made about people who have made any achievements. When it comes to Modi, who has shown his worth as an administrator, the negative aspects appear to be highlighted in a box on page one. Why is this so?
Gulf Times has become so negative towards Indians, it appears that there is no investigation before it publishes news. The paper is unable to present any matter without being negative.
Dinesh Govind, dinesh.anitha@gmail.com
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