What are Qatar's main resources?

Mainly oil and natural gas. The proven oil reserves are 2 billion tons, ranking 13 in the world, and the natural gas reserves are 25.78 trillion cubic meters, ranking third in the world. The population of 744029 is rich, but relying on domestic sports strength is still unable to attract sports talents. So Draganya, the Croatian silver medalist in Athens Olympic Games, also went to Qatar. Many black athletes have no chance to compete in their own countries and turned to Qatar sports. In fact, the introduction of "sports immigrants" in Qatar is nothing new. A "big event" of 1999 kicked off their recruitment.

At that time, seven Bulgarian weightlifters were bought by Qatar, which caused a sensation in the world sports. Then, they turned their attention to Kenya, and world-class steeplechase player Che Nuo Nuo became the "acquisition target".

These immigrants immediately became Qatar's "authoritative masters". At the Sydney Olympic Games, Assad, one of the seven weightlifters, won the bronze medal, the only medal Qatar won in Sydney. At the just-concluded West Asian Games last week, Che Nuo Nuo didn't even need to compete, and his strength was obviously weaker than that of teammate Obeid, so he won the championship with absolute advantage.

Chasing famous athletes, Qatar people enjoy it. Not long ago, when they knocked on the door of South African swimmer Sherman, the South African Swimming Association suddenly fell into a "panic". As the "pillar" of South Africa's swimming events, Sherman won gold medals at the Athens Olympic Games and this year's World Swimming Championships. ...

In fact, after entering the 2nd/Kloc-0th century, Qatar, a country famous for exporting a large amount of oil and natural gas, has invested more than 3 billion dollars in sports every year, accounting for about 30% of its natural gas export revenue, and this figure has directly promoted the rapid development of sports in Qatar in recent years. In the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, as the host country, won 9 gold medals, 12 silver medals, 1 1 bronze medals, and the number and total number of medals reached record highs.

Limited by the small population base and the scarcity of sports talents, Qatar has adopted the "golden dollar policy" of hiring foreign high-level athletes to train talents, which has also achieved good results in weightlifting, football, basketball, track and field and other projects. At the Asian Games held in China in 2006, four Qatar men's soccer teams assisted by South American foreign aid won the Asian football championship for the first time in history, and the Qatar men's basketball team also won a silver medal under the leadership of many foreign high-level players.

Football is the most popular sport in Qatar. Qatar has spared no expense to invite many European and American stars to join, which will help improve the football level in the country. In addition, in basketball, track and field long-distance running, weightlifting, taekwondo, equestrian, shooting and other projects, Qataris also have strong competitiveness in Asia.