Education City Stadium: Legacy and Values

One of the challenges for any mega sporting event is what to do with the stadia once the fans have left. Qatar has an interesting idea for a legacy use for the stadium. The plan is to donate 20,000 seats to developing countries to give them a boost in their development of stadia of their own; and the remainder to be used by Qatar Foundation staff and students and the Qatar Women’s team. The stadium donation will leave a lasting legacy of equity in sporting for Qatar and the region. How does this enhance the value of the mega sporting event for the region, provide a socially conscious solution to the problem of underused stadia, and how does this strategy tie into social improvements described in Qatar’s vision 2030?