The best tennis players in the world were just there.
The riders also this month.
The table tennis players played their tournament winner until Saturday.
The long distance swimmers just had their World Cup.
The golfers are still there.
And above everything is the 2022 World Cup - and the dream of the 2032 Olympics. But Qatar is already the (uncanny) power in world sport.
With 2.8 million inhabitants, Qatar is one of the smallest countries in the world and, with a per capita income of around 79,000 euros, one of the richest.
Money from oil and natural gas supplies is abundant.
What the ruling sheikhs lacked was international recognition.
They are buying it now.
Criticism is growing, but they all come to Qatar for money.
These figures show how vehemently the emirate is pursuing its plans.