Once again, like last year, having bought a VIP ticket and arriving early meant nothing at Doha diamond league. The only people enjoying the athletics inside the stadium were those in the cheap seats who got their tickets for free. The rest of us were shown around from gate to gate where hundreds of people were desperately trying to get information out of the very many police standing well clear behind the barriers blocking all the entrances. I walked around with my VIP bought ticket from 6.30 to 9pm, missing almost all the events together with hundreds of others who had also bought VIP TICKETS. How is this possible for a second year in a row? Finally at 9pm I was one of the lucky ones who managed somehow to get pass the police and found off course many empty seats inside (some police said it was full so we can’t get in!!). I wrote about this last year and clearly nothing was done to correct the situation. Qatar should not be allowed to host this event as they clearly can’t manage the entry to the stadium. I spent so much money flying in and staying in a hotel and buying a VIP TICKET like many others. NEVER WILL I ATTEND DOHA DIAMOND LEAGUE AGAIN and I hope others who suffered like me will also not attend.
Thousands of ticket holders were forced to walk around the outside for an hour, not being allowed to enter even after the event had started. The only directions we got was that we had to continue walking and at each gate we were kept from entering. We had expensive tickets and were kept waiting for a very long time. Most disorganised I have ever seen a diamond league
In the VIP Gold section there was no food available. There was a small concession stand with minimal snacks and they only took cash (QAR). No ATM machine. They ran out of the gift bags. This is my 2nd year going. Last year I got there so early I was told the bags were not being handed out yet. Then they gave them all away. This year I arrived around 1830 and the bags were all gone. The gate nearest the VIP entrance stop letting people in because there scanner was down. They said they will only allow people with paper tickets in. There should be someone monitoring how people are parking in the parking lot by the stadium. People were parking anywhere they wanted. The lanes were blocked from bith ways.
What a great experience! Booking through koobit is always very easy and secure. The diamond league in Doha was superbly organised and attendeng in person rather than watching on TV was such an eye opener. I realised once again how important a role sport plays and that there are millions of crazy fans like me in the world. Sport brings us all together and we can only admire these athletes who sacrifice so much each days to attempt to make it to the top. I watched in awe and loved every minute of sharing the experience with all the other spectators. Come on sports lovers, get off the couch and attend these wonderful sports events, you will not regret it. Thank you Koobit, for making tickets purchases so easy and thanks also to the organisers of the event, without you an event is not possible.
It was a fantastic event, I was so excited to watch the event we the world champions
We arrived at the stadium with our two small children and walked round to the gate for general admission. There was a huge crowd of people all trying to push to the front. We ended up in the middle towards the front and our children were basically getting crushed in the crowd. People were pushing me and stamping on my feet. One of our children ended up crying as they were so scared. There was no system at all to control the crowds. We eventually managed to get in as we went to a different gate and told the guards there that we had paid for our tickets and our children were being crushed. Once inside we enjoyed the event but getting in was horrible.
Excellent event. Organisation much improved from last year. Could do with more screens as family and schools area has blocked view. Seats filthy. In the whole awesome.
The athletics, the event and venue were great. The crowd was fantastic.
The only improvement I would make is the entrance process at the first gate could have been better organised because too many people tried to enter the stadium at once.
The athletics itself was amazing but entry into the ground was chaotic. Also, no access to toilets or water inside and not allowed to take in bottled water. After going to the World Cup and the tennis it was disappointing