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That awkward moment when a new
stadium for the Qatar World Cup looks like a vagina

Qatar. One of nine new stadiums being built in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup has been likened
to a vagina after plans were unveiled.

According to architects Zaha Hadid and Aecom, thedesign of the Al Wakrah stadium was inspired by
the flowing shape of a dhow, a traditional sailingvessel used by pearl divers and fishermen in the
region for centuries.

But the reaction has been much more prosaic, with blogs immediately saying the 40,000 capacity stadium in fact resembled a vagina .

Writing in the Guardian, Holly Baxter, co-founder and editor of the Vagenda blog, applauded the
design, unintentional or not. ‘Perhaps the bigwigs behind the design (no doubt all male) should embrace this so-called faux pas and rebrand it as a deliberate nod towards the increasingly liberal Qatari policies concerning women in sport,’ she wrote.

‘In a world where sport and vaginas very rarely come together with such prominence (see every UK female footballer’s salary versus every UK male footballer’s salary), this can only be a good thing. And after all, why not have 45,000 people crammed inside a woman’s reproductive system? It’s not like they haven’t been there before.’ The 2022 World Cup has been beset with controversy since being awarded to ultra conservative Qatar in 2010. Fifa has been criticised for permitting its flagship tournament to be held in a country where homosexuality is illegal, while it is now likely to be
played in winter to avoid summer temperatures in excess of 40C.
A new report from Amnesty International meanwhile claimed to have uncovered abuse, exploitation and even forced labour in the construction sector.