Doha: American journalist Grant Wahl, who went to cover the FIFA World Cup held in Qatar, has died. Journalist Grant Wahl died while covering Argentina vs Netherlands football World Cup match, days after he has detained in host country Qatar for wearing a rainbow shirt in support of the LGBTQ community. However, journalist Grant’s brother casts doubt on the death and believes that Grant Wahl has been murdered.
Actually, American journalist Grant was 48 years old and he collapsed and died while covering the quarter-final match between Argentina and Netherlands at the Lusail Iconic Stadium on Friday. Last month, Grant was briefly detained when he tried to enter a football World Cup stadium wearing a rainbow shirt in support of the LGBTQ community. Please tell me that homosexual relations are illegal in Qatar.
Grant Wahl, a former Sports Illustrated journalist, said that during a World Cup match, security personnel denied him entry to the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan and asked him to take off his rainbow shirt. Not only this, he said that when he tweeted about the incident, his phone was snatched.
On the death of journalist Grant Wahl, his brother Eric alleged that the government of Qatar may have been involved in his brother’s death. He said in his Instagram post, ‘My name is Eric Wahl. I live in Seattle, Washington. I’m Grant Wahl’s brother. I am gay. Because of me, my brother wore a rainbow shirt in the World Cup. My brother was healthy. He told me that he was getting threats. I cannot believe that my brother is no more. I think he has been murdered. I am pleading for help.
What happened suddenly
In fact, when extra time was being played in the match at Lusail Iconic Stadium, Wahl suddenly rolled from his seat. The journalists sitting near him then pleaded for help. Emergency personnel immediately reached there and provided help. Journalists were later told that Wahl had passed away. Wahl tweeted on Wednesday that he was celebrating his birthday. According to American journalists who knew Wahl, he was covering his eighth World Cup.
