Lee worked on Doha 's unsuccessful bid to host the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics before switching to Rio after the city controversially failed to make the short - list .
The IOC claimed that they could not hold the Games outside the proposed window in July and August .
Lee worked on Doha 's unsuccessful bid to host the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics before switching to Rio after the city controversially failed to make the short - list because the IOC claimed that they could not hold the Games outside the proposed window in July and August .