Yesterday, Tuesday, the Olympic Council of Asia announced that the Kingdom has won the bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games in the giant futuristic city of NEOM, which organizers say will include the Winter Games complex.
“The deserts and mountains of Saudi Arabia will soon become a winter sports stadium,” the council said in a statement after the general meeting held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The statement said Saudi Arabia’s request was “unanimously” approved and stressed that NEOM will be the first city to host the winter event in Western Asia, Japan, China and Kazakhstan.
The Asian Winter Games will take place in Trogin in Neom, as it “is characterized by different temperatures throughout the year. During the winter season temperatures drop below zero degrees Celsius and temperatures are moderate and up to 10 degrees colder than the rest of the region. “, – according to the website of the project.
For his part, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, Minister of Sports and President of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, expressed his joy at this victory and said on his personal Twitter account: “I am delighted to sincerely congratulate the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Crown Highness Prince – may God protect them both – on the occasion of the Kingdom’s victory in hosting the Olympic Games.” a global destination for various sporting events.”
The Olympic Council of Asia also made a decision at the 41st General Assembly naming Riyadh as the new regional center of the Olympic Council of Asia.
The Olympic Council of Asia also approved at the 41st General Assembly the corporate identity and logo for the 7th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2025, which is the first to be held in Western Asia and is a successful world-class sport.
