The Saudi Arabian Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced today that it has submitted a request to the Olympic Council of Asia, expressing the Kingdom’s desire to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at Trogin in Neom, as announced by HRH Crown Prince Mohammed. bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, chairman of the board of directors of NEOM – may God protect him on March 3, 2022.
The request included the presentation of the Kingdom’s ambitious vision to support Trogina in hosting the biggest sporting event of the Asian winter, during which more than 32 Asian countries are expected to participate in the most famous winter competitions, by presenting the future structure. which combines modern technology and the preservation of the scenic nature that distinguishes it as the first country in the west of the continent to host the event after being hosted by Japan, China, South Korea and Kazakhstan since 1986.
HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, President of the Saudi Arabian Olympic and Paralympic Committee, said in a press statement: “The generous and unprecedented support given to all sectors in general and the sports sector in particular through our wise leadership and follow-up and The attention of His Highness the Crown Prince, God bless him, has made the Kingdom a global venue for the most important sporting events, and the request for the Asian Winter Games is a confirmation of geographical and ecological diversity. and natural wealth that the Kingdom enjoys and wants to share with the world.”
It is noteworthy that the executive office of the Olympic Council of Asia will meet in Cambodia in early October next year, before the October 4 convening of the General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia, which is considered the supreme body for approving the decision to grant rights to host the Asian Games under various names.
