Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has won the bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games (AWG) in NOEM’s TROJENA.
“The Olympic Council of Asia announces the victory of the TROJENA 2029 bid to host the ninth Asian Winter Games during the 41st General Assembly,” Saudi Olympic Committee tweeted.
The contract to host the Asian Winter Games was signed by Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports and President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, CEO of NEOM Nazmi Al-Nasr, and President-designate of the Olympic Council of Asia Raja Randhir Singh.
“Soon, the deserts and mountains of Saudi Arabia will become a place to host the Winter Games. TROJENA of NEOM was chosen to host the ninth edition of the 2029 Asian Winter Games during the 41st General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia,” Olympic Council of Asia said.
“This will be the first time that a country from West Asia will host the Asian Winter Games,” the Olympic Council added on its website.
“I am pleased to extend my sincere congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and to His Highness the Crown Prince for winning the bid to host Asian Winter Games in TROJENA 2029. With their generous support, the Kingdom has become a global destination for various sporting events,” Prince Abdulaziz tweeted.
TROJENA will be the first city to host the winter event in West Asia, after hosting rights were previously limited to the countries of China, Japan, South Korea, and Kazakhstan, with more than 32 Asian countries expected to participate.
NEOM is the most ambitious project of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, within the framework of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 to reduce dependence on oil and diversify the economy, including through the development of sports.
