Kazakhstan will host the 2029 Asian Winter Games after Saudi Arabia's withdrawal.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s Olympic Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia have agreed to indefinitely postpone the 2029 Asian Winter Games, which were to have been held in a mountain resort in Saudi’s futuristic city project NEOM.

Saudi's Neom Replaced By Almaty As 2029 Asian Winter Games Hosts . The 2029 Asian Winter Games will take place in the Kazakh city of Almaty, replacing Neom in Saudi Arabia as hosts, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced on Thursday.

Saudi Arabia and the Olympic Council of Asia have postponed the 2029 Asian Winter Games indefinitely, originally set for the NEOM venue. Future standalone winter sports events will focus on sustainable development.

Saudi Arabia and the Olympic Council of Asia agreed to postpone the 2029 Asian Winter Games, dealing a blow to the Middle Eastern Kingdom's global sporting ambitions. The two organizers have "agreed on an updated framework for

The postponement marks a setback for the kingdom, which has committed to hosting several major events over the next decade.

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will be represented at the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics after the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee officially confirmed the Kingdom’s participation in the Games, which will be hosted by Italy from Feb.

The games were set to take place at Trojena, the mountain destination under development as part of the Neom giga-project

Kazakhstan will host the 2029 Asian Winter Games after the Olympic Council of Asia on Thursday named Almaty as the new venue, replacing Saudi Arabia.

Despite Trojena’s cooler high-altitude climate at NEOM, limited snowfall and challenging terrain pose significant engineering and logistical hurdles

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