Riyadh celebrates being awarded the 2034 Asian Games 12/16/20
Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, is celebrating a historic bid outcome today after being awarded the right to stage the 2034 Asian Games.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly agreed to decide the hosting rights to the 2030 and 2034 Asian Games today as a dual award. The success means Riyadh will stage the Asian Games for the very first time in 2034 and will be the cornerstone of the nation’s social, cultural, economic and sporting development vision of ‘Transforming The Future’.
The dual-award outcome follows Riyadh’s exceptional report from the OCA Evaluation Committee. The Riyadh Bid Committee hosted the OCA’s Evaluation Committee in November and showcased their vision for a transformative, vibrant, modern and sustainable festival of sport that will inspire a new generation of athletes and fans.
Riyadh 2030 arrives in Muscat for OCA General Assembly ahead of Asian Games vote 12/12/20
Riyadh’s 2030 Asian Games Bid Committee today arrived in Muscat, Oman, ahead of the vote to award hosting rights for the 2030 Asian Games at the 39th Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly on 16 December 2020.
Senior members of the Riyadh 2030 team arriving in Muscat for the Asian Games vote include Director General of Riyadh 2030 and Vice President of Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, HH Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdul Aziz.
Bid leaders departed from Riyadh’s state-of-the-art King Khalid International Airport (see attached photo) and the travelling delegation included some of Saudi Arabia’s top athletes, Olympic heroes and Saudi Arabia Olympic Committee (SAOC) representatives.