RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will host the 10th Asian Winter Games at Trojina, a mountain resort in Neom City. In the first week of last August, the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) had handed over the letter of readiness to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The OCA General Assembly held in Cambodia on Tuesday unanimously approved the Saudi demand. Sports Minister
SOPC President Amir Abdul Aziz Bin Turki Al Faisal, Neom City Project CEO Nadmi Al Nasr Olympic Council Acting President Raja Randhir Singh signed the MoU in this regard.
Saudi young winter sports athletes Al Pine Skier Faiq Abdi and Ice Hockey Player Sadim Al Tuhami were among the Saudi team that attended the General Assembly.
Trogina is a snow-covered mountain resort in Niomi, the Saudi dream city project linked to ‘Vision 2030’, which is under construction on an area of 26,500 square kilometers. According to the SOP, the willingness to host the Asian Winter Games has been conveyed to the Asian Olympic Council as per the special interest of Crown Prince Amir Mohammed bin Salman, who is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ‘Neom’. C President Amir Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al Faisal disclosed this while handing over the letter.
The Asian Winter Games is an international winter sports competition organized by the member countries of the Olympic Council of Asia. In 2017, the 8th Winter Games were held in Sappora, Japan. South Korea will host the ninth Games in 2025 in Gangwon Province.
Trogina, which will host the 10th Winter Games, is the first mountain skiing area in the Gulf region. It is also a center for mountain tourism, which is one of the goals of Vision 2030, and several projects are expected to be completed by 2026. Apart from sports centres, permanent facilities for adventure tours, venues for entertainment and music events, luxurious guest houses and world-class restaurants will be established here. Amir Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal hoped that the Trogina Winter Games in the northwestern mountains would combine the beautiful landscape, unique architecture and advanced technology to bring unforgettable experiences to sports fans.