Saudi desert city to host Asian Winter Games

Saudi Arabia is to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at NEOM, a $500 billion futuristic megacity in the desert that planners say will feature a year-round winter sports complex

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia was chosen on Tuesday to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a US$500 billion futuristic megacity in the desert that planners say will feature a year-round winter sports complex.

"The deserts and mountains of Saudi Arabia will soon be a playground for winter sports," the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said in a statement on the decision made during its general assembly meeting in Phnom Penh.