2034 Asian Games

The 2034 Asian Games ( ar, دورة الألعاب الآسيوية 2034, Dawrat al-ʼAl‘ab al-Asīawīah 2034), officially known as the XXII Asiad ( ar, الـ22 من الآسياد, Al 22 mn-Alīsyad) and commonly known as Riyadh 2034, will be the twenty-second edition of the Asian Games, a pan-Asian multi-sport event to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Riyadh was elected as the host city at the 39th OCA General Assembly on 16 December 2020 in Muscat, Oman. This will be the first Asian Games held in Saudi Arabia, as well as the third and the last of two consecutive Asian Games held in Arabian Peninsula as the previous edition is set to be held in Doha, Qatar.

Bidding process

An Olympic Council of Asia's (OCA) Evaluation Committee led by Andrey Krukov from Kazakhstan inspected the candidate cities of Doha and Riyadh. The OCA voted on 16 December 2020 at the 39th OCA General Assembly in Muscat, Oman to select the host city for the 2030 Asian Games. The OCA confirmed on 23 April 2020, that the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee had submitted the bid documents and the letters of support from the Government of Saudi Arabia to host the Games in Riyadh. On 15 December 2020, OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah announced that he would attempt to find a dual-host city solution to avoid a vote for the 2030 Asian Games, by persuading one city to host the event in 2030 and the other to organize the competition in 2034. On 16 December 2020, it was announced that Doha will host 2030 Games with the highest votes and Riyadh will host the 2034 Games. Saudi Arabia had asked the OCA to halt electronic voting on the host of the 2030 Asian Games due to "the possibility of technical fraud".

Venues

Asian Games Park, Qiddiya

*Qiddiya Stadium – football (finals) / ''20,000'' new
*Qiddiya Arena – basketball / ''18,000'' new
*E-Games Arena – esports, fencing / ''TBA'' new
*Tennis Center – tennis / ''TBA'' new
*Aquatics Center – artistic swimming, diving, swimming / ''3,000'' new
*Baseball Ground – baseball, softball / ''TBA'' new
*Cricket Ground – cricket / ''TBA'' new
*Cycling Park – cycling (mountain bike) / ''TBA'' new
*BMX Park 1 – cycling (BMX freestyle) / ''TBA'' new
*BMX Park 2 – cycling (BMX race) / ''TBA'' new

*Motion Stadium – athletics (marathon), cycling (road) / ''TBA'' new
*White Water Stadium – canoeing / ''TBA'' new

King Saud University

*King Saud University Stadium – football (preliminaries) / ''25,000'' existing
*King Saud University Arena – volleyball / ''7,500'' existing
*Multipurpose Hall – boxing / ''TBA'' existing
*Dome A – wushu / ''TBA'' existing/renovated
*Dome B – sepak takraw / ''3,000'' existing/renovated
*Hockey Stadium – field hockey / ''TBA'' new
* Rugby Stadium – rugby sevens / ''TBA'' existing

Diriyah

*Urban Sports Park – sport climbing, skateboarding 3x3 basketball, breaking

SAOC Complex

*Green Hall 1 – handball / ''5,189'' existing
*Green Hall 2 – water polo / ''1,814'' existing
*Bowling Center – bowling / ''TBA'' existing
*Archery Range – archery (preliminaries) / ''TBA'' existing/renovated
*Velodrome – cycling (track) / ''TBA'' new

Riyadh International Convention and Exhbition Center

*Hall 1 – gymnastics / ''TBA'' existing
*Hall 2 – badminton / ''TBA'' existing
*Hall 3 – table tennis, wrestling / ''TBA'' existing
* Al Duhami Equestrian Center – equestrian (dressage, jumping) / ''TBA'' existing
* King Fahd Cultural Center – weightlifting / ''TBA'' existing
* Al Bujairi Arena – athletics (marathon), cycling (road) / ''TBA'' temporary

Riyadh stand alone venues

*Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium – athletics (track events) / ''22,500'' existing/renovated
*Malaz Hall 1 – ju-jitsu, kurash, taekwondo / ''TBA'' existing/renovated
*Malaz Hall 2 – karate, judo / ''TBA'' new
*Masmak Fortress – archery (finals), athletics (field events) / ''TBA'' temporary
*King Fahd International Stadium – opening and closing ceremonies,football (finals) / ''60,000'' existing
*Janadriyah Hippodrome – camel racing, modern pentathlon / ''TBA'' existing
*King Abdulaziz Equestrian Field – equestrian (eventing) / ''TBA'' existing
*Nofa Golf Resort – golf / ''TBA'' existing
*Shooting Center – shooting / ''TBA'' existing

Al Khobar

*Regatta Course – canoeing (sprint) / ''TBA'' existing
*Sailing Marina – sailing / ''TBA'' existing
*Surfing Beach – surfing / ''TBA'' existing
*Yacht Harbour – marathon swimming, triathlon / ''TBA'' existing
*Beach Volleyball Stadium – beach volleyball / ''TBA'' existing
*Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium – football (preliminaries) / ''26,000'' existing
*Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium – football (preliminaries) / ''20,100'' existing

References

External links

Riyadh 2034 official website

Asian Games
Asian Games
Asian Games by year
Asian Games 2034
International sports competitions hosted by Saudi Arabia
Sport in Riyadh

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