Saudi Arabia has gained the bid to host the Asian Winter Games in 2029, close to the US$500 billion futuristic metropolis project of Neom. The Games might be held in Trojena, as it is planned to be a year-round ski resort by 2026. The resort will feature outdoor snowboarding, a man-made freshwater lake and a nature reserve. The desert and mountains of the nation will soon be a playground for Winter sports, according to the Olympic Committee. Sports minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, says the winter sports venture “challenges notion,” while he offered the plan to OCA members. The minister described the area as being comprised of round 60 sq. kilometres at an altitude starting from 1,500 to 2,600 metres.
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Nadhmi al-Nasr, the Neom chief govt, mentioned the town could have a suitable infrastructure to create a winter atmosphere in the heart of the desert. Nadhmi says the ambiance will make this Winter Games an unprecedented world event. Neom, a 26,500 sq. kilometres high-tech improvement on the Red Sea, will include a zero-carbon metropolis referred to as “The Line” as nicely as industrial and logistics areas..