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2034 Asian Games

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XXII Asian Games
Bid logo
Host cityRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
MottoTransforming the Future
(Arabic: تحويل المستقبل)
OpeningTBD
ClosingTBD
Opened byKing of Saudi Arabia (expected)
Main venueKing Fahd International Stadium
Websiteriyadhexpo2030.sa Edit this at Wikidata
Summer
← Doha 2030
2038 →
Winter
← TBD
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The 2034 Asian Games (Arabic: دورة الألعاب الآسيوية 2034, romanized: Dawrat al-ʼAl‘ab al-Asīawīah 2034), officially known as the 22nd Asian Games (Arabic: الـ22 من الآسياد, romanized: Al 22 mn-Alīsyad) and commonly known as Riyadh 2034 (Arabic: الرياض 2034), will be the twenty-second edition of the Asian Games, a pan-Asian multi-sport event to be held from 29 November to 14 December 2034 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Riyadh was elected as the host city at the 39th OCA General Assembly on 16 December 2020 in Muscat, Oman.[1] 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.[2]

Bidding process

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Main article: Bids for the 2030 and 2034 Asian Games

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] On 16 December 2020, it was announced that Doha will host 2030 Games with the highest votes and Riyadh will host the 2034 Games.[6] 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".[7]

2030 Asian Games bidding results
City NOC Round 1 Result
Doha  Qatar 27 Doha awarded 2030 Asian Games
Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 10 Riyadh awarded 2034 Asian Games
Abstentions 8

Venues

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Asian Games Park, Qiddiya

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Venue Events Capacity Status
Qiddiya Stadium Football 20,000 New
Qiddiya Arena Basketball 18,000
E-Games Arena Esports
Fencing 		TBA
Tennis Center Tennis
Aquatics Center Artistic swimming
Diving
Swimming 		3,000
Baseball Ground Baseball
Softball 		TBA
Cricket Ground Cricket
Cycling Park Cycling (mountain bike)
BMX Park 1 Cycling (BMX freestyle)
BMX Park 2 Cycling (BMX race)
Motion Stadium Athletics (marathon)
Cycling (road)
White Water Stadium Canoeing

King Saud University

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Venue Events Capacity Status
King Saud University Stadium Football (preliminaries) 46,319 Existing
King Saud University Arena Volleyball 7,500
Multipurpose Hall Boxing TBA
Dome A Wushu Existing, renovated
Dome B Sepak takraw 3,000
Hockey Stadium Field hockey TBA New
Rugby Stadium Rugby sevens Existing

Diriyah

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Venue Events Capacity Status
Urban Sports Park 3x3 Basketball
Breaking
Skateboarding
Sport climbing 		TBA TBA

SAOC Complex

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Venue Events Capacity Status
Green Hall 1 Handball 5,189 Existing
Green Hall 2 Water polo 1,814
Bowling Center Bowling TBA
Archery Range Archery (preliminaries) Renovated
Velodrome Cycling (track) New

Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center

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Venue Events Capacity Status
Hall 1 Gymnastics TBA Existing
Hall 2 Badminton
Hall 3 Table tennis
Wrestling
Al Duhami Equestrian Center Equestrian (dressage, jumping)
King Fahd Cultural Center Weightlifting
Al Bujairi Arena Athletics (marathon)
Cycling (road) 		Temporary

Riyadh standalone venues

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Venue Events Capacity Status
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Athletics (track events) 44,500 Existing, renovated
Malaz Hall 1 Jiu jitsu
Kurash
Taekwondo 		TBA
Malaz Hall 2 Judo
Karate 		New
Masmak Fortress Archery (finals)
Athletics (field events) 		Temporary
King Fahd International Stadium Opening and closing ceremonies
Football (finals) 		70,200 Existing
Janadriyah Hippodrome Camel racing
Modern pentathlon 		TBA
King Abdulaziz Equestrian Field Equestrian (eventing)
Nofa Golf Resort Golf
Shooting Center Shooting

Khobar

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Venue Events Capacity Status
Regatta Course Canoeing (sprint) TBA Existing
Sailing Marina Sailing
Surfing Beach Surfing
Yacht Harbor Triathlon
Marathon swimming
Beach Volleyball Stadium Beach volleyball
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Football (preliminaries) 26,000
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 11,500

References

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  1. ^ "Doha to host 2030 Asian Games with Riyadh awarded 2034 edition". www.insidethegames.biz. 16 December 2020. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Doha to host 2030 Asian Games, Riyadh 2034 edition". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (11 November 2020). "Doha 2030 Asian Games Bid Committee set for OCA Evaluation visit". Inside the Games. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Saudi Olympic submits bid to host 2030 Asian Games". Saudi Gazette. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ Gillen, Nacy (15 December 2020). "OCA hopeful Doha and Riyadh can reach solution on hosting 2030 and 2034 Asian Games to ensure unity". inside the games. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Doha to host 2030 Asian Games, Riyadh 2034 edition". Channel News Asia. AFP. 16 December 2020. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Saudi asks OCA to halt electronic vote on 2030 Asian Games bid - state TV". Reuters. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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Preceded by Asian Games
Riyadh
XXII Asian Games (2034) 		Succeeded by
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