Saudi Arabia Returns Hosting Winter Asian Games in 'Neom City Difficulty' Host Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Almaty, Kazakhstan, will host the 2029 Winter Asian Games, where Saudi Arabia returned its hosting rights.

According to China's 'Xinhua News Agency' on the 3rd (Korea Standard Time), the Asian Olympic Council (OCA) announced that the 2029 Winter Asian Games will be held in Almaty.

On the 5th, OCA and Kazakhstan are scheduled to hold a ceremony to sign a host city agreement in Milan, Italy, the host of the 2026 Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics.

Saudi Arabia won the right to host the Winter Asian Games in 2022 during the construction of Neom City, the world's largest smart city. However, the construction of the stadium and related facilities was difficult. In the end, Saudi Arabia conveyed its intention to postpone the event to the OCA, and last month announced that it would postpone the tournament indefinitely.

OCA has consulted with South Korea, China, and Kazakhstan, which have experience hosting the Winter Asian Games.

Kazakhstan, which held the Astana and Almaty Winter Asian Games in 2011, expressed its intention to host the games, and the right to host the games was transferred.

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