The 2034 Asian Games (), officially known as the 22nd Asian Games () 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 from 29 November to 14 December 2034 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh was elected as the host city at the 39th Olympic Council of Asia (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 the 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".
+2030 Asian Games bidding resultsCityNOCRound 1ResultDoha27Doha awarded 2030 Asian GamesRiyadh10Riyadh awarded 2034 Asian GamesAbstentions8
Venues Asian Games Park, Qiddiya Venue Events Capacity Status Qiddiya Stadium TBA 20,000 New Qiddiya Arena Basketball 18,000 E-Games Arena EsportsFencing Tennis Center Tennis Aquatics Center Artistic swimmingDivingSwimming 3,000 Baseball Ground BaseballSoftball 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 Venue Events Capacity Status King Saud University Stadium Football (preliminaries) 46,319 Existing King Saud University Arena Volleyball 7,500 Multipurpose Hall Boxing Dome A Wushu Existing, renovated Dome B Sepak takraw 3,000 Hockey Stadium Field hockey New Rugby Stadium Rugby sevens Existing
Diriyah Venue Events Capacity Status Urban Sports Park 3x3 BasketballBreakingSkateboardingSport climbing
SAOC Complex Venue Events Capacity Status Green Hall 1 Handball 5,189 Existing Green Hall 2 Water polo 1,814 Bowling Center Bowling Archery Range Archery (preliminaries) Renovated Velodrome Cycling (track) New
Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center Venue Events Capacity Status Hall 1 Gymnastics Existing Hall 2 Badminton Hall 3 Table tennisWrestling Al Duhami Equestrian Center Equestrian (dressage, jumping) King Fahd Cultural Center Weightlifting Al Bujairi Arena Athletics (marathon)Cycling (road) Temporary
Riyadh standalone venues Venue Events Capacity Status Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium TBA 44,500 Existing Malaz Hall 1 Jiu jitsuKurashTaekwondo Malaz Hall 2 JudoKarate New Masmak Fortress Archery (finals) Temporary King Fahd International Stadium Opening and closing ceremoniesFootball (finals) 70,200 Existing Janadriyah Hippodrome Camel racingModern pentathlon King Abdulaziz Equestrian Field Equestrian (eventing) Nofa Golf Resort Golf Shooting Center Shooting
Khobar Venue Events Capacity Status Regatta Course Canoeing (sprint) Existing Sailing Marina Sailing Surfing Beach Surfing Yacht Harbor TriathlonMarathon swimming Beach Volleyball Stadium Beach volleyball Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Football (preliminaries) 26,000 Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 11,500
References
External links Riyadh 2034 official website