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| Host city | Neom, Saudi Arabia |
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| Events | 47 events (expected) |
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The2029 Asian Winter Games (Arabic:دورة الألعاب الآسيوية الشتوية 2029), officially known as the10th Asian Winter Games and commonly known asNeom 2029 (Arabic:نيوم 2029), will be the tenth edition of theAsian Winter Games, apan-Asianwinter multi-sport event to be held in the winter of 2029 inNeom, Saudi Arabia.[1][2][3][4]
Neom was elected as the host city at the 41st OCA General Assembly on 4 October 2022 inPhnom Penh, Cambodia.[5][6] This will be the first Asian Winter Games held in Saudi Arabia, as well as in theArabian Peninsula. It will also be the first-ever winter sporting event held in an Arabic-speaking country.
The Games sports will take place inTrojena, a mountain tourism destination under construction in Neom. Trojena is expected to become the first major outdoor skiing destination in the Arabian Peninsula upon scheduled completion in 2026.[7][8] Trojena's ski village, as well as indoor venues for the ice sports, could be used. The final program for the Games has not yet been decided, but is expected to have at least 47 finals planned.[9]
Amidst increasingglobal-warming concerns, the option for the host city of the games raised multiple issues ranging from the high temperatures in the desert, the energy impacts and detour of local water resources to the construction of artificial ski slopes from scratch. Raphael Le Magoariec, a political scientist and specialist in the geopolitics of sports in thePersian Gulf region, said thatRiyadh "mainly wants to promote Neom its city of the future."FIS secretary generalMichel Vion expressed surprise at the decision of theOlympic Council of Asia, and Olympic downhill silver medalistJohan Clarey said, “it is awful for our sport."[10]
On 22 August 2025, it was reported that Trojena was suffering from construction delays and increasing budget deficits, and may potentially not be complete in time for the Games. Saudi officials have considered holding back hosting until 2033, once construction is complete.[11] One of the contractors for Trojena, Eversendai Corporation Bhd, acknowledged that the company and its workers were under early-stage challenges, potentially leading to delays if not worked around.[12] Despite this, the Olympic Council of Asia has stated that work was advancing "on schedule", and was "pleased with the strong progress being made", and was monitoring the "on-schedule work from the local organising committee".[13]
If Trojena is not planned to be complete in time, the Olympic Council of Asia had contacted theKorean Sport & Olympic Committee of the possibility of replacing Neom as host of the 2029 Games.[14]Gangwon Province in South Korea has previously hosted the1999 Asian Winter Games, the2018 Winter Olympics and the2024 Winter Youth Olympics. TheChinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has offered support, possibly indicating intent to replace Neom as host.[15]Harbin in China hosted the most recent Asian Winter Games in2025.
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