Kazakhstan will host the 2029 Asian Winter Games after Saudi Arabia's withdrawal.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s Olympic Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia have agreed to indefinitely postpone the 2029 Asian Winter Games, which were to have been held in a mountain resort in Saudi’s futuristic city project NEOM.

The 2029 Asian Winter Games in Saudi Arabia are postponed indefinitely.

Saudi Arabia and the Olympic Council of Asia have postponed the 2029 Asian Winter Games indefinitely, originally set for the NEOM venue. Future standalone winter sports events will focus on sustainable development.

Saudi Arabia and the Olympic Council of Asia agreed to postpone the 2029 Asian Winter Games, dealing a blow to the Middle Eastern Kingdom's global sporting ambitions. The two organizers have "agreed on an updated framework for

The postponement marks a setback for the kingdom, which has committed to hosting several major events over the next decade.

Kazakhstan will host the 2029 Asian Winter Games after the Olympic Council of Asia on Thursday named Almaty as the new venue, replacing Saudi Arabia.

Despite Trojena’s cooler high-altitude climate at NEOM, limited snowfall and challenging terrain pose significant engineering and logistical hurdles

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The games were set to take place at Trojena, the mountain destination under development as part of the Neom giga-project