Saudi athletes claim silver, bronze at Islamic Solidarity Games in Turkey
Saudi Arabia claimed two more medals at the Islamic Solidarity Games, in shot put and table tennis, on Monday in Turkey.
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Olympic Council of Asia welcomes Saudi bid to host 2029 Asian Winter Games in NEOM
The Olympic Council of Asia on Thursday welcomed the official request submitted by the Saudi Arabian Olympic and Paralympic Committee to host the ninth Asian Winter Games in Trojena, NEOM in 2029, Arabic language daily Arriyadiyah reported.
Saudi Arabia submits official bid to host 2029 Asian Winter Games in NEOM’s Trojena
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has submitted an official bid to host the 2019 Asian Winter Games in NEOM’s Trojena, Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.
Inaugural Saudi Games to start on Oct. 27 with prize pot of SR200m
RIYADH: The inaugural Saudi Games, postponed in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, will now take place between Oct. 27 and Nov. 7 with a prize pot of more than SR200 million ($53.2 million), it was revealed on Friday.
Saudi sport minister attends Olympic Council of Asia meeting in Uzbekistan
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Sport Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal on Friday concluded his official visit to the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, to attend the 77th meeting of the Executive Office of the Olympic Council of Asia. Prince Abdulaziz, who is also president of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee and vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia, attended the meeting, which was chaired by Acting President of Olympic Council of Asia Randhir Singh, in the presence of Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed, vice chairman of the committee, member of the Executive Office and chairman of the council’s Education Committee.
Riyadh officially confirmed as the host of 2023 World Combat Games
Riyadh has been confirmed as host of the 2023 World Combat Games after a formal agreement was signed on Sunday between Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, president of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and Ivo Ferriani, president of the Global Association of International Sports Federations.
Saudi GP would have been cancelled if security threat - sports minister
JEDDAH : Saudi Arabian authorities would have called off the Gulf kingdom's Formula One race if there had been any security threat to the event after an attack by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on an oil storage facility near the track in Jeddah, the country's sports minister said.
Saudi Arabia's sports minister - We would cancel the race if there was a genuine threat
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia's minister of sport, Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal, said his country would not have hesitated in cancelling this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix if it felt there was a genuine security threat to the event.