The city of Almaty in Kazakhstan has been announced as the new host of the 2029 Asian Winter Games, replacing the TROJENA ski resort in NEOM, Saudi Arabia.

At a ceremony in Milan yesterday, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) officially announced that Almaty would host the event in 2029. The 10th edition of the Asian Winter Games was originally planned to be hosted in Saudi Arabia at the TROJENA ski resort, which is under construction as part of the NEOM mega project.

However, after widespread reports of construction delays, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee jointly announced that the NEOM games would be postponed for an unspecified period of time last month.

The decision was announced at the Winter Olympic Games in Italy, where OCA President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani thanked Kazakhstan for its commitment to developing winter sports.

The reports also suggested discussions had been held over the possibility of Saudi Arabia hosting the Games in 2033 instead.

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