The Asian Winter Games will be hosted by Saudi Arabia. What's the location? There is a futuristic city that doesn't yet exist.
According to the OCA, the deserts and mountains of Saudi Arabia will soon be a playground for winter sports.
Saudi Arabia said that the event will be held at a mountain resort. The chairman of Neom's board said in July that the city could accommodate up to 9 million people by 2045 According to a February report by the BBC, Neom is expected to be larger than Israel or Kuwait.
The games will be held in Trojena, a development within Neom that includes a year-round ski complex, and luxury hotels. Winter temperatures in Trojena are usually below freezing.
Like the rest of Neom, Trojena doesn't exist yet, but it will be finished in 2026.
One of the most controversial projects in Saudi history.
The feasibility of Neom has been questioned by planners, architects, and economists. Flying taxis, robot maids, and a "giant artificial moon" are some of the plans that have raised eyebrows.
The announcement of the construction of Neom was made two years ago.
It's not clear what degree construction has been completed five years after the project was announced. There is a residential camp of 2,000 employees in the city. The residential camp, called Neom Community 1, is made up of "neat lawns and identical white homes" the size of shipping containers.
Andy Wirth, an American hotelier who worked on Neom in 2020, said that it was spurious.
Every four years, the Asian Winter Games take place. Saudi Arabia is expected to be the first West Asian country to host the event in the near future.
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