Saudi’s Vision 2030: Neom Scale-Back and Winter Games Delay
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Reports of delays at Neom — often citing unnamed sources — have circulated frequently. Now we have the confirmed postponement of the Asian 2029 Asian Winter Games in Trojena.
Saudi Arabia’s confirmation this weekend that the 2029 Asian Winter Games in Trojena will be delayed and a Financial Times report that parts of Neom are being scaled back are raising fresh doubts about the timeline for Vision 2030, the kingdom’s plan to reshape its economy.
To better understand the developments, we used Ask Skift to review where things stand, based on our past reporting and new developments.
Asia Winter Games postponedThe 2029 Asian Winter Games scheduled to take place in Trojena, have been postponed, Saudi Arabia's Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia confirmed in a post on X on Saturday.
Under a revised framework, Saudi Arabia will hold a series of standalone winter sports events in the coming years, the organizations said.
The kingdom was selected to host the event in 2019, and there were ambitions of attracting 700,000 tourists annually by 2030. Trojena was also pitched as a hub for a
