Doha won the 2030 Asian Games bid race against Saudi candidate city Riyadh on 16 December. The 45 Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) members voted to pick Doha ahead of Riyadh in Muscat.
Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Chairman of the OCA, announced the decision after the voting procedure that was conducted online.
This will be the second time that the Qatari capital will host the biggest multi-disciplined sports gathering after the Olympic Games.
The @AsianGamesOCA announced today that Doha will host the 2030 Asian Games in our state-of-the-art venues, another event to be added to our growing record of international sporting achievements. #YourGateway #Doha2030https://t.co/at1MtW0OTw
— مكتب الاتصال الحكومي (@GCOQatar) December 16, 2020
The Doha 2030 Bid Committee was represented by QOC Chairman HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani and top athletes like Mutaz Barshim and Nada Arakji.
The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province in eastern China, from 10-25 September 2022 and the 20th Asian Games will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan from 19 September to 4 October 2026.
