GBModerator Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 The Kingdom was awarded the NEOM 2029 event in 2022 when it promised to build a new ski resort in the desert, baffling critics who questioned the feasibility and sustainability of the grandiose project. Saudi Arabia was the only bidder in the race. The post Saudi Arabia’s unlikely 2029 Asian Winter Games now postponed indefinitely, OCA confirms appeared first on GamesBids.com. View the full article Quote
yoshi Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 Looks like someone dramatically overpromised...luckily that someone learned from his mistakes & hasn't come up with any more ludicrously implausible plans for sporting venues in the hope of dazzling/bribing his way to another, even bigger, event like, say, a World Cup or anything like that... Quote
iceman530 Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 Wait.........this isnt a joke? omfg..... I feel so out of the loop..... Quote
Ikarus360 Posted January 25 Report Posted January 25 OCA is even more stupid for falling for this scam to begin with. Then again, the organization is corrupted by oil sheikhs for a long time, so... Quote
Sir Rols Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 Almaty’s been chosen as the replacement Almaty to host 2029 Asian Winter Games, OCA 1 Quote
sebastien1214 Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 2 hours ago, Sir Rols said: Almaty’s been chosen as the replacement Almaty to host 2029 Asian Winter Games, OCA Oh, I love that! And it'll be an interesting test for them if they want to host the Winter Olympics in the 2040s. And once again, Almaty is a really great city to visit; I highly recommend it. Quote
Sir Rols Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 2 hours ago, sebastien1214 said: Oh, I love that! And it'll be an interesting test for them if they want to host the Winter Olympics in the 2040s. And once again, Almaty is a really great city to visit; I highly recommend it. They’d already hosted the winter Asiad before, in 2011 I think. I would have loved, and much preferred, if they’d hosted 2022 instead of China. And they came pretty close. Quote
iceman530 Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 A good showing could get them into good graces for Olympics bids again, especially coming in to "save the day" in the way theyve done. Quote
yoshi Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 I'm sure the IOC are very very pleased with this outcome. The Swiss have votes, remember. They might pass, Munich surprised us, but if not I wonder if Almaty just became the backup plan. Quote
iceman530 Posted February 6 Report Posted February 6 It really seems like the entire house is being bet on 2038 for Switzerland. The "all in" indicators are very telling. In regards to the backup plan, could be......16 years removed from 2022 and the riots is a significant period of time for a fair re-evaluation. And even if 2038 goes to Switzerland without a hitch........Taking on the 2029 situation puts them in great graces for 2042. Quote
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