Bids for the 2030 and 2034 Asian Games

Two bids—Doha and Riyadh—were initially submitted for the 2030 Asian Games.[1] Before the election at the 39th OCA General Assembly in Muscat, Oman, on 16 December 2020, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) agreed to award the 2030 and 2034 Games, avoiding a win-lose situation.[2] Doha won the 2030 Games with the higher votes than Riyadh—won the 2034 Games.[3]

Bids for the
2034 Asian Games and
Para Games
Overview
XXII Asian Games
VII Asian Para Games
Winner: Riyadh
Details
CommitteeOCA
Election venueMuscat, Oman
39th OCA General Assembly
Map
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Bid23 April 2020
Decision16 December 2020
Decision
WinnerRiyadh
Bids for the
2030 Asian Games and
Para Games
Overview
XXI Asian Games
VI Asian Para Games
Winner: Doha
Details
CommitteeOCA
Election venueMuscat, Oman
39th OCA General Assembly
Map
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Bid23 April 2020
Decision16 December 2020
Decision
WinnerDoha

Bidding process

The following is the timeline of the bidding process for the 2030 Asian Games.[1][4]

  • Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) sent a circular to all 45 National Olympic Committees inviting bids (23 January 2020)
  • Deadline for the submission of bids (22 April 2020)
  • Announcement of bidding cities by OCA (23 April 2020)
  • Candidature files submission (4 October 2020)[5][6]
  • OCA Evaluation Committee visit to Riyadh (8–10 November 2020)[7][8]
  • OCA Evaluation Committee visit to Doha (11–13 November 2020)[9][10]
  • Election of the host city at the 39th OCA General Assembly in Muscat, Oman (16 December 2020)[11]

Final selection process

An Olympic Council of Asia's (OCA) Evaluation Committee led by Andrey Krukov from Kazakhstan inspected the candidate cities of Doha and Riyadh. The OCA voted on 16 December 2020 at the 39th OCA General Assembly in Muscat, Oman to select the host city.[12][13] On 15 December 2020, OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah announced that he would attempt to find a dual-host city solution to avoid a vote for the 2030 Asian Games, by persuading one city to host the event in 2030 and the other to organize the competition in 2034.[2] On 16 December 2020, it was announced that Doha will host 2030 Games with the highest votes and Riyadh will host the 2034 Games.[3] Saudi Arabia had asked the OCA to halt electronic voting on the host of the 2030 Asian Games due to "the possibility of technical fraud".[14]

2030 Asian Games bidding results
City Nation Votes Result
Doha  Qatar 27 Doha awarded to 2030 Asian Games
Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 10 Riyadh awarded to 2034 Asian Games
Abstentions 8

Candidate cities

The candidate cities for the 2030 Asian Games were, in order of drawing lots:

On 30 September 2019, Qatari capital Doha launched its bid to host the 2030 edition.[15] On 23 April 2020, the OCA confirmed that the Qatar Olympic Committee had submitted the bid documents and the letters of support from the Government of Qatar.[16][17]
The OCA confirmed on 23 April 2020, that the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee had submitted the bid documents and the letters of support from the Government of Saudi Arabia to host the Games in Riyadh.[18]

Previously interested in bidding

The following cities interested in bidding for the sporting event, but did not submit by the deadline.

In February 2019, regional governments including Daejeon, Sejong, North Chungcheong and South Chungcheong teamed up to jointly bid for the Games in hope that the international sports competition would foster the regional economic growth.[19]
Indian Olympic Association confirmed their intentions in bidding for 2021 IOC Session, 2026 Summer Youth Olympics, 2030 Asian Games and 2032 Summer Olympics.[20] On 24 April 2020, IOA President Narendra Batra announced that the IOA could not submit its bid because of the coronavirus pandemic and consequently, were unable to secure government guarantees in time.[21]
The Philippine Olympic Committee confirmed that they were in the discussion stage of bidding for the 2030 Asian Games during their preparation for 2019 Southeast Asian Games, which would be held in Clark, Metro Manila and Subic, considered as a stepping stone for its possible bid.[22] The vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia also recommended that the Philippines bid for the Games.[23][24]
Mayor of Taipei Ko Wen-je had announced that the Taipei City Government planned a bid to host the Games.[25]
During OCA President Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah's visit to Uzbekistan in February 2019, National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan declared that the parties discussed the possibility of holding the Games in two cities of Uzbekistan, Tashkent and Samarkand.[26]

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