2030 Asian Games

The 2030 Asian Games (Arabic: دورة الألعاب الآسيوية 2030, romanized:Dawrat al-ʼAl‘ab al-Asīawīah 2030), officially known as the 21st Asian Games (Arabic: الـ21 من الآسياد, romanized:Al 21 mn-Alīsyad) and commonly known as Doha 2030 (Arabic: الدوحة 2030), will be the twenty-first edition of the Asian Games, a pan-Asian multi-sport event that is scheduled to be held from 4 to 19 November 2030 in Doha, Qatar.

Doha was elected as the host city at the 39th Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly on 16 December 2020 in Muscat, Oman. These Games will be the second Asian Games to be held in Qatar, the second in Arabian Peninsula, the first of two consecutive Asian Games in the Arabian Peninsula, the following Games set to be the 2034 Asian Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Doha will be the fourth city to host the Asian Games twice, having previously hosted the 2006 Asian Games and will use again much of the infrastructure that was built for that event and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Bidding process

The OCA voted on 16 December 2020 at the 39th OCA General Assembly in Muscat, Oman to select the host city. 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. On 16 December 2020, it was announced that Doha will host 2030 Games with the highest votes and Riyadh will host the 2034 Games. 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".

Development and preparations

Proposed venues

Qatar Foundation Campus

• Education City Stadium – football (preliminaries) / 20,000 existing
• Qatar Foundation Golf Course – golf / 1,000 existing
• Al Shaqab Equestrian Center – equestrian, modern pentathlon / 5,000 existing
• Qatar Foundation Recreation Centre – modern pentathlon / 6,000 (in total) existing
• Qatar National Convention Centre – cue sports (billiards), esports / 1,000 existing

Al Rayyan Sports Complex

• Indoor Hall – judo, kurash, wrestling / 3,000 existing
• Al Rayyan Baseball and Softball Centre – baseball, softball / 1,500 temporary
• Al Rayyan Hockey Centre – field hockey / 2,000 temporary
• Al Rayyan Stadium – football (preliminaries) / 15,300 existing

Lusail

• Lusail Stadium – football (preliminaries) / 40,000 existing
• Lusail Sports Arena – handball / 15,300 existing
• Lusail Shooting Range – shooting / 1,600 existing
• Lusail Archery Range – archery / 600 existing
• Lusail Marina – athletics (street events), cycling (road time trial), marathon swimming, triathlon / 500 temporary
• Canal – canoeing, rowing / 500 temporary
• Katara Cultural Village Marina – sailing / N/A temporary

Al Gharrafa Sports Complex

• Thani bin Jassim Stadium – rugby sevens / 21,175 existing
• Al Gharaffa Indoor Hall – sepak takraw / 3,000 existing
• Al Gharaffa Beach Handball Arenas – beach handball / 2,200 existing
• Al Gharaffa Beach Soccer Arenas – beach soccer / 1,300 existing
• Al Gharaffa Beach Tennis Arenas – beach tennis / 2,200 existing
• Al Gharaffa Beach Volleyball Arenas – beach volleyball / 1,300 existing

Al Sadd Sports Complex

• Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena basketball / 7,700 existing 3x3 basketball / 3,000 temporary
• Al Sadd Swimming Pool – water polo (preliminaries)/ 1,000 existing

Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan

• Khalifa International Stadium – athletics (track and field), opening and closing ceremonies / 45,857 existing
• Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex Tennis Courts – soft tennis, tennis / 7,000 (main court) existing Squash Courts – squash / 1,000 (main court) existing Padel Courts – padel / 1,500 (main court) existing
• Al Dana Indoor Hall – weightlifting / 1,000 existing
• Al Dana Banquet Hall – chess / 500 existing
• Hamad Aquatic Centre – artistic swimming, diving, swimming / 5,000 existing
• Aspire Dome cycling (track) / 1,500 temporary gymnastics / 4,900 existing badminton, wushu / 600 existing kabaddi, karate, taekwondo / 1,000 existing boxing / 600 existing
• Skateboarding Park – skateboarding / 500 existing
• Sports Climbing Park – sports climbing / 1,000 existing
• Basketball Hall – basketball, fencing / 2,000 existing

Stand-alone venues

• Al Thumama Stadium – football (preliminaries) / 20,000 existing
• Doha Asian Town Stadium – cricket / 13,000 existing
• Al Janoub Stadium – football (preliminaries) / 20,000 existing
• Al Bayt Stadium – football (preliminaries) / 20,000 existing
• Duhail Handball Sports Hall – volleyball / 5,500 existing
• Al Bidda Park – beach volleyball / 350 existing

Athletes Village

The athletes' village will be located in Lusail.

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