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Kazakhstan to host Asian Winter Games after Saudi setback

Saudi Arabia and the Asian Games Council agreed in January to find a substitute host because of delays in Neom's $38 billion Trojena ski resort

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On-screen presentation of Saudi Arabia's Trojena project at the MIPIM Fair in Cannes, France

Kazakhstan will host the 2029 Asian Winter Games, an event originally planned for Saudi Arabia until the kingdom acknowledged last month that its $38 billion Trojena ski resort would not be ready in time.

The Olympic Council...