Doha to host 2030 Asian Games, Riyadh awarded 2034 edition Sports


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HANGZHOU, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Qatar will host the 2030 Asian Games, while the other middle eastern candidate Riyadh in Saudi Arabia will stage the 22nd Asian Games four years later, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced on Wednesday. The Qatari capital Doha was finally announced as the winner after the vote by 45 OCA member committees at the 39th OCA General Assembly held in Muscat, Oman and online, after repeated delays caused by problems with the online voting system. As per the decision made earlier by the OCA executive board, Riyadh was awarded the 2034 edition as runner-up...