On your marks, get set, go.
The Saudi Games 2023 are officially coming.
Mark your calendars for Saturday November 26 for the event’s kick-off.
The Saudi Games 2023 will run until Saturday December 10.
The Saudi Games is the largest sporting event in the Kingdom, and it’s retuning for the second edition this year.
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The first edition took place in March 2022, bringing with it some tough competition and jaw-dropping prizes.
The previous tournament was held at various locations including the Saudi Equestrian Federation and welcomed 6,000 athletes from 13 regions in Saudi, competing for a prize pool of over SAR200 million.
There were over 40 sports including archery, padel, boxing, volleyball, jiujitsu, swimming, tennis, wrestling, plus, five Paralympic sport competitions: wheelchair basketball, goalball, table tennis, weightlifting and athletics.
The Saudi Games also saw the torch relay travel across 3,500 kilometres with opening ceremony performances by DJ David Guetta, so we’re expecting some high-scoring things for the Saudi Games 2023.
Let the games begin.
Sat Nov 26-Sat Dec 10. saudigames.sa.
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