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المسار الرياضي | |
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Type of project | Linear park |
Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Owner | Government of Saudi Arabia |
Founder | Salman bin Abdulaziz |
Key people |
Mohammed bin Salman (
Chairman) Jayne McGivern ( CEO) [1] |
Established | 19 March 2019 |
Budget | $23 billion |
Website |
sportsboulevard |
Sports Boulevard ( Arabic: المسار الرياضي) is a proposed large-scale linear park located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, it was launched by King Salman on March 19, 2019. It is one of the largest projects in the world. [2] It is supervised and operated by the Sports Boulevard Foundation with its chairman Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. [2] [3] [4]
The project was launched in 2019 as a part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030. [2] [5] [6] [7] [8]
The Sports Boulevard was one of four initiatives established in 2019 along with King Salman Park, Riyadh Art and Green Riyadh with an estimated cost of $23 billion in government funding. [3] [4] [9] [5] [6] [10] [7]
In 2019, when the project was launched, it was expected to provide production jobs, followed by more service jobs on an ongoing basis. [3] [4] [10] In April 2022, Jayne McGivern was appointed the CEO of the Sports Boulevard Foundation. [11] [12] [13]
In October 2021, the foundation was awarded contracts worth $661.5 million for the project's construction phase one. [8] [14]
The Sports Boulevard is located in Riyadh and stretches 135 km connecting Wadi Hanifa in the west with Wadi Al-Sulai in the east through Prince Mohammed bin Salman Road and has 8 diverse districts, Wadi Hanifah District, Arts District, Wadi Alyasen District, Entertainment District, Athletics District, Sand Sports Park, Eco District and Wadi Al-Sulai District. [2] [5]
Sports Boulevard | |
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المسار الرياضي | |
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Type of project | Linear park |
Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Owner | Government of Saudi Arabia |
Founder | Salman bin Abdulaziz |
Key people |
Mohammed bin Salman (
Chairman) Jayne McGivern ( CEO) [1] |
Established | 19 March 2019 |
Budget | $23 billion |
Website |
sportsboulevard |
Sports Boulevard ( Arabic: المسار الرياضي) is a proposed large-scale linear park located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, it was launched by King Salman on March 19, 2019. It is one of the largest projects in the world. [2] It is supervised and operated by the Sports Boulevard Foundation with its chairman Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. [2] [3] [4]
The project was launched in 2019 as a part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030. [2] [5] [6] [7] [8]
The Sports Boulevard was one of four initiatives established in 2019 along with King Salman Park, Riyadh Art and Green Riyadh with an estimated cost of $23 billion in government funding. [3] [4] [9] [5] [6] [10] [7]
In 2019, when the project was launched, it was expected to provide production jobs, followed by more service jobs on an ongoing basis. [3] [4] [10] In April 2022, Jayne McGivern was appointed the CEO of the Sports Boulevard Foundation. [11] [12] [13]
In October 2021, the foundation was awarded contracts worth $661.5 million for the project's construction phase one. [8] [14]
The Sports Boulevard is located in Riyadh and stretches 135 km connecting Wadi Hanifa in the west with Wadi Al-Sulai in the east through Prince Mohammed bin Salman Road and has 8 diverse districts, Wadi Hanifah District, Arts District, Wadi Alyasen District, Entertainment District, Athletics District, Sand Sports Park, Eco District and Wadi Al-Sulai District. [2] [5]