Sports Boulevard Explained

Sports Boulevard should not be confused with Boulevard Riyadh City.

Sports Boulevard
Location:Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Owner:Government of Saudi Arabia
Native Name:المسار الرياضي
Type:Linear park
Founder:Salman bin Abdulaziz
Budget:$23 billion
Key People:Mohammed bin Salman (Chairman)
Jayne McGivern (CEO)[1]

Sports Boulevard 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.[3] [4]

Background

The project was launched in 2019 as a part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030.[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.[9] [10]

In 2019, when the project was launched, it was expected to provide production jobs, followed by more service jobs on an ongoing basis. 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.[14]

Location and districts

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.

See Also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: One of Riyadh’s mega projects launched by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, on 19 Mar 2019. . . 2019-03-19 . sportsboulevard.sa . 2024-02-06 .
  2. Web site: 2019-03-19 . Sports Boulevard to encourage healthy lifestyle . 2022-09-20 . Saudigazette . English.
  3. Web site: Saundalkar . Jason . 2019-03-21 . Saudi King approves projects to make Riyadh “one of the world’s most livable cities” . 2022-09-20 . Middle East Construction News . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2019-03-19 . Saudi capital to get world’s biggest park in $23bn project . 2022-09-20 . Arab News . en.
  5. Web site: The Sports Boulevard: the road to a healthy and energetic lifestyle . 2022-09-20 . Ajel . en.
  6. Web site: 2019-04-17 . Transforming Riyadh: A New Urban Paradigm? . 2022-09-20 . Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2019-11-24 . Urban Oasis - The Business Year . 2022-09-20 . www.thebusinessyear.com . en-US.
  8. Web site: Saundalkar . Jason . 2021-10-14 . Sports Boulevard Foundation issues contracts for wellness project in Riyadh . 2022-09-21 . Middle East Construction News . en-US.
  9. Web site: Riyadh unveils plans for major redevelopment based on green space, wellbeing and culture attractionsmanagement.com news . 2022-09-20 .
  10. Web site: Saundalkar . Jason . 2019-09-26 . Saudi Arabia invests $23bn into Riyadh wellness projects . 2022-09-20 . Middle East Construction News . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2022-04-07 . Who’s Who: Jayne McGivern, CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Sports Boulevard Foundation . 2022-09-21 . Arab News . en.
  12. Web site: 2022-03-23 . Sports Boulevard Appoints Jayne McGivern as CEO of the Foundation . 2022-09-21 . Middle East News 247 . en-US.
  13. News: Jayne McGivern, in charge of London’s O2 and Wembley, hired to drive huge Riyadh wellbeing project .
  14. Web site: Sports Boulevard awards $665m Saudi wellness deals . 2022-09-21 . www.tradearabia.com.

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