Sports Boulevard

The Sports Boulevard Project is one of the four mega projects in the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, launched by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on March 19, 2019. The project stretches 135 km and includes safe and wooded paths for pedestrians, bicycles, and horses, in addition to a group of various sports facilities.

The Sports Boulevard Foundation is the entity that supervises and is responsible for the project, which is headed by Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sports Boulevard Foundation.

The Sports Boulevard project is located on Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Road in Riyadh City, connecting Wadi Hanifah in the west of Riyadh and Wadi al-Sulai in the east. The Sports Boulevard drives Riyadh City's transformation into a global destination that achieves the highest quality of life standards and elevates its rating to become the best city to live in worldwide.

The Sports Boulevard project involves eight diverse and distinct districts: Wadi Hanifah District, the Arts District, Wadi Alyasen District, the Entertainment District, the Athletics District, Wadi al-Sulai District, the Eco District, and the Sands Sports Park. Moreover, Sports Boulevard includes a wide range of monuments and centers leveraged by the community, such as service and commercial zones, picnic areas, theaters, as well as cultural and artistic events.

The project includes 4.4 million mof green and open spaces, with more than 170,000 trees, and fifty locations for various sports, including the sports tower, as well as artistic landmarks across the area. The Sports Foundation also provides several investment sites and zones with a total area of more than 2.3 million m.

The Sports Boulevard project achieves sustainability by transforming Riyadh City into one of the most livable cities in the world. This is done by reducing the duration of trips between neighborhoods by 64.8 percent, using 100 percent treated irrigation water, increasing the per capita green space by 62 percent, and improving air quality by sequestering 3.6 million kg of emitted carbon. Riyadh City's residents and visitors can exercise by choosing from a range of recreational, sports, cultural, and artistic facilities, in addition to leveraging attractive areas and advanced facilitations that this project offers towards a healthier lifestyle.

On July 10, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Sports Boulevard Foundation, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, announced the approval of the global sports tower's designs. The tower will stand 130 m tall and cover an area of 84,000 m. It will feature a ninety-eight-m climbing wall and a 250-m running track for practicing thirty different sports. The design of the global sports tower draws inspiration from Salmani architecture, blending authenticity with modernity.