The Truth Fight in ad-Dir'iyyah is a boxing fight organized by the Saudi Ministry of Sport as part of ad-Dir'iyyah Season 2022 events on February 26, 2023, in which the two boxers competed in ad-Dir'iyyah ring: the US boxer 'Jake Paul' and British boxer 'Tommy Fury.' The event was supervised by the Saudi Boxing Federation , in collaboration with the Skill Challenge Entertainment Company. History of The Truth Fight boxers The Truth Fight in ad-Dir'iyyah ...
King Abdullah International Stadium , popularly known as al-Jawharah Stadium (Jewel, in English), or the Radiant Jewel, is one of the components of King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah Governorate. It was inaugurated in 2014, with a seating capacity of over sixty thousand seats, and partially shaded stands. It is approximately 10.5 km away from the northern borders of King Abdulaziz International Airport . The stadium has six main floors. Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium : It is the main footb...
The Saudi Arabian Athletics Federation (SAAF) is the sports federation governing athletics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It represents the Kingdom in both local and international championships. Originally established in 1963 as the Saudi Arabian Athletics Association, its headquarter is situated in the capital city, Riyadh. SAAF tasks SAAF aims to achieve sporting excellence for Saudi athletics as an organization and for individuals globally and build a thriving athletics community in the...
The Saudi University Sports Federation is the organizing authority for sports activities for university students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Established in 2010, it is overseen by the Ministry of Education. Its purpose is to develop university sports, represent Saudi Arabia at regional and global levels, and encourage male and female university students to engage in sports within a local sporting community. Here, various universities compete in roughly ten different sports. Additionally, th...
The Saudi Weightlifting Federation is one of the sports federations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is responsible for the sport of weightlifting and managing its local and international championships. It was founded in 1980, and its headquarters is in Riyadh, the capital. The Federation carries out several tasks, including overseeing the organization and management of weightlifting sports affairs, promoting and publicizing the sport, working to elevate the technical level of referees and Sa...
The Saudi Climbing and Hiking Federation is one of the sports federations in Saudi Arabia. It is concerned with overseeing rock climbing and hiking. It was established under the Ministry of Sport and the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, and it is headquartered in Jeddah. It was established in 2018. In 2020, the federation joined the International Federation of Sport Climbing. The federation undertakes several tasks, including issuing regulations for hiking and climbing according to internationa...
The Saudi Golf Federation is one of the sports federations in Saudi Arabia. It is the governing body for golf in the Kingdom. It aims to increase interest in the sport and commits to providing the necessary infrastructure and regulations to ensure the growth and prosperity of the golf sport. The Saudi Golf Federation was established in 1999 and was formerly known as the Saudi Golf Committee. It then became a sports federation operating under the Ministry of Sport. It is based in Riyadh. The Sau...
The Saudi Archery Federation is one of the sports federations in Saudi Arabia. It is responsible for archery and manages its local and international championships. Its headquarters is located in Riyadh. Establishment of Saudi Archery Federation The Saudi Archery Federation was established in 1989. It was previously a part of the Program of the Arab Triathlon Federation and was then named the Arab Archery Federation. It became an independent federation in 2013 under the name...
Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation is one of the sports federations in Saudi Arabia. It is the entity responsible for equestrianism and the main representative for Olympic equestrian sports in Saudi Arabia. The federation operates from its headquarters in Riyadh. The federation aims to elevate the technical level and enhance the standards of participants in all technical, cultural, and social aspects. It also seeks to strengthen good relations with similar federations in Arab, Islamic, and fri...
The Gaming and E-sports Sector Financing Program is a funding program aimed at stimulating the e-gaming sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia across thirty-three different fields, including e-sports and infrastructure. With a financing value of up to SAR1.8 billion, the program was launched by the Saudi Esports Federation in collaboration with the Digital Content Program (Ignite), targeting startups, and small and medium-sized enterprises in the gaming and e-sports sector. Gaming and E-sports S...
The Crown Prince Camel Festival entered the Guinness World Records for achieving several records since its launch in 2018. The festival set a Guinness World Record in its first edition on September 21, 2018, as the largest camel racing festival in the world, with a total of 11,178 competing camels. The second edition of the festival in 2019 witnessed breaking the previous record as the largest camel racing festival in the world, with approximately 13,377 participating camels recorded that year...