Saudi Arabia has announced that Riyadh will be the host of the 2028 Tafisa (The Association for International Sport for All) World Games, reflecting a major milestone as it will be the first time the World Games will be held in the Mena region.
Organized by The Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA), the Tafisa World Games is the largest global community sporting event.
The signing ceremony of the announcement was held at the Culture Palace in Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter, in the presence of distinguished guests, including SFA President HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, Tafisa President Wolfgang Baumann, Bader Alkadi, Vice Minister of Sports, SFA Managing Director Shaima Al-Husseini, Sports Sector Development Manager at Royal Commission for Riyadh City Turki Bin Oudah, Secretary-General of the International Sports for All Organization Janis Sodernik, the Secretary-General of Tafisa, Jean-François Laurent, and Jacqueline Kronenburg, Tafisa Board member.
Saudi Arabia was elected to host the Tafisa Games, the “Olympics of community sports,” after receiving 171 “yes” votes from the Tafisa General Assembly.
With Riyadh now set to stage the 2028 World Games, the Kingdom will bring men, women, and diverse groups and cultures together to experience the many benefits of physical activity by exploring and taking part in a wide range of entertainment, events, and activities that will be held in public parks, shopping centres, schools, and a variety of locations over the course of the week-long tournament. Several government and private sector entities will support and participate in this event.
Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal Saud, Minister of Sports, said: “I would like to thank King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman for their commitment to supporting the sports sector and their blessing to host the Tafisa games.
