Sports Boulevard
Sports Boulevard is an under-construction large-scale linear park located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The project was launched by King Salman on March 19, 2019 as part of Saudi Vision 2030 and is one of the largest projects in the world. It is supervised and operated by the Sports Boulevard Foundation with its chairman Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Background
The project was launched in 2019 as a part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030.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.
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.
In October 2021, the foundation was awarded contracts worth $661.5 million for the project's construction phase one.
In July 2024, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the Global Sports Tower as part of the Sports Boulevard. Standing 130m high, the tower will be the tallest of its kind and will include 30 different sports facilities.
In February 2025, the first phase of the project was officially opened to the public. The first phase included five key destinations, which are:
- Wadi Hanifah
- The Promenade
- A section at the intersection of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Rd. and Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Al-Awwal Rd.
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University internal loop
- The first phase of Sands Sports Park.