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- Third edition of games takes place from Nov. 3-23, 2024 with athletes from around the world in six international sports events
NEOM: NEOM Beach Games is returning for its third edition this November with an expanded lineup of athletes and competitive events.
Olympic gold medallists Cassandre Beaugrand and Alex Yee (triathletes), Worthy De Jong (3x3 basketball player) and Veddriq Leonardo (speed climber) will be among the 1,000 athletes, coaches and team officials attending NEOM for six sports events that will start on Nov. 3.
NEOM Beach Soccer and NEOM Titan Desert will return to the event.
The sixth sport at the 2024 NEOM Beach Games, the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup NEOM, is a new event for this year. Welcoming the world鈥檚 leading open water swimmers, the concluding activity for the latest edition of NEOM Beach Games will be held in the Red Sea.
Jan Paterson, managing director of sport at NEOM, said: 鈥淚t is hugely exciting to be hosting the NEOM Beach Games for its third edition, including welcoming a number of athletes and medalists from the recent Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
鈥淲ith the addition of the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup NEOM and two compact venues at NEOM Bay and Bajdah Desert, we are looking forward to offering an exciting experience for athletes and spectators alike and helping to establish NEOM as a destination for global sports amongst our natural sporting landscapes.鈥�