Saudi approves designs of world's tallest sports tower, to have 30 sports facilities

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has announced the approval of the designs of the world's tallest sports tower to be built in Riyadh.

The Global Sports Tower will be a prominent landmark within the Sports Boulevard project, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

According to the report, the tower was designed to stand at 130 meters with an internal area of 84,000 square meters.

It will include more than 30 different sports facilities and a 98-meter-high indoor climbing wall which is expected to be the world's tallest.

Saudi Arabia launched the Sports Boulevard project in 2019, which was designed to encompass over 4.4 million square meters of greenery, open spaces, and up to 50 multidisciplinary sports facilities.