Riyadh won the rights to host the 2034 Asian Games at the general assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia on Wednesday in Muscat, the regional governing body announced.
President of Saudi's Olympic Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal Al-Saud said "when we say the games are a national priority, we mean it".
"It has unwavering political and public support," he said
"Sport has changed social life in the Kingdom -- especially for women."
Prince Abdulaziz pointed to Saudi's hosting of major boxing clashes and planning for next year's Formula 1 as proof of the Kingdom's readiness for the Asian games.
Doha will host the 2030 Games.
Neighbors Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which are locked in a long-running political dispute, had bid for the hosting rights to the second-biggest multi-sport event after the Olympics.
In an attempt to prevent a diplomatic dispute, OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah said on Tuesday he was looking to avoid a vote by persuading one city to hold the 2030 Games while the other staged the following edition in 2034.
Ng Ser Miang, the chairman of the OCA advisory committee and vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said the proposed hosting solution was akin to the IOC decision to award the Olympics to Paris in 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028.
Voting was delayed by hours after technical problems with the online system, in place to allow some national Olympic committees to participate remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"I apologize for the technical problem we are facing during our voting," said Sheikh Ahmad.
"Today the difficult things have been solved and the easy things have been problems."
"I will be glad to have two games in west Asia, to be honest," added Sheikh Ahmad.
Ahead of the vote, the OCA's president said he was seeking a "win-win" situation for Doha and Riyadh.
