Tashkent, Uzbekistan, October 4, 2024: The Director General of the Olympic Council of Asia, Husain Al Musallam, believes the sports facilities being built for the 2025 Asian Youth Games will benefit Tashkent and Uzbekistan for generations to come.
Speaking on a recent visit to Tashkent, Captain Husain said the stadiums and Olympic Village would also enable the city and the country to stage major international events after the AYG in September 2025.
“I am really very happy to be here at the Olympic Village in the beautiful city of Tashkent,” Capt. Husain said.
“I see the work here going in the right direction – very fast, very efficient – and I saw the set-up for the Olympic Village, from the velodrome to the football stadium, athletics, aquatics centre and now we are here,” he added, referring to the Olympic Village.
“The other facilities are really a very high standard and to the level of international standard.
“The second thing that I saw is that this facility will give Uzbekistan and the city of Tashkent opportunities for the future.”
Not only will Tashkent be able to host major international events but also the citizens of Tashkent and Uzbekistan will be able to use the facilities for training, development and also for competition, Capt. Husain said.
“To have this in the city, in Tashkent, such an Olympic Village and other sports facilities to complement this village it’s really very great,” he added.
“After that, Uzbekistan is ready to host bigger events than the Asian Youth Games at international level.”
Captain Husain said that the AYG 2025 would be a very important event for Asia as it would take place one year before the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal and that Asia would use the AYG as qualification for the YOG for the Asian youth.
The Olympic city under construction will provide conditions for all sports in the AYG. The area of the complex is 100 hectares. The main objects are a stadium with a capacity of 10,000, a 2,000-capacity velodrome, a water sports palace and venues for individual and team sports.
Furthermore, the complex is planned to be expanded with a four-story administrative building, 15 outdoor sports grounds, jogging paths and parks.
The project is being constructed by the Chinese company CAMC Engineering, which has experience in the construction of sports facilities in 70 countries around the world.