Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, at Al-Yamama Palace in Riyadh on Sunday.
During the meeting, they discussed the cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the IOC and ways to develop the Olympic Games domestically and globally, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, the minister of sports, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of the Public Investment Fund, and Abdulaziz Baeshen, the CEO and secretary-general of Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, attended the meeting.
In July, Saudi Arabia and the IOC signed a 12-year partnership to host the new e-sports Olympics, beginning with the Esports Olympics in 2025, in Riyadh.
