“I think there have been a lot of questions about why we are hosting these events in the kingdom. We host it for the people, for the youth. As you may know, 70% of the population of Saudi is below the age of 40, and we see that on the ground today… When we the Joshua/Ruiz Jr. world title fight in 2019, there were just six gyms in Saudi Arabia that had boxing. Now we have 57, and the participation in the sport grew by 300%.” Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal,  Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Sports. Why Saudi Arabia is not put off by its F1 critics [Motorsport]