Riyadh, April 25, 2019, SPA -- The General Authority for Sports announced here today that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is set to host Dakar International Rally in January 2020. This was announced at a reception held today at Al-Giddiyah, west of Riyadh, in the attendance of Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sports Authority; Prince Khalid bin Sultan, Chairman of the Saudi Federation for Automobiles and Motorbikes; Michael Rieneger, Al-Giddiyah Executive Manager; David Castera, the Director of Dakar Rally; and senior officials and media representatives. --SPA 22:10 LOCAL TIME 19:10 GMT 0037 www.spa.gov.sa/w1091868