Ceremonies of opening and closing of Asian Winter Games 2011 to be held in Astana
ALMATY. January 30. KAZINFORM /Yelena Ilinskaya/ The closing and opening ceremonies of the Asian Winter Games 2011 will be held in Astana. Almaty will host the major part of sports program of the Games. Vice President of the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan Pavel Novikov said it at the public hearings devoted to the issues of preparation of Almaty city to the VII Asian Winter Games.
He noted that our sportsmen are ready to defend the honor of Kazakhstan and take first or at least second places competing even with such strong contenders as the Chinese, Koreans and Japanese.
According to him, there are some problems with running behind the schedule of putting into service some of the sport facilities, for example, of springboard complex.
As P.Novikov informed, conpetitions on eight sports will be held within the Asian Games 2011. Almaty Mayor Akhmetzhan Yesimov plans to visit Olympic Games in Vancouver in order to gain experience and review sport bases, Olympic village, ceremonies of opening and closing of the Games.