Few hours left till Asiad-2011opening ceremony
ASTANA-ALMATY. January 30. KAZINFORM /Kalamkas Abuova/ The 7th Asian Winter Games will be officially opened in Astana today. President Nursultan Nazarbayev is expected to welcome the sportsmen and guests during it.
The ceremony will start at 19:00 by local time at Astana-Arena stadium. Over 27, 000 people are expected to view it. During the ceremony the guests will see the major periods of Kazakhstan's history and will get familiarized with its culture, art, artifacts and traditions.
On the threshold of the Games the Flame of Asiad-2011 travelled around all regions of the republic. The citizens who greatly contributed to development of the country, youth, school students, sportsmen, and all those who like sport were involved in the Torch Relay.
"Kazakhstanis and people of Astana are lucky to witness such events like the opening ceremony of the Asian Winter Games. The technologies to be used at the ceremony have no analogues", director of the event Alexey Sechenov says.
"Several tricks and special effects have not been applied anywhere yet. They were specially prepared for Asiad-2011", he adds.
The opening ceremony of the Games will be broadcast on Kazakhstan, Khabar and Caspionet channels.