Kazakh women's ice hockey team to start Asiad
ALMATY. January 26. KAZINFORM /Yelena Ilyinskaya/ The 7th Asian Winter Games will begin with a women's ice hockey game the first match of which is scheduled for January 28 in Almaty.
Korean and Japanese teams will meet first. North Korea and Kazakhstan will play in the second match. Kazakh women's ice hockey team is getting ready to defend Asian Games double champion's title.
The viewers will be able to watch the game since January 28 to February 3 at the B. Sholak Sports Palace arena or on TV.
According to the Ministry of Tourism ad Sport, 27 countries have confirmed their participation in the Games. These are Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Qatar, China, Chinese Taipei, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, North Korea, Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, UAE, Palestine, Singapore, Tajikistan, Thailand, Philippines, Uzbekistan and Japan.
Kazakh national team consisting of 168 sportsmen will fight for the medals in 11 sports.