Kazakhstan has good potential to host 2018, 2022 Olympic Games - Minister of Tourism and Sport
ALMATY. December 9. KAZINFORM /Yelena Ilyinskaya/ Kazakhstan has good potential to host Olympic Games is 2018 and 2022. Minister of Tourism and Sport Temirkhan Dosmukhanbetov has said it while surveying 2011 Asian Games facilities in Almaty. As earlier reported, the Minister accompanies Prime Minister Karim Massimov within his working trip around Almaty sports projects. The PM has already visited the ski-biathlon stadium, Tabagan ski resort and Medeu ice-skating rink.
According to the Minister, the potential of our country and its economic opportunities are very high. "We will submit our bid for hosting the World Universiade, if the organizing committee gives a consent to hold it in two cities, since we do not have enough sports facilities in one city. Besides, we will exert every effort to rank at least the third at the forthcoming Asian Games", T. Dosmukhanbetov noted.