Over 30, 000 people welcomed Aziada Flame in Aktobe
AKTOBE. January 20. KAZINFORM /Samal Yendibayeva/ Aktobe has become the eighth city of Kazakhstan to receive the 7th Asian Winter Games Torch Relay. Despite bad weather and heavy snowstorm, over 30, 000 residents of the city took part in the ceremony.
The Relay started in the square in front of the regional Akimat where the official ceremony of welcoming the Aziada Flame took place. "Due to high authority of President Nursultan Nazarbayev Kazakhstan is going to host the 7th Asian Winter Games very soon. The regional Torch Relay ceremony is of great importance for us, because it has already become a parade of the heroes of sport, best and worthy people", governor of the region Yeleussin Sagindykov said addressing the ceremony participants.
By tradition, the governor was the first to take the Aziada Torch, and then he passed it to Yury Lonchakov, a cosmonaut, Hero of Russia.
Among the torch bearers were the public figures, figures of culture and art, sportsmen and veterans of sport. The total length of the route made 12 km.