50 Kazakh sportsmen to compete at the Winter Olympics
15:52, 27 January 2014
ASTANA. KAZINFORM "50 Kazakhstan's sportsmen will compete at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in 10 events," deputy head of the Kazakh Sport and Physical Education Agency Yelsiyar Kanagatov told a press conference.
10 of them will participate in skiing race and biathlon, 2 in figure skating, 5 in freestyle skiing, 4 in freestyle acrobatics, 6 in short track, 6 in speed skating, 4 in sky mountaineering, 1 in snowboarding, 1 in jumping event and 1 in sliding sport. The Kazakh flag-raising ceremony will take place February 4 at the Olympic village in Sochi. The Winter Olympics 2014 will be held in Sochi, Russia, on Feb 7-23.