Kazakhstan enlists help of foreign trainers to get ready for 2014 major sports events
18:11, 11 July 2014
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - 17 foreign specialists were invited to Kazakhstan to help local athletes prepare for the forthcoming 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China and the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.
"17 foreign trainers are working with Kazakhstan's national judo, Greco-Roman wrestling, canoeing, water polo, and weightlifting teams," Yelsiyar Kanagatov, deputy chairman of the Kazakh Agency for Sports and Physical Culture Affairs, said Friday. Kazakhstan will send 400-410 athletes to the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea scheduled for September 19 - October 4, 2014. 50 Kazakh sportsmen are to partake in the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in China on August 16-28, 2014.