National team of Qatar arrived in Astana for Asian Games
14:48, 28 January 2011
ASTANA. January 28. KAZINFORM /Murat Zhakeyev/ The national team of Qatar arrived in Astana to participate in the Asian Games. The welcome ceremony took place in the ice town in Astana.
The delegation consists of 8 sportsmen. All of them will take part in the figure skating tournament. The Organizing Committee of the 7th Asian Games handed over souvenirs in memory of the Games to the sportsmen arrived.
'The welcome ceremony, the arrival of the delegation from a far away country for participation in the 7th Asian Games is the symbol of friendship between our countries. I hope they will remember these Asian Games to be held in Kazakhstan for long time and we will enjoy a fabulous show of sportsmen's performance, representative of the Ministry of Tourism and Sport of Kazakhstan Viktor Aboimov said at the welcome ceremony.