Roster of Kazakhstani skiing team at Sochi 2014 revealed
18:10, 17 January 2014
ASTANA. January 17. KAZINFORM The preliminary roster of Kazakhstan's national cross-country skiing team to partake in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi has been revealed, Kazinform refers to Vesti.kz.
According to chief national coach Vladimir Sakhnov, Alexey Poltoranin, Nikolay Chebotko, Denis Volotka, Mark Starostin and Erdos Akhmadiev are to represent Kazakhstan at the Olympic event.
One or two athletes are also expected to obtain licenses. The exact number of licenses will be announced on January 21 as seven more skiers are willing to join the team on the road to Sochi.
As for the women's national skiing team, 6-7 skiers are contending for the places.
The Winter Olympics in Sochi will be held on February 7-23.