2011 Asian Winter Games

VII Asian Winter Games
Host cityAstana & Almaty, Kazakhstan
MottoUnity of purpose ‒ unity of spirit! (Kazakh: Мақсаты бірдің - рухы бір)
Nations26[1]
Athletes843[1]
Events69 events in 5 sports
OpeningJanuary 30, 2011
ClosingFebruary 6, 2011
Opened byNursultan Nazarbayev
President of Kazakhstan [2]
Closed byTimothy Fok
Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia
Athlete's OathNurbegen Zhumagaziyev (short-track ice skating)
Judge's OathKeith Gee Kay Fong
Torch lighter7 Well known Kazakh athletes.
Main venueAstana Arena (Opening)
Baluan Sholak Sports Palace (Closing)
Websiteastana-almaty2011.kz (archived)
Summer
Winter

The 2011 Asian Winter Games (Kazakh: 2011 жылғы қысқы Азия ойындары, romanized2011 jılğı qısqı Azïya oyındarı; Russian: Зимние Азиатские игры 2011 года, romanizedZimniye Aziatskiye igry 2011 goda), also known as Astana-Almaty 2011 (Kazakh: Астана-Алматы 2011), was a continental winter multi-sport event held from January 30 to February 6, 2011 in Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was the first time that Kazakhstan hosted such a large event since independence from the Soviet Union.[3] The documents for the hosting city were signed in Kuwait on March 4, 2006.[4]

  1. ^ a b Asiada2011 in the press Archived 2011-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. Astana-almaty2011.kz (2011-01-21). Retrieved on 2011-02-02.
  2. ^ Asian Winter Games officially open Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Sports: Asian Winter Games challenge for Kazakhstan". The Independent. 2011-01-10. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  4. ^ "Almaty is a Rightful Host of 2011 Asian Winter Games". almaty.kz. Archived from the original on 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2011-01-14.

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