ALMATY – According to the Directorate of the Winter Universiade 2017, a daily food ration meeting the FISU requirements has been determined for the athletes (4,000 – 4,500) which will be used when building the menu for the Winter Games. The daily food ration will include important ingredients such as meat, dairy products and […]
ALMATY – All 16 cities in Kazakhstan that participate in the Universiade Torch Relay have named those who will be given the honour to carry the flame. Out of a thousand torchbearers, 70% are students aged 17 to 28, who have achieved success in sciences, culture and sport. The Torch Relay team also […]
ALMATY – Andrey Nevzorov, the General Secretary of the National Cross-country Skiing Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan is confident the WU will give an impulse to the development of skiing in Almaty. “It is important now to further popularize skiing. It’s no secret, that in the 1990s they forgot about winter sports in […]
ALMATY – On 4 January, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan and concurrently Chairman of the Organising Committee of the 28th Winter Universiade 2017 Imangali Tasmagambetov visited the venues to evaluate its preparation for the largescale sport event in Almaty by the end of this month. The Winter Universiade is reaching a completion […]
KRASNOYARSK – From 13 to 14 December, 2016, FISU President Oleg Matytsin visited Krasnoyarsk to take part in the meeting of the Supervision Council of the Executive Directorate of 2019 Winter Universiade. The Supervision Council, chaired by the Minister of Sports of Russia Pavel Kolobkov, assessed the work of the Directorate in 2016 […]
ALMATY – On 9 December, the Kazakhstan Open Figure Skating Championship started in “Almaty Arena” which comprises athletes under 18 from all over the country and world. In particular, around 80 athletes from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan take part in free skating and short program. The Opening ceremony started with the welcome speech of […]
ALMATY – From 9 to 11 December, 2016 the new ice palace “Almaty Arena” will hold the Kazakhstan Figure Skating Open Championship among youth, junior and adult classes. This competition serves as a test event prior to the 28th Winter Universiade 2017 in Almaty. The main goal and aim of staging the […]
