The Kazakh national team will compete across
six sports in 10 disciplines, excluding snowboarding, at the ninth Asian Winter
Games in China. The competitions will be held in the cities of Harbin and
Yabuli from February 7-14. A total of 138 athletes will represent Kazakhstan,
competing for 51 sets of medals, according to the Ministry of Tourism and
Sports. As reported, athletes in skating and skiing will perform first, while
ice hockey players and curlers will compete last. Notably, the upcoming Winter Games
will feature skating, skiing, biathlon, curling, ice hockey, and ski
mountaineering. Over 1,000 athletes from 32 Asian countries are expected to
participate, competing for 64 sets of medals.
«Our
team has been ranked in the top four at the Asian Winter Games since 1996. At
the previous Asian Games in 2017 in Sapporo, Kazakhstan secured fourth place in
the overall team standings, winning 32 medals. More than half of our delegation
members come from Astana, Almaty, and the East Kazakhstan region. To ensure
high-quality preparation for these games, the national winter sports teams held
137 training camps. Our athletes also participated in 86 international
competitions, winning a total of 33 medals,» noted Kazakh Minister of Tourism and
Sports Yerbol Myrzabossynov.
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