13:14, 24 November 2009 | GMT +5
President visits Medeo high-mountain sports complex
sp; ALMATY. November 24. KAZINFORM /Yekaterina Ionova/ Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has visited the Medeo high-mountain sports complex, which is under reconstruction in the connection with upcoming 2011 Asian Winter Games.
The Head of the State surveyed plans of the Medeo rink reconstruction, talked to young athletes. He noted that the Medeo rink, Shymbulak ski center are not only for 2011 Asian Winter Games, but for the people as well.
Almaty Mayor Akhmetzhan Yessimov presented reconstruction plans nd told about the course of construction work in the Medeo rink.
"Mass skating will be opened by the Kazakhstan Independence Day. Construction work is going to completion", A.Yessimov said.