VII Asian Winter Games opening planned at Astana stadium on Jan 30, 2011

Kazakh Minister of Tourism and Sport Temirkhan Dosmukhambetov has made it public at the meeting with the Kazakh Senate deputies; the ministry's press service reports.
"One of the important targets the Ministry and the state are facing is holding the VII Asian Winter Games in 2011 in Almaty and Astana cities. The opening of the Games is planned at the roofed stadium of Astana on January 30, 2011. The closing - at the Baluan Sholak Sport and Culture Palace in Almaty on February 6", he said.
The minister noted that in this connection there are four sports facilities under construction and reconstruction. According to him, preparation for the games is held from 2007. 156 athletes were selected for participation in the Asian Games, 9 foreign coaches and consultants were invited for the work with the national team, the Organizing Committee under chairmanship of Prime Minister Karim Massimov was created.