7-th Asian Games | Astana Almaty 2011

Venues of Winter Asian Games

The list of sport venues of the 7^th Asian Winter Games 2011 in Astana and Almaty

1. Construction of new sport venues in Astana city

In Almaty city:

In Almaty region :

2. Reconstruction and major repairs of available sport facilities

in Astana city

In Almaty city:

Venues in Astana city

Indoor Football Stadium

Indoor Speed Skating Stadium

Kazakhstan Sport Palace

Indoor Football Stadium

Land allotted for the construction is on the left bank of Ishim river, between Kabanbay Batyr Av. and  Sary-Arka Str. For today works on installation of a roof of a sliding house-top are conducted, time for completion of civil work is planned for May, 2009. It is planned to hold solemn Opening Ceremony of the 7^th Winter Asian Games in 2011. Facility of such scale is constructed in Kazakhstan for the first time. It is unique that the design of roof is sliding, in winter here can be hold all kinds of sports games. The capacity of the Stadium is 30 thousand spectators seats.

Indoor Speed Skating Stadium

The location of the frame - left bank Ishim river, on Kabanbay Batyr avenue near the Football Stadium. Designed for the following sports - speed skating, short track speed skating, ice hockey (2 fields), curling, figure skating.
The complex is composed of a large-span construction of the main Skating Stadium and cone building of hotel, fitness center and administrative office.

Kazakhstan Sport Palace

Kazakhstan Sport Palace during the Games will be used for ice hockey competitions. The Sport Palace was put into operation in 2001. It is planned to reconstruct the building, in addition there will be built ice rink for figure skaters training. The capacity of tribunes is 4050 seats.

Venues in Almaty city

Baluan Sholak Sport and Culture Palace

Medeu Alpine Ice Arena

International Ski Jump Complex

Shymbulak Alpine Ice Resort

Baluan Sholak Sport and Culture Palace

This facility will be used for competitions in ice hockey (women). Reconstruction of the Sport and Culture Palace to conduct competitions of Winter Asian Games in 2011 will allow not only a major sporting and cultural events, but also will open for citizens and guests of the town its halls for sporting, physical education and simply interesting recreation.
After the reconstruction the total capacity of the Palace will be 5000 people. To be further established by 1000 passenger seats. Planned replacement of all engineering and technical communications, the area of support facilities will increase, there will be locker rooms, health-recreation complex, rooms for rest, a press center, commentators rooms. There will be installed Electronic scoreboard of the latest update. Also planned parking for 850 cars.

Medeu Alpine Ice Arena

Medeu plays a crucial role for the Asian Games. It is planned to hold competitions in bandy - hockey with ball. Large-scale reconstruction project of the world-famous high-mountainous roller includes several steps. First, will be entirely replaced the old machine room - its unused land, which is about 3300 square meters. After the reconstruction here will be sport halls of different directions - for boxing, fighting, basketball, minifootball, as well as gyms and rock climbing. Public accommodations also will be repaired - buffet, press center of vestibule of mass skiing and the museum, and also there will be additional space for administration and officials of roller. Rooms for temporary rest also will be repaired - they will be brought to a level corresponding to  modern requests of sportsmen living and their total number will be increased from 130 to 150. Seats for spectators on the platform will be completely replaced with new ones, platforms will be moistureproof . Engineering systems of complex systems will be completely replaced - heating, ventilation, water supply and sewerage, electricity. And to comply with international standards the existing technological systems will be added - for example, the lighting system of the ice arena, television systems, security systems and video surveillance, electronic scoreboard, a system photofinish and judicial system, a system of time, system  sound of ice events, the device of ice …
The actual ice box also will be changed. It will be fully prepared to conduct training sessions and sporting events of regional and international level in sports such as speed skating, Canadian hockey, curling, figure skating and hockey. In addition, the field will be operated in the modes of mass skiing and cultural events with the use of ice cover in the coldest period of the year and the additional coating in warm weather.

International Ski Jump Complex

The project includes 5 ski jumps: world-class K-125, K-95 and child-training K-60, K-40, K-20. Also will be built the stadium, media center, a school for training young jumpers, gym, 25-meter long covered pool with six lanes, ropeway, road interchange, providing access to the platform, starting and finish line, surface and underground parking for 200 places.
Planned complex is located in the southern part of Almaty, to the west from Yesentay, to the south from Al-Farabi av. The area of the site for the construction - 15.1377 hectares.
Multifunctional building with stands is designed for 5500 spectator seats. In addition, on the western slope of foothill planned terrace for 4000 standing places. Media Center-designed in four-stored building and is located in the stands at their north-west side. This building - dominant of the complex. Adaptive-training center has 75 double rooms. The Center is located near the ski jumps training. For the convenience of beginners athletes to the start tower used lift that turn increases the number of jumps per day. Near the Center to be placed a sport hall, which will train young athletes, as well as gym, fitness room and swimming pool.
In the future, after the Winter Asian Games, the complex can be used as a sports and cultural entertainment, with the possibility of holding concerts at the stadium and various show-programs.

Shymbulak Alpine Ice Resort

Also, planed reconstruction of Shymbulak Alpine Ice Resort - it will be obligated to conduct competitions in alpine skiing and freestyle skiing. The planned delivery term of venue is autumn 2010. At this time made a comprehensive development of Shymbulak Ski Complex.
The total length of the runs, on average, has doubled. The liveliest part of the driving area was increased by 10-20 times. On the slopes are snow guns, there is the replacement of cables ropeways. Ski trails in compliance with all standards of the International Federation of ski sports FIS. In the future it is planned to extend tracks up to the glacier Karlytau. After that, by the length of its tracks, Shymbulak will be as good as the world’s leading ski resorts.
There also will be reconstructed hotel, built spa center, restaurants. There will be modern systems of time measurement, information boards required for the competition worldwide. Also, starting an international school of mountain skiing and snowboarding, will be built underground parking for 2000 cars and the modern cable-way from Medeo to Shymbulak, length of 4.5 km. Under the new gondola line going up to ski slopes will not exceed 15 minutes. In the gondola will be 115 booths, speed - 5 meters per second, capacity - 2000 people per hour. The concept is developed with the view that the gondola road from Medeu to Shymbulak, as well as the cable-ways at the Shymbulak were as a whole, allowing skiers and tourists during the 35 minutes being in the highest point of the resort at Talgar Pass. All work will be completed by the beginning of the Games.

Venue in Almaty region

Biathlon and Cross-Country Ski Complex

The complex is designed to hold competitions in biathlon, skiing and ski orienteering. The Biathlon and Cross-Country Ski Complex in Soldatskoye Gorge of Talgar district of Almaty region is an autonomous system with its own infrastructure needed for the Winter Asian Games, which in future can be used for the World Cup and Winter Olympic Games.
Sketch master plan of the complex completed by Hermud Borkestol Norwegian expert of FIS in conjunction with the consulting firm J De Heer Consulting and adopted as the basis for developing a working draft. Includes the location of the major stationary buildings, sites for temporary facilities, drawing of lines, location of fire zones and start / finish zones. Planning of stadiums is made in such a way as to take into account all the requirements of international organizations, (FIS, IBU, etc.) to the transport system.
Trails for biathlon are designed for the following competitions: the individual race, sprint, mass start, persecution race, relay. The maximum length of trail is 4 km. The main facilities are tribune buildings of the ski and biathlon stadiums. Tribune of each stadium is designed for a capacity of over 3000 people (1300 and 1800 standing places of tables).
In the interim periods between competitions the stadium could serve several functions: training professional athletes, training junior staff (sports camps for children), the promotion of sports among the population by involving everyone who wants to organize a family recreation.
The uniqueness of the complex is that it can operate at any time of year, in its being suitable for holding competitions of international level; it can train professional athletes and can be visited by all wishers.

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