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Kazakhstan is a nation that loves sports, from the youth ranks and amateurs through to the professionals. Evidence of the country’s love of sport is everywhere, including its grand stadiums, successful teams at major competitions like the Olympic Games, and the massive number of followers supporting top performers.

Sport is part of the culture in Kazakhstan, and you don’t have to look for evidence. It may be a well-guarded secret, but Kazak tourism owes much to the country’s top sporting talent, with visitors arriving worldwide to watch competitions, stare at the impressive stadiums, and watch a country punch well above its weight. If you love sports, there’s plenty to see here, and 2023 could be the year to visit.

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These days (January 29 – February 8), the 28th Winter Universiade, a multi-sport winter event, is taking place in Almaty. More than 1,600 student-athletes from 578 universities compete for medals.

January 29, the opening ceremony of the universiade took place in the ice palace “Almaty Arena”.

colorful show

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One hundred fifteen athletes from Kazakhstan took part in twenty sports at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In total, the national team won 13 medals (7 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze).

Gold medals were won in the following disciplines: cycling (Alexander Vinokourov), weightlifting (Zulfiya Chinshanlo, Maya Maneza, Svetlana Podobedova, Ilya Ilyin), athletics (Olga Rypakova), boxing (Serik Sapiyev).

Thanks to all the athletes for their efforts!

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Medeo is a sports complex built at an altitude of 1691 meters above sea level, near the former capital city of Kazakhstan – Almaty. Medeo is the highest mountain range in the world for winter sports with the largest area of artificial ice field – 10500 square meters. The following photos were captured by Stepanov Slava.

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