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by the city of

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and the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The IOC selected the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics at the 128th

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on July 31, 2015, in which

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won. Under the slogan “Keeping it Real,” Almaty had emphasized their traditional winter setting with tall mountains and plenty of natural snow coverage as well as compactness — most venues are within half an hour’s travel through Alpine scenery. Almaty was the only contender to have never hosted the Olympics before. Almaty previously hosted the

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History

On 29 November 2011, Almaty was chosen to host the

. The city also co-hosted the

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, the capital since 1997. It can be seen as preparation for hosting the Winter Olympic Games in the future. Kazakhstan had been considering a bid for these games since 2011. On 17 August 2013,

, the former

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and still the largest city and financial centre of the country, confirmed their bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. They were the first city to do so.

Previous bids

Almaty bid to host the

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but failed to become a candidate city.

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was ultimately elected at the host city on July 4, 2007. Almaty bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, but lost to previous host city Beijing.

Venues

The venue plan comprises:

City venues

Olympic City

*Almaty Olympic Ice Arena - Figure skating, short track *Non-competitive venues: Olympic Village, Main Press Centre, International Broadcast Centre, Media Village, Olympic Family Accommodations

Central Cluster

Almaty Central Stadium The Central Stadium ( kk, "Алматы орталық стадионы", ''Almaty ortalyq stadıony'' or "Орталық стадион", ''Ortalyq stadıon''; Ortalyq Stadıony) is a multi-purpose stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan and the largest s ...

- Opening and closing ceremonies *

Baluan Sholak Sports Palace The Baluan Sholak Sports Palace ( kk, Балуан Шолақ атындағы спорт сарайы, translit=Balýan Sholaq atyndaǵy sport saraıy) or Bolyan Sholak Sports Palace is a Palace of Sports in Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhst ...

- Ice hockey (women) *Independence Square - Medal ceremonies

=Sunkar Precinct

= * Sunkar Jumping Hills - Ski jumping, Nordic combined *Sunkar Skiing Centre - Nordic combined *Sunkar Sliding Centre - Bobsleigh, luge, skeleton

Stand-alone venues

* Almaty Ice Palace - Ice hockey (men) *Curling Arena - Curling

Mountain venues

Ak–Bulak Cluster

* Ak Bulak Nordic Arena - cross country, biathlon *Non-competitive venues: Olympic Village

Medeo Cluster

Medeo The Medeu ( kk, Медеу, ''Medeu''), is an outdoor speed skating and bandy rink. It is located in a mountain valley ( Medeu Valley, or the valley of Malaya Almatinka River) on the south-eastern outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan. Medeu sits 1, ...

Skating Oval - speed skating *

Shymbulak Shymbulak ( kk, Şymbūlaq, cyrl, ''Шымбұлақ''), also known as Chimbulak (russian: Чимбулак, ky, Чымбулак) is a ski resort near Almaty. It is the largest ski resort in Central Asia. It is located in the upper part of the ...

ski resort - alpine skiing (downhill, super g, super combined) *Tau Park Snowboard Freestyle - freestyle (ski-cross, slopestyle), snowboarding (parallel slalom, parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross, slopestyle) *Non-competitive venues: Olympic Village, Mountain Media Sub Centre

Tabagan Cluster

*Tabagan Ski Park - freestyle (aerial, mogul, half-pipe), snowboarding (half-pipe) *Tau Park Alpine - alpine skiing (slalom, giant slalom)

References

External links

Official websiteAlmaty 2022 Candidature File
2022 Winter Olympics bids Sport in Almaty Kazakhstan at the Olympics {{Kazakhstan-stub