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Unsuccessful bid by Almaty, Kazakhstan
Almaty 2022
(
Kazakh
:
Алматы 2022
) was an unsuccessful bid for the
2022 Winter Olympics
by the city of
Almaty
and the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The
IOC
selected the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics at the
128th
IOC Session
in
Kuala Lumpur
,
Malaysia
on July 31, 2015, in which
Beijing
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.
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Almaty was the only contender to have never hosted the Olympics before. Almaty previously hosted the
2017 Winter Universiade
.
History
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On 29 November 2011, Almaty was chosen to host the
2017 Winter Universiade
. The city also co-hosted the
2011 Asian Winter Games
with
Astana
, 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,
Almaty
, the former
capital city
and still the largest city and financial centre of the country,
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confirmed their bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. They were the first city to do so.
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Previous bids
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Almaty bid to host the
2014 Winter Olympics
but failed to become a candidate city.
Sochi
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
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The venue plan comprises:
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City venues
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Olympic City
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- 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
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Sunkar Precinct
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- Sunkar Jumping Hills
- Ski jumping, Nordic combined
- Sunkar Skiing Centre - Nordic combined
- Sunkar Sliding Centre - Bobsleigh, luge, skeleton
Stand-alone venues
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Mountain venues
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Ak?Bulak Cluster
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Medeo Cluster
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- Medeo
Skating Oval - speed skating
- Shymbulak
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
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- Tabagan Ski Park - freestyle (aerial, mogul, half-pipe), snowboarding (half-pipe)
- Tau Park Alpine - alpine skiing (slalom, giant slalom)
References
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