Almaty bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics

Unsuccessful bid by Almaty, Kazakhstan

Bids for the
2022 (2022) Winter Olympics and ParalympicsOverview

XXIV Olympic Winter Games
XIII Paralympic Winter Games
Winner: Beijing
Runner-up: Almaty
Details
City| Almaty, Kazakhstan
NOC| National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KAZ)
Previous Games hosted
None • Bid for 2014
Decision
Result| 40 votes (Second place)

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.[1][2] Almaty was the only contender to have never hosted the Olympics before. Almaty previously hosted the 2017 Winter Universiade.

## History

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Medeo, a probable location near Almaty for skating. Shymbulak, planned venue for alpine skiing. Sunkar Ski Jumping Hills Complex.

On 29 November 2011, Almaty was chosen to host the 2017 Winter Universiade. The city also co-hosted the 2011 Asian Winter Games with the capital, Astana. 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,[3] confirmed their bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. They were the first city to do so.[4][5]

### Previous bids

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Main article: Almaty bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics

Almaty bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics but failed to become a candidate city. Sochi was ultimately elected as 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:[6][7]

### 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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* Almaty Central Stadium \- Opening and closing ceremonies
* Baluan Sholak Sports Palace \- Ice hockey (women)
* Independence Square - Medal ceremonies

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

### Mountain venues

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#### Ak–Bulak Cluster

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

#### Medeu Cluster

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* Medeu \- 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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1. ^ Almaty offers traditional winter setting in 2022 Olympic bid, The Washington Post, 2015/7/28
2. ^ Almaty 2022 Winter Olympic bid at a glance, The Washington Times, 2015/7/26
3. ^ "Kazakhstan to bid for 2022 winter Olympic Games". En.tengrinews.kz. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
4. ^ Almaty Bids For 2022 Winter Olympic Games Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ Kazakhstan bids to host 2022 Games
6. ^ Applicant city questionnaire  Archived 2014-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). almaty-2022.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

## External links

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* Official website
* Almaty 2022 Candidature File

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Bids for the 2022 Winter Olympics

128th Session of the International Olympic Committee (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

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* Beijing

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* Almaty

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* Kraków
* Lviv
* Oslo
* Stockholm

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