Almaty bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| XXIV Olympic Winter Games XIII Paralympic Winter Games | |
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| 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 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
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,[3] confirmed their bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. They were the first city to do so.[4][5]
Previous bids
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
The venue plan comprises:[6][7]
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 - Opening and closing ceremonies
- Baluan Sholak Sports Palace - 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 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
- Tabagan Ski Park - freestyle (aerial, mogul, half-pipe), snowboarding (half-pipe)
- Tau Park Alpine - alpine skiing (slalom, giant slalom)
References
- ^ Almaty offers traditional winter setting in 2022 Olympic bid, The Washington Post, 2015/7/28
- ^ Almaty 2022 Winter Olympic bid at a glance, The Washington Times, 2015/7/26
- ^ "Kazakhstan to bid for 2022 winter Olympic Games". En.tengrinews.kz. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ Almaty Bids For 2022 Winter Olympic Games Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kazakhstan bids to host 2022 Games
- ^ Applicant city questionnaire Archived 2014-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150110013750/http://almaty-2022.org/static/img/Almaty2022_BidBook_Volume2.pdf