Back الألعاب الآسيوية الشتوية 2011 Arabic 2011 Asiya Qış Oyunları Azerbaijani 2011 йылғы ҡышҡы Азия уйындары Bashkir ২০১১ শীতকালীন এশিয়ান গেমস Bengali/Bangla Asijské zimní hry 2011 Czech Winter-Asienspiele 2011 German Juegos Asiáticos de Invierno de 2011 Spanish بازیهای آسیایی زمستانی ۲۰۱۱ Persian Jeux asiatiques d'hiver de 2011 French 2011 एशियाई शीतकालीन खेल Hindi
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| Host city | Astana & Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| Motto | Unity of purpose ‒ unity of spirit! (Kazakh: Мақсаты бірдің - рухы бір) |
| Nations | 26[1] |
| Athletes | 843[1] |
| Events | 69 events in 5 sports |
| Opening | January 30, 2011 |
| Closing | February 6, 2011 |
| Opened by | Nursultan Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan [2] |
| Closed by | Timothy Fok Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia |
| Athlete's Oath | Nurbegen Zhumagaziyev (short-track ice skating) |
| Judge's Oath | Keith Gee Kay Fong |
| Torch lighter | 7 Well known Kazakh athletes. |
| Main venue | Astana Arena (Opening) Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports (Closing) |
| Website | astana-almaty2011.kz (Archived) |
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The 2011 Asian Winter Games (Kazakh: 2011 жылғы қысқы Азия ойындары, romanized: 2011 jılğı qısqı Azïya oyındarı) was a multi-sport event that was held in Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan, that began on January 30, 2011, and ended on February 6, 2011. It was the first time that Kazakhstan hosted such a large event since independence from the Soviet Union.[3] The documents for the hosting city were signed in Kuwait on March 4, 2006.[4]
- ^ a b Asiada2011 in the press Archived 2011-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. Astana-almaty2011.kz (2011-01-21). Retrieved on 2011-02-02.
- ^ Asian Winter Games officially open Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sports: Asian Winter Games challenge for Kazakhstan". The Independent. 2011-01-10. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "Almaty is a Rightful Host of 2011 Asian Winter Games". almaty.kz. Archived from the original on 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
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