1.4$ Bln For Asian Winter Games 2011 in Almaty

The 7th Winter Asian Games due in 2011 in Almaty require $726 ml from the republican budgets for 2008 and 2009, reported Interfax-Kazakhstan Agency according to country's deputy minister of sport and tourism Kairat Aitekenov.
"We offered to earmark $218 ml from the local budget and $726 from the republican budget to be divided between three years: beginning with construction and refit of sport facilities in 2008 until their start-up in 2010," he said last Tuesday in Astana at the session chaired by Vice-Premier Karim Masimov that addressed preparations for the Asian Games.
Aitekenov informed that Kazakhstan would spend more than $1.4 bl on this event, elucidating that private companies would provide co-financing.
At the same time, he informed that the republican budget 2007 allocates only 1 bl out of 6.5 bl required to design sport facilities.
Within the upcoming Games, a number of sport facilities have been projected for construction including Ice Skating Sports Palace for 20,000 seats, winter orienteering stadium, ski and biathlon stadium, a new ski resort and К 1 and К 2 ski jumping boards with 20,000 spectators stands. Meanwhile, bobsleigh tournament was cancelled. Competitions will be held in 14 winter sports.
29.11.2006

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