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2011 Asian Winter Games
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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 Sports Palace (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; Russian: Зимние Азиатские игры 2011 года, romanized: Zimniye Aziatskiye igry 2011 goda), also known as Astana-Almaty 2011 (Kazakh: Астана-Алматы 2011), was a continental winter multi-sport event held from January 30 to February 6, 2011 in Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan. 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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