23.06.2006, 10:45 2642

IOC announced shortlist of finalists to host Winter Olympics 2014

Almaty. June 23. Kazakhstan Today – The official candidates to host the 2014 Olympic Winter Games have been named in Lausanne city, Switzerland, the agency reports referring to RIA Novosti.

Among them are Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, Austria's Salzberg and South Korea's Pyeong Chang.

According to the decision of the International Olympic Committee, Almaty, Kazakhstan; Borjomi, Georgia; Jaca, Spain; and Sofia, Bulgaria failed to win the right to host the Games.

The winning city in the remaining trio for the 2014 event will be unveiled in July 2007 in Guatemala City.

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19.04.2024, 09:48 1071

Rowers earn 34th Olympic quota for Kazakhstan

Rowers earn 34th Olympic quota for Kazakhstan
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Rowers Sergey Emelyanov and Timur Khaidarov claimed another 2024 Paris Olympic Games berth in men’s 500m canoeing, Kazinform News Agency learned from Schrödinger Sports Telegram channel.

As the press service of the National Olympic Committee informed, the Kazakh rowing team is competing in the 2024 ACC Canoe Sprint Asian Championships & Olympic Qualifier being held in Tokyo, Japan, from April 18 to 23.

Emelyanov and Khaidarov finished first in men’s canoe double 500-meter final (01:44.213) and earned the only quota in this program.

Kazakhstan now has 34 Olympic quotas in 14 sports.
 

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17.04.2024, 08:04 3176

Olympic flame for Paris 2024 Summer Games lit in Ancient Olympia

Olympic flame for Paris 2024 Summer Games lit in Ancient Olympia
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The Olympic flame that will be burning for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games started its journey after being ignited at the birthplace of the Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece on Tuesday during a traditional ceremony, Xinhua reports.

Actress Mary Mina, in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, lit the torch using a backup flame instead of a concave mirror due to cloudy skies before the 2,500-year-old Temple of Hera, a goddess in ancient Greek mythology.

Approximately 600 torchbearers will carry the Olympic flame over some 5,000km across Greece, passing through dozens of cities and archaeological sites, according to the Hellenic Olympic Committee.

The flame will be handed over to the Paris 2024 organizers on April 26 at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, the venue of the first modern Olympics in 1896.

The following day, it will board Belem, a French three-masted vessel that was launched in 1896, on Piraeus port.
 

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08.04.2024, 12:42 12221

Kazakhstan wins gold at World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup opening leg

Kazakhstan grabbed gold at the opening leg of the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2024 in Beijing, China, Kazinform News Agency cites the Kazakh Tourism and Sports Ministry’s press service.

Team Kazakhstan won the gold medal in Team Acrobatic at the opening leg scoring 213.7801 followed by hosts team China with 205.0300 points and Australia with 196.6266.

Two days ago, Kazakhstan took silver in technical routine.

Team Kazakhstan consists of Aigerim Kurmangaliyeva, Eteri Kakutia, Nargiza Bolatova, Arina Myasnikova, Anna Pavletsova, Jacklin Yakimova, Jania Jiengazy and Xenia Makarova.

It is noteworthy, that girls added the fifth medal to the country’s tally.

The World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2024 series has four legs, including Beijing, Paris, Markham, and the Super Final in Budapest.
 

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03.04.2024, 12:15 22836

Astana Qazaqstan Team rider finishes 2nd in Itzulia Basque Country Stage 2

Astana Qazaqstan Team rider finishes 2nd in Itzulia Basque Country Stage 2
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Samuele Battistella of Astana Qazaqstan Team took the second podium place on Stage 2 of the Itzulia Basque Country with a finish in the town of Kanbo. The stage ended with a sprint from a group of forty riders; Battistella launched a good sprint, but it was just not enough for the victory, Team’s official website reports.

I felt quite good today, and in general, in the last few days, so I was motivated to fight for high places at this stage. The final sprint was quite chaotic and nervous, and at some point, I found myself blocked. I had to look for a way forward, slightly missed the right moment to open the sprint. In the end I got a second place. However, I feel that my form is improving, and there is motivation and a desire to fight for something good in the next stages. We’ll see how things develop", - said Samuele Battistella.


Following today’s Stage Two Battistella moved up to 26th place in the overall standings.
 

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01.04.2024, 20:10 23041

Kazakhstan’s Aibota Yertaikyzy hauls 3 medals at Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix Thiais 2024

Kazakhstan’s Aibota Yertaikyzy hauls 3 medals at Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix Thiais 2024
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Aibota Yertaikyzy of Kazakhstan has claimed three medals at the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix event in Thiais, France, Kazinform News Agency cites the press service of the Kazakhstan National Olympics Committee.

The Kazakhstani claimed silver in the exercises with the hoop and the ribbon as well as bronze in the exercise with the ball.
 

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29.03.2024, 15:46 29076

Rybakina fights off Azarenka to make second straight Miami final

Rybakina fights off Azarenka to make second straight Miami final
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World No.4 Elena Rybakina advanced to her fourth final of the season after defeating No.27 seed Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 0-6, 7-6(2) in the semifinals of the Miami Open on Thursday. Rybakina improved to 4-0 over Azarenka and is now 22-3 on the 2024 season, KTF press-service reports.

Rybakina has enjoyed an outstanding start to her season on the hard courts, with titles in Brisbane, Abu Dhabi and her first WTA 1000 final of the year in Doha. Last year, Rybakina was a win away from sweeping the Sunshine Double, falling to Petra Kvitova 7-6(14), 6-2 in the Miami final. She is just the third player in the last 10 years to make back-to-back Miami finals, joining Serena Williams and Ashleigh Barty, the youngest player to do so since Maria Sharapova in 2005-2006.

Last year it was different conditions, I was coming from Indian Wells, a lot of wins," Rybakina said. "This year it's much different. I was not expecting honestly to be in the final, because I was not prepared that well for this tournament.


But really happy that I managed to battle through all these matches and be in the final again."


Rybakina will face American Danielle Collins in the final on Saturday.
 

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28.03.2024, 08:41 31211

Rybakina draws level with world No 1 Iga Swiatek

Rybakina draws level with world No 1 Iga Swiatek
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Kazakhstan’s No 1 Elena Rybakina is now level with world No 1 Iga Swiatek, after winning Top-10 player Maria Sakkari at the WTA 1000 tournament, Kazinform News Agency reports citing Sports.kz.

According to Opta, "since 2020, Elena Rybakina (70%) has been one of only two players with a winning percentage of 70% or higher at WTA-1000 events against top 10-ranked opponents, along with Iga Swiatek (71.4%) - minimum 10 matches."

As reported, on Wednesday, March 27, Rybakina beat world No 9 Maria Sakkari from Greece -7:5, 6:7, 6:4, and stormed into the 2024 Miami Open semifinal, where she will face Belarusian Victoria Azarenka.
 

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23.03.2024, 12:37 35826

Kazakh judokas capture gold, bronze at Judo Grand Slam in Georgia

Kazakhstani judokas claimed gold and bronze at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam in Tbilisi, Georgia, Kazinform News Agency has learnt from the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Nurkanat Serikbayev of Kazakhstan captured gold in the men’s -60 kg weight class final against Israeli Yam Wolczak.

Bronze went to Galiya Tynbayeva who clinched the medal in the 48kg weight category by defeating Spanish Mireia Lapuerta Comas.
 

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