SOCHI, Russia – Almaty has most of the venues already in place to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and would spend only a fraction of what Russia invested in the Sochi Games, leaders of the bid from ...

The world's most populous nation against a new kid on the block. A global capital that hosted an Olympics just a few years ago against a city which many people may not be able to find on a map. A ...

On February 5, 2026, Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest metropolis, was officially declared the host city of the 2029 Asian Winter ...

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) The Central Asian city of Almaty is vying with Beijing to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. The winner will be selected Friday in a vote ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) The Central Asian ...

Kazakhstan will host the 2029 Asian Winter Games after Saudi Arabia's withdrawal.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The International Olympic Committee will vote Friday on the host city for the 2022 Winter Games, choosing between Beijing and Almaty, Kazakhstan. Almaty, former capital ...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Reuters) - Organisers of Almaty's unsuccessful bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics vowed to push ahead with their ambitious plan to turn their city into a winter wonderland ...

Kazakhstan’s flag bearer, cross-country skier Yerdos Akhmadiyev leads his national delegation during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 ...