Baluan Sholak Sports Palace
The Baluan Sholak Sports Palace (Kazakh: Балуан Шолақ атындағы спорт сарайы, romanized: Balýan Sholaq atyndaǵy sport saraıy) or Bolyan Sholak Sports Palace[1] is a Palace of Sports in Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhstan. It was built in 1967[2] and extensively renovated in 2009–2011.[3] It is named after Baluan Sholak, a celebrated Kazakh composer, singer, poet, dombra player, dzhigit and wrestler.
Балуан Шолақ атындағы спорт сарайы | |
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| Location | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Renovated | 2009–2011 |
| Tenants | |
| Aisulu Almaty | |
It is the home arena for Aisulu Almaty, a women's ice hockey team based in Almaty.
Renovation
The renovation was undertaken in preparation for the 2011 Asian Winter Games,[3] for staging the hockey, short track and figure skating events.[4] The closing ceremony of the Games was also held in the Palace. The number of seats was increased to 5000, and support facilities such as gyms, locker rooms and a press centre were added,[5] as well as a medical and rehabilitation complex, commentator booths and electronic displays. The plan also included multi-storey parking for 850 cars.
Events
Events held in the Palace of Culture and Sports have included:
- 15–16 May 2004 – 2004 Asian Judo Championships
- 1–7 July 2007 – 2007 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship
- 19–25 December 2010 – 2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship
- 30 January – 6 February 2011 – 2011 Asian Winter Games ice hockey and closing ceremony
- 29 April – 1 May 2011 – semifinal and final of the 2010–11 UEFA Futsal Cup
- 14–20 September 2011 – 2011 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship
- 14–15 January 2012 – 2012 World Judo Masters Championship[6]
- 10–16 September 2012 – 2012 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship
- 14–26 October 2013 – 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships
- 28–29 September 2013 - Judo Grand Prix Almaty 2013
- 5–9 March 2014 – I Futsal Eremenko Cup final tournament
- 8–16 November 2014 – 2014 World Weightlifting Championships
- 8–14 November 2015 – 2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
- 2–6 March 2016 – III Futsal Eremenko Cup final tournament
- 13–15 May 2016 - Judo Grand Prix Almaty 2016
- 5–7 February 2017 – Short track speed skating at the 2017 Winter Universiade
The building is also a venue for live concerts and entertainment.[7][8]
References
- Manninen, Henrik (2019-10-19). "EWHL goes to Central Asia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- Тимур Амиров. "Певец и борец Балуан Шолак (The singer and fighter Baluan Sholak)" (in Russian). Neonomad. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- Асхат АХМЕТБЕКОВ (14 January 2011). "Спортсменов привезут на стройку?". Информационно-аналитический портал РЕСПУБЛИКА. Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- "Назарбаеву показали дворец спорта в Алматы (видео)". NUR KZ. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- "Обновленный Дворец спорта им. Балуана Шолака - лучшее место для проведения церемонии закрытия Азиатских игр 2011 - Алматинская дирекция Азиады". zakon.kz. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- "Judo World Masters Almaty, 2012" (PDF). 30 November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- "Популярная певица Ёлка выступит в Алматы на сцене Дворца спорта им. Балуана Шолака". Jam.kz. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- "KOREAN MUSIC CONCERT IN ALMATY". Retrieved 2012-04-25.