Medeu in The 2011 Winter Asian Games
On March 4, 2006, Kazakhstan received the right to host the 2011 Asian Games. The Winter Asian Games were the largest scale competition ever to take place in Kazakhstan, and took place from January 30 until February 6. While a large portion of the events took place in Astana, Almaty hosted a number of the events, including ski jumps, cross-country skiing, and of course, bandy. For the purpose of hosting this event, Medeu stadium was renovated during 2009, reopening on December 16 after undergoing 19.4 billion tenge (131.8 million USD) worth of repairs and improvements. The bandy tournament at 2011 Asian Winter Games games took place at Medeu from the 2nd to the 6th of February, 2011.
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