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Kazakhstan has chances to host winter Olympics: Prince of Monaco
Prince of Monaco Albert II believes that Kazakhstan has enough potential to host the Olympics.
05 November 2012
Kazakhstan Weightlifting Federation refutes rumors on Chinshanlo and Maneza moving to China
Secretary General of Kazakhstan Weightlifting Federation denies that Kazakhstan Olympic champions Zulfiya Chinshanlo and Maya Maneza are leaving Kazakhstan's national team.
25 October 2012
Ilya Ilyin won’t compete until 2014
Ilya Ilyin, two-time Olympic champion, said that he wouldn’t be taking part in the Russian Federation President's Weightlifting Cup.
10 October 2012
G4S 'high-risk' after Olympic security fiasco: lawmakers
British security giant G4S should be registered as a "high-risk" company after it failed to provide enough guards for the Olympics, lawmakers said Friday.
21 September 2012
Ilya Ilyin will take part in Almaty bike ride
Two Olympic champions weightlifter Ilya Ilyin and cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov will take part in the bike ride to be held in Almaty on September 16, 2012.
14 September 2012
Aktobe oblast’s Akim awarded Olympic champions with 1 mln tenge bonuses
Kazakhstan Olympic champions took part in the 2012 Health Festival held in Aktobe on September 8.
11 September 2012
Boxing: Daniyar Yeleussinov is the most beautiful Olympics boxer according to Europeans
Kazakhstan's boxer Daniyar Yeleussinov, who reached Olympics quarterfinals, is the most beautiful boxer of the London Olympics.
04 September 2012
Sapiyev and Rypakova made Kazakhstan Army Captains
Adilbek Dzhaksybekov, Kazakhstan Minister of Defense, has presented Olga Rypakova and Serik Sapiyev with captain straps at the awarding ceremony.
31 August 2012
Boxing: Sapiyev passed Val Barker Trophy to Kulibayev
The Val Barker Trophy won by Kazakhstan's Olympic champion boxer Serik Sapiyev has been delivered to Kazakhstan from the UK.
30 August 2012
Akim of Pavlodar oblast awarded the participants of London Olympic Games
Six Pavlodar oblast residents who participated in the London Olympic Games were awarded in Pavlodar.
30 August 2012
Maya Maneza: I am not going to leave Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan weightlifter Maya Maneza, who won Olympic gold, said she would stay in Kazakhstan, because she considers Kazakhstan her home.
29 August 2012
Wrestling: Olympic bronze prize-winner Daniyal Gajiyev gets $75,000
Kazakhstan’s Greco-Roman wrestler Daniyal Gajiyev, who won bronze at the London Olympics, is to get $75,000 in Uralsk.
28 August 2012
Boxing: Marina Volnova got apartment in Astana
Kazakhstan boxer and Olympic bronze prize-winner Marina Volnova was awarded in Astana and told about her future plans.
27 August 2012
Babies born around 4kg could grow into Olympic champions: Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev told a funny story about weightlifter Ilya Ilyin and doubted cyclist Vinokourov’s intention to retire.
24 August 2012
Weightlifting: Aleksey Ni answered Russian Sport Minister’s irony
Aleksey Ni, Kazakhstan national weightlifting team head coach, insists that Kazakhstan weightlifters won their Olympic gold medals fairly.
22 August 2012
Kazakhstan’s female boxer Marina Volnova awarded by Astana policemen
Kazakhstan’s female boxer Marina Volnova, who won an Olympic bronze medal, was awarded by Astana Department of Internal Affairs.
21 August 2012
Aktau Boxing Center to be named after Olympic silver prize-winner
Kazakhstan's boxer Adilbek Niyazimbetov, Olympic silver prize-winner, celebrated his victory in his native city of Aktau.
21 August 2012
Guzel Manyurova promised to win gold in Rio de Janeiro
Kazakhstan female wrestler Guzel Manyurova has shared her future plans and promised to win gold in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
21 August 2012
Weightlifting: Ilya Ilyin got $500,000
Kyzylorda oblast Akim awarded two-time Olympic champion Ilya Ilyin with a 75-million tenge (about $507,000) certificate.
21 August 2012
Karaganda Boxing Center named after Serik Sapiyev
The authorities of Karaganda oblast decided to name Karaganda Boxing Center after Olympic champion Serik Sapiyev.
21 August 2012