The VII Winter Universiade Kicked Off in Pavlodar

The opening of the Republican Universiade took place in Astana Ice Palace. A real show was staged for the participants and guests of the sports games. During the greeting of sports players Bulat Bakauov, the Akim of Pavlodar Oblast stated that citizens of Pavlodar were happy to host winter student games on their land.

“A lot is done in our region to host such events, we have many sports facilities for this,” he said. – “I want to wish everyone good health, success, well-being and let the best win.”

The lightning of the Olympic flame was entrusted to Pavlodar skier Anna Shevchenko, who just a little while ago returned from South Korean Pyeongchang, where she took part in the XXIII Winter Olympic Games.

The VII Winter Universiade in Pavlodar comes to a close on March 11. About 2000 young athletes from 36 teams from the higher educational institutions of Kazakhstan will take part in the competitions. 9 kinds of sports are presented in the program of the Winter Universiade: ski races, winter presidential multiathlon, winter orienteering, futsal, arm-wrestling, kettlebell lifting, powerlifting, basketball, Kazak kuresi (kazakh wrestling). The honour of Pavlodar Oblast will be defended by more than 300 students from local universities.