Blog Tag - Almaty

Beijing Wins Bid to Host 2022 Olympic Winter Games
Beijing will host the 2022 Olympic Winter Games and 2022 Paralympic Winter Games from February 4-20, 2022 after the International Olympic Committee (...
Olympic Decision Day... The Journey So Far
Today is decision day for the 2022 Winter Olympics, marking the point when the International Olympic Committee will finally choose between Beijing...
Yao Ming, Beijing Mayor to Speak During Final Beijing Olympic Presentation Friday
Today's the day. After a 21-month campaign that saw all but one of the other candidate cities drop, on Friday Beijing and partner city Zhangjiakou...
International Olympic Committee to Choose 2022 Olympic Winter Games Host Friday
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will select the host city of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games during the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur,...
The Beijinger's Unofficial Olympic Inspection Tour of Almaty
On Friday, July 31, Beijing and Zhangjiakou will end a 21-month effort to become the joint hosts of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Those Games will...
Last Word: Beijing, Almaty Make Final Olympic Bid Presentations Tuesday
Winter Olympics bid cities Beijing and Almaty each get their final chance to convince the International Olympic Committee (IOC) why they should host...
Advantage Beijing: China's Capital Looking Good After Olympic Committee's Final Evaluation
Air pollution and a shortage of natural snow were among concerns raised by the International Olympic Organization (IOC) about Beijing's bid for the...
With 100 Days to Go Before Vote, Is Beijing Still the Front-Runner to Host 2022 Winter Olympics?
With exactly 100 days to go before the IOC decides between Beijing and Almaty on who will host the 2022 Winter Games, is Beijing still the front-...
Advantage Almaty: Why Beijing's Olympic Legacy May Not Be a Plus
The Olympic inspection of Beijing is over, and for the next four months, we get to read tea leaves as to whether Kazakhstan's Almaty or Beijing will...
Olympic Committee Inspection of Almaty Begins, Beijing Prepares
The competition to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games heated up on Friday, as inspectors from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) arrived in...
Did the IOC just tip its hat about the selection of the 2022 Winter Olympics host?
Did the IOC just tip its hand about the selection of the 2022 Winter Olympics host? Reforms to the bidding process announced by the IOC last week...
And Then There Were Two: Beijing Faces Almaty to Host 2022 Winter Olympics
It's a two-city slalom now: on Wednesday, Oslo, Norway, officially dropped out of competition to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, due to concerns over...
Beijing Launches 2022 Winter Olympic Bid Website
If there's a website, then this must really be happening. The official website for Beijing and Zhangjiakou's joint bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic...