Blackout fears for Winter Games.3/16/2009 10:16:35 AM The mayor of the Kazakh city hosting the 2011 Asian Winter Games The Asian Winter Games is a multisport event like the Winter Olympic Games which features the winter events. The Japanese national Olympic committee first suggested the idea of holding a winter version of the Asian Games in 1982. says more than half a billion dollars must be spent to get the outdated electricity network ready for the competition. The enormous cost stated by Almaty Mayor Akhmetzhan Yesimov Akhmetzhan Smaghululy Yesimov (Kazakh: Есімов, Ахметжан Смағұлұлы appeared to be in addition to the more than $1billion estimate previously made for upgrading sports venues and other infrastructure for the games. Spiralling costs for the tournament could take a heavy toll on the Central Asian nation Noun 1. Asian nation - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent Asian country country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" , which is in the throes throe n. 1. A severe pang or spasm of pain, as in childbirth. See Synonyms at pain. 2. throes A condition of agonizing struggle or trouble: a country in the throes of economic collapse. of a severe economic downturn caused by a faltering banking system and falling global demand for its oil exports. Shortcoming short·com·ing n. A deficiency; a flaw. shortcoming Noun a fault or weakness Noun 1. "There is a notable shortcoming in Almaty's power generation complex," Yesimov said on Monday. "We require 86 billion tenge ten·ge n. pl. tenge See Table at currency. [Kazakh and Turkmen; akin to Sanskrit  a ($570million) for the completion
of seven energy projects."
Almaty is rebuilding its Medeu ice skating stadium and the Shymbulak ski resort in preparation for the games. City authorities say Shymbulak should become one of the world's 10 largest ski resorts by 2015. The Asian Winter Games will be jointly held in the capital, Astana, a flat and wind-swept city located 1,000km from Almaty. Olympic bid The former Soviet state hopes its success in organising the Asian Winter Games could help it mount a successful bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. Almaty previously bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics but failed to make the shortlist short·list also short-list n. A list of preferable items or candidates that have been selected for final consideration, as in making an award or filling a position. Noun 1. . The 2014 Games will be held in Sochi, Russia. News of the blowout in staging the next Winter Asian Games follows reports in Chinese state media that potential sponsors were turning their backs on the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, with just two-thirds of the expected 2 billion yuan ($292million) pledged so far. Organisers are facing "some difficulties developing stadiums and finding sponsors," the China Daily newspaper quoted Guangzhou Mayor Zhang Guangning as saying. A sharp drop in exports has battered companies operating in surrounding Guangdong province, the powerhouse of China's trade-led growth for the past three decades. Aljazeera.net 2003 - 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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