In the period from 22 to 27 December 2016 Almaty, in skiing and biathlon’s complex "Alatau" consists Cup of the Republic of Kazakhstan of FIS by cross-country skiing and biathlon among men and women aged 16 years and older. This competition is a test event in the run-up to the 28th World Winter Universiade in 2017 in Almaty.
The organizers of these cup competitions, which are the test on the run-up of the 28th World Winter Universiade-2017 are the National Federation of cross-country skiing of the RK in conjunction with the Directorate of staff national teams and sports reserve of Kazakhstan with the support of the Office of Physical Culture and Sports of Almaty.
Competitions are held for the purpose of development of skiing and biathlon in Kazakhstan among the younger generation, as well as identify the best athletes on these kinds of sports.
In these competitions will take part athletes from 10 regions and two cities of Kazakhstan:
- Aktobe region
- Almaty region
- Almaty
- Astana
- East-Kazakhstan region
- West-Kazakhstan region
- Karaganda region
- Kostanay region
- Pavlodar region
- North-Kazakhstan region
Venue: SBC "Alatau", Almaty region, gorge, skiing and biathlon complex
The program of competitions in biathlon:
December 24:
11.00-12.00 Sprint 10 km Men
13.30 – 14.30 Sprint 7.5 km Ladies
15.00 – Press-conference
December 25:
11.00-12.30 Pursuit 12.5 km Men
13.30-14.30 Pursuit 10 km Ladies
December 27:
11.00-12.30 Mixed Relay 2x6km Ladies & 2x7.5 km Men
The program of competitions in cross-country skiing:
December 23:
11.00-12.00 – Individual 5 km Ladies
12.00-13.30 – Individual 10 km Men
December 24:
10.00-11.00 – Pursuit 5 km Ladies
11.00 – 12.00 Pursuit 10 km Men
15.00 – Press-conference
December 26:
Sprint Men and Ladies
10.00 –11.00 Qualification
12.00-13.30 Final
