Astana, Kazakhstan, October 20, 2026: The leadership of the Olympic Council of Asia and National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan met last week in Astana to discuss preparations for the 10th Asian Winter Games to be held in Almaty in 2029.
The OCA delegation was led by Director General Husain Al Musallam and Deputy Manager, Sports Department, Henrick Ozsvart. The hosts were represented by Kazakhstan NOC President Gennadiy Golovkin, OCA Vice President responsible for the 2029 AWG Kudrat Shamiev and NOC Secretary General Alimzhan Akayev.
The parties discussed the main areas of preparation for the AWG, in particular the sports programme, competition dates, technological support, television broadcasting and marketing.
OCA Director General Husain Al Musallam praised Kazakhstan’s experience in hosting major international winter sports competitions. He cited the 2011 Asian Winter Games and 2017 Winter Universiade, expressing confidence that the experience gained from hosting these events would contribute to a high-level hosting of the AWG in 2029.
Special attention was paid to the role of Kudrat Shamiev in coordinating work between the OCA and Kazakhstan NOC, and the Organising Committee.
