Kyrgyzstan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games explained

Noc:KGZ
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
Year:2017
Date:February 19–26
Games:Asian Winter Games
Location:Sapporo and Obihiro
Competitors:33
Sports:4
Flagbearer:Elzar Bolotbekov
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Kyrgyzstan is scheduled to compete in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.[1] [2] The country is scheduled to compete in four sports (four disciplines).[3] The team consists of 33 athletes, a drop of 19 athletes from the previous edition of the games in 2011.[4] The Kyrgyzstani government plans on spending on the team's participation at the games.[5]

On February 1, 2017 it was announced that ice hockey player Elzar Bolotbekov would be the country's flagbearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.[6]

Competitors

The following table lists the Kyrgyzstani delegation per sport and gender.

width=200Sport !width=60Men !width=60Women !width=60Total
Alpine skiing224
Biathlon224
Figure skating022
Ice hockey23023
Total 27 6 33

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Kyrgyzstan's alpine skiing team consists of four athletes (two men and two women).[7]

Men
Women

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Kyrgyzstan's biathlon team consists of four athletes. Both Kunduz Abdykadyrova and Tariel Zharkymbaev will also compete in the cross-country skiing competitions.[8]

Men
Women

Figure skating

See main article: Figure skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Kyrgyzstan's figure skating team consists of two athletes in the women's singles event.[9]

Athlete(s)EventTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Laura IsmagulovaLadies18.532342.442360.9723
Aleksandra Nesterova18.532148.461970.1521

Ice hockey

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Kyrgyzstan has entered a men's hockey team.[10] [11] The team will compete in division two.[12] [13] Kyrgyzstan finished in second place (12th place overall) in division 2 of the competition.[14]

Men's tournament

Kyrgyzstan was represented by the following 23 athletes:[15]

Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense, F = Forward

Group A

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11th place match

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sapporo 2017 . www.ocasia.org/ . . 25 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161111113043/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPenUzDm9A5cxw. 11 November 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: OCA welcomes record number of teams, athletes to Sapporo 2017 . www.ocasia.org/ . . 17 February 2017 . 17 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170819144530/http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?WKegervtea3Kj2tgwUEW%2Fw=%3D . 19 August 2017 . dead .
  3. Web site: 2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC . 16 December 2016 . www.sapporo2017.org . 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee . 16 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185609/https://sapporo2017.org/site/news-en/12161.html . 20 December 2016 . dead .
  4. News: 33 athletes from Kyrgyzstan to take part in 2017 Asian Winter Games . AKIpress news agency. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan . 18 January 2017 . 18 January 2017 .
  5. News: Marchenko . Ivan . 18 January 2017. About 8.7 mln soms to be spent on Kyrgyzstan's team participation in Asian Winter Games. 24 News Agency . Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan . 18 January 2017 .
  6. News: Хоккеист Элзар Болотбеков будет нести флаг Кыргызстана на открытии Азиатских игр в Японии. Hockey player Elzar Bolotbekov will carry the flag of Kyrgyzstan at the opening of the Asian Games in Japan. Russian. AKIpress news agency. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan . 1 February 2017 . 1 February 2017.
  7. News: Состав сборной Кыргызстана по горным лыжам для участия в зимних Азиатских играх в Японии. The composition of the national team of Kyrgyzstan in alpine skiing to participate in the Asian Winter Games in Japan. Russian. AKIpress news agency. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan . 19 January 2017 . 19 January 2017.
  8. News: Состав сборной Кыргызстана по биатлону для участия в зимних Азиатских играх в Японии . The composition of the national team of Kyrgyzstan in biathlon for participation in the Asian Winter Games in Japan. Russian. AKIpress news agency. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan . 18 January 2017 . 18 January 2017.
  9. News: Состав сборной Кыргызстана по фигурному катанию для участия в зимних Азиатских играх в Японии . The composition of the national team of Kyrgyzstan in figure skating to participate in the Asian Winter Games in Japan. Russian. AKIpress news agency. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan . 19 January 2017 . 19 January 2017 .
  10. News: Kyrgyz national hockey team to partake in 2017 Asian Winter Games . AKIpress news agency. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan . 17 January 2017 . 17 January 2017 .
  11. News: Kyrgyz national hockey team diligently preparing for the Asian Winter Games in Japan. . Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan . 1 February 2017 . 1 February 2017 .
  12. Web site: Entry list for hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games . 3 December 2016 . www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com . National Teams of Ice hockey . 3 December 2016.
  13. Web site: Sapporo 2017 confirm entrants in men's and women's ice hockey tournaments . Morgan . Liam . 4 January 2017 . www.insidethegames.biz/ . Dunsar Media Ltd. . 4 January 2017.
  14. Web site: Ice hockey Men's Division II Tournament Progress . 26 February 2017 . www.info.sapporo2017.org/ . Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games . 26 February 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170227062559/http://info.sapporo2017.org/ddr/12017100/IH/IH/M/402/00/TOURNAMENTPROGRESS.pdf?_=1488126207066 . 27 February 2017 .
  15. Web site: Team Rosters - Men's Division 2. 22 February 2017 . Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games . 23 February 2017.

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