Astana Presidential Sports Club
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| Founded | December 24, 2012 |
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| Based in | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| President | Bakhtiyar Artayev |
| Members |
Astana Pro Team Astana Water Polo Club Barys Astana FC Astana BC Astana Astana Arlans Astana Dakar Team Denis Ten Ilya Ilyin Gennady Golovkin |
The Astana Presidential Sports Club (Kazakh: Астана Президенттік спорт клубы; full: Professional Presidential Sports Club Astana: Kazakh: Астана Президенттік профессионалды спорт клубы) is a multi-sports club founded by Nursultan Nazarbayev in 2012 to develop the brand Astana and the capital of Kazakhstan, and to support sports teams and athletes that represent Kazakhstan in the international arena.[1][2] The club is sponsored by national welfare fund Samruk-Kazyna.[3] Bakhtiyar Artayev was appointed as a president of the club.[4]
Members
Teams
- Astana Arlans - an amateur boxing team, competes in the World Series of Boxing tournament. They are champion of 2012–13 WSB season.
- Astana Dakar Team - a rally raid team, competes in the Dakar Rally.
- Astana Pro Team - a professional road bicycle racing team, competes in the UCI World Tour.
- Astana Water Polo Club - a professional water polo team, competes in the National Water Polo Championship.
- Barys Astana - an ice hockey team, plays in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
- FC Astana - a football team, plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League.
- BC Astana - a basketball team, plays in the VTB United League.
Individual
- Denis Ten - a figure skater. He is the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2013 World silver medalist and the 2011 Asian Winter Games champion.
- Gennady Golovkin - a professional boxer who is the current WBA and IBO Middleweight Champion. Joined to club on November 12, 2013.[5]
- Ilya Ilyin - a weightlifter. Ilyin has won two Asian and Olympic championships and three world championships. He is currently the world and Olympic record holder in both the clean and jerk (233 kg) and the overall total (418 kg) in the 94 kg class. He is Kazakhstan's first two-time Olympic champion.
References
- ↑ Ilyas Omarov (July 4, 2013). "Astana Presidential Sports Club Launched". The Astana Times. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ↑ "President's sport club opened in Astana". TengriNews.kz. December 24, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ↑ "In Astana, there was presented a new multi-sport club «Astana»". Samruk-Kazyna. July 5, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Bakhtiyar Artayev heads 'Astana' Presidential Sports Club". TengriNews.kz. December 24, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Gennady Golovkin to join ‘Astana’ President’s professional club". Kazakh TV. November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
External links
- Official website (Kazakh) / (Russian)
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