2018 Almaty ASTC Sprint Triathlon Asian Cup

Triathlon, though a relatively young cyclic sport, has been gaining steam and popularity in Kazakhstan.

On August 4-5, for the first time in Almaty

On August 4-5, for the first time in Almaty there will take place the grandiose event — ASTC Sprint Asian Triathlon Cup. Around 130 professional athletes from the different countries are expected for the competition.

Athletes have a choice of two distances:
Sprint – 750 m swimming, 20 km cycling and 5 km running;
Classic – 1,5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running.
We are looking for the most active and enthusiastic volunteers for this special event.

Requirements:

• English at Upper-intermediate the least and higher;
• Volunteering experience;
• Skills of communicating with and assisting foreigners.

An overall of 150 volunteers are needed. Every volunteer will receive a t-shirt and meals as well as a certificate upon completion of the sports event.

For over 27 years the Special Olympics Kazakhstan has been working in rehabilitation and adaptation of disabled children with mental violations by continuously engaging them in 18 Olympic sports. Founded in 1968 by the Kennedys (USA), this noble movement has emraced the whole world including Kazakhstan. People kind and fair are everywhere and thanks to their sponsorship the Special Olympics Kazakhstan movement is able to regularly gather about 7500 disabled athletes from the country’s 14 oblasts.

The traditional Camp Shriver summer sports camp for children with limited intellectual abilities takes place in Almaty.

Camp’s objectives are to:

1. Engage new families and children with disabilities to do new sports and also build on the existing experience of organizing the camps;
2. Create an atmosphere of understanding and friendship between athletes and volunteers which continues well after the Camp is over;
3. Learn about and introduce new sports and involve new athletes and members of families.

As usual, this year’s Camp Shriver will be hosted by the Haileybury Almaty international school in September.  80 children with limited intellectual abilities, 10 trainers and 35 volunteers will do their best to make the camp happen. At the Camp the athletes will have the opportunity to try out 5 sports as five-a-side football, badminton, basketball and also the new ones like bocia and floorball.

Camp will work from 09:30 am till 01:30 pm daily, except Saturdays and Sundays.

If you wish to volunteer at the camp, please register here.

June 10. The YARKOcross Magic festival was hosted at the Almaty Arena multi-purpose indoor arena.
YARKOcross is a color run and the brightest event of year that embodies the love for sports, charity and joy of interaction.

The runners start off in white t-shirts and get showered in colour powder paint generously thrown by volunteers waiting at stations along the run. When they cross the finish line, participants are colourful, bright and vibrant.

With over 5000 people joining the colour run, children outnumbered adults. The most eye-catching start of the summer, the event put every single person at the Arena in an excellent mood and there’s no doubt it will long live in their hearts.

The Komanda SOS volunteers coordination center supported the YARKOcross by finding the volunteers and training and coordinating them.
The center prebriefed the volunteers as well as conducted coordination works throughout the event.

the paint stations, of course.
More than 115 volunteers made sure every participant had an unforgettable experience.
Photos from the event are available here.

The event’s initiated by the Almaty Triathlon Federation and Almaty Marathon found a strong support by the Zhasyl Yel youth program, the S.Yessenov science and education foundation, akimats of the city and Auezov and Almaly districts of the city, and the sports school No. 14. “The event of social importance took place under the slogan: “A clean city for living!” 270 volunteers gathered at the reservoir and were able to gather bagfuls for for five trucks. It was very important to let the residents of our city learn about the forthcoming sports event and to remind them of need to make thrifty use of the environment” — said a representative of the Almaty Triathlon Federation.

The 2018 ASTC Asian Triathlon Cup will take place in Almaty on August 4-5 on the Sairan lake. Almaty was entrusted for the first time to hold such sporting event of continental level. The Asian Confederation of Triathlon unites 29 states and the largest number of athletes. More than 130 professional triathletes will take part in the Cup in Almaty.

Clean environment makes clear water!
Spring-clean of the lake Sairan on Wednesday June 6.
East shore; easiest to access it from Tole Bi street.
Komanda SOS calls for all residents to take part in cleaning of the territory of the lake on June 6 from 9:00 a.m.

The event precedes the Asian Triathlon Cup, which is the first of its kind to take place in Almaty in August. Representatives of Almaty’s environment office, akimat, athletes and volunteers will take part in city cleaning. All participants at the event will be given tools and gloves.

The unique Almaty artificial reservoir Sairan is a vacation spot of many residents of our city. Be a part of the big project! Let’s live in a beautiful city!