Almaty, formerly known as Alma-Ata and Verny, is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2,000,000 people, about 11% of the country's total population, and more than 2.7 million in its built-up area that encompasses Talgar, Boraldai, Otegen Batyr and many other suburbs. It served as capital of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic and later independent Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1997. In 1997, the government relocated the capital to Akmola in the north of the country.
Yernar Yerimbetov is a Kazakhstani gymnast. Yerimbetov trained under the old Soviet system until the USSR dissolved. He first competed internationally at age 17, in the 1997 Junior International. He finished 24th All Around (AA) with a 46.650. At the 2001 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, he made finals on Floor and Vault, finishing in 6th place. He also made finals on Floor and Vault, finishing out of the medals.
The 2007 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship took place in Almaty from 1 July–7 July. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2008 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.
The 2002 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship took place in Amman from 10 July–15 July. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2003 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.
The 2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 13th Asian Championship, which took place from 19 to 25 December 2010 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.
The 2015 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Denmark. The decision to select Denmark as the host was announced on 27 January 2011.
The 2011 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship took place in Almaty from September 14–20. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2012 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.
The Baluan Sholak Sports Palace or Bolyan Sholak Sports Palace is a Palace of Sports in Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhstan. It was built in 1967 and extensively renovated in 2009–2011. It is named after Baluan Sholak, a celebrated Kazakh composer, singer, poet, dombra player, dzhigit and wrestler.
The 2013 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship took place in Almaty from June 23–29. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2014 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.
The 2002 African Women's Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Morocco from 19 to 28 April 2002. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Women's Handball Championship.
The 2015 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship is the 13th edition of the Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship which took place from 6–14 August 2015 at Almaty, Kazakhstan. The tournament was held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It also acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.
The 2016 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship, was the first edition of the Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship held from 26 October to 1 November 2016 at Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It is the official competition for women's handball clubs of Asia crowning the Asian champions.
The 2017 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the Asian Women's Handball Championship, which took place from 13 to 22 March 2017 in Suwon, South Korea. The tournament was held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It was the second time that South Korea hosted the tournament, after the 1995 Championship. It also acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship.
The 2017 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the championship organised by the Handball Association of Hong Kong China under the auspices of the Asian Handball Federation. It was held in Tsim Sha Tsui from 15 to 23 July 2017. It was played in under-19 years category. It was the first time that Hong Kong staged the competition. It also acts as qualification tournament for the IHF Women's Junior World Handball Championship. Top three teams i.e. South Korea, China and Japan qualified for the 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship to be held in Hungary.
The 2017 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship was the 7th edition of the championship organised by the Indonesia Handball Association under the auspices of the Asian Handball Federation. It was held in Jakarta (Indonesia) from 20 to 28 August 2017 and was played by under-17 years players. It was the first time that Indonesia staged the competition. It also acts as qualification tournament for the IHF Women's Youth World Handball Championship. Top four teams will qualify for the 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship to be held in Poland.
The 2002 African Men's Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Casablanca and Rabat, Morocco, from 19 to 28 April 2002. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Championship in Portugal.
The qualification for the 2020 Women's Olympic Handball Tournament assigned quota places to twelve teams: the hosts, the World champion, four continental champions and six teams from the World Olympic qualification tournaments respectively. The 2020 Olympics was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2018 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship was an international handball tournament held between 3 and 9 October 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was organized by the Asian Handball Federation.
The 2019 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship was the 4th edition of the Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship held from 16 to 22 June 2019 at Almaty, Kazakhstan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It was third time in history that championship was organised in Kazakhstan by the Kazakhstan Handball Federation. It also acts as the qualification tournament for the 2019 IHF Women's Super Globe with one quota place.
The 2020 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship will be 5th edition of the championship to be held from 7 to 15 June 2021 at Almaty, Kazakhstan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation (AHF). It will be fourth time in history that the championship will be organised by Kazakhstan Handball Federation. It also acts as qualification tournament for the 2020 IHF Women's Super Globe with 1 quota place.
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