Kazakhstan at the 2014 Winter Paralympics

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Kazakhstan at the
2014 Winter Paralympics
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IPC code KAZ
NPC National Paralympic Committee of Kazakhstan
in Sochi
Competitors 5 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Yerlan Omarov
Medals
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Kazakhstan competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, held between 7–16 March 2014. [1]

Kazakhstan transcontinental republic in Asia and Europe

Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is the world's largest landlocked country, and the ninth largest in the world, with an area of 2,724,900 square kilometres (1,052,100 sq mi). It is a transcontinental country largely located in Asia; the most western parts are in Europe. Kazakhstan is the dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil and gas industry. It also has vast mineral resources.

2014 Winter Paralympics

The 2014 Winter Paralympics, the 11th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), held in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia on 7–16 March 2014. 45 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) participated in the Games, which marked the first time Russia ever hosted the Paralympics. The Games featured 72 medal events in five sports, and saw the debut of snowboarding at the Winter Paralympics.

Sochi City in Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Black Sea coast near the border between Georgia/Abkhazia and Russia. The Greater Sochi area, which includes territories and localities subordinated to Sochi proper, has a total area of 3,526 square kilometers (1,361 sq mi) and sprawls for 145 kilometers (90 mi) along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains. The area of the city proper is 176.77 square kilometers (68.25 sq mi). According to the 2010 Census, the city had a permanent population of 343,334, up from 328,809 recorded in the 2002 Census, making it Russia's largest resort city. Being part of the Caucasian Riviera, it is one of the very few places in Russia with a subtropical climate, with warm to hot summers and mild winters.

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Biathlon

Men

AthleteEventsFinal
Real TimeCalculated TimeMissed ShotsResultRank
Kairat Kanafin
Guide: Dmitriy Kolomeyets
7.5km, visually impaired 29:52.129:16.34+229:16.317

Cross-country skiing

Men

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
Real TimeResultRankResultRankReal TimeResultRank
Kairat Kanafin
Guide: Dmitriy Kolomeyet
1km sprint classic, visually impaired 4:36.374:30.8413Did not qualify
10km free, visually impaired N/A31:12.830:35.317
Alexandr Kolyadin 1km sprint classic, standing 5:08.294:59.0433Did not qualify
20km, standing N/A1:06:40.31:04:00.313
Yerlan Omarov 1km sprint classic, standing 5:34.285:07.5435Did not qualify
10km free, standing N/A36:19.933:25.538

Women

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
Real TimeResultRankResultRankReal TimeResultRank
Zhanyl Baltabayeva 1km sprint classic, sitting 3:35.74 3:35.74 23Did not qualify
5km, sitting N/A26:11.526:11.523
Yelena Mazurenko 1km sprint classic, standing 8:04.277:44.9016Did not qualify
5km, standing N/A30:09.828:57.418

Relay

AthletesEventFinal
TimeRank
Zhanyl Baltabayeva
Kairat Kanafin
Guide: Dmitriy Kolomeyet
Alexandr Kolyadin
4 x 2.5km open relay 32:48.8 10

See also

Kazakhstan at the Paralympics

Kazakhstan, having become independent in 1991, made its Paralympic Games début at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, with merely two athletes competing in cross-country skiing and biathlon. The country has competed in every edition of the Summer and Winter Paralympics since then. Kazakhstan has obtained only one Paralympic medal: a silver in cross-country skiing, won by Lubov Vorobieva during the country's inaugural participation in the Games in 1994.

Kazakhstan at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Kazakhstan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Kazakhstan's team consisted of 52 athletes competing in 11 sports, an increase of 14 athletes from four years prior.

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References

  1. "Athletes - Sochi 2014 Paralympic winter Games". Sochi2014.com. Retrieved 2014-02-17.