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{{Asiad infobox
| Name = VII Asian Winter Games
| Logo = asiad winter 2011.png
| Size = 250 
| Optional caption =
| Motto = ''Unity of purpose ‒ unity of spirit!''
| Host city = [[Astana]] & [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
| Nations participating = 26<ref name="astana-almaty1">[http://www.astana-almaty2011.kz/gis/menu/en/News_Center/Asiada2011_in_the_press.aspx Asiada2011 in the press]. Astana-almaty2011.kz (2011-01-21). Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
| Athletes participating = 843<ref name="astana-almaty1"/>
| Events = 69 events in 5 sports
| Opening ceremony = January 30
| Closing ceremony = February 6
| Officially opened by = [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]]<br />{{small|[[President of Kazakhstan]]}} <ref>[http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/asian-winter-games-officially-open Asian Winter Games officially open  ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724170014/http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/asian-winter-games-officially-open |date=July 24, 2011 }}</ref>  
| Athlete's Oath = [[Nurbegen Zhumagaziyev]] (short track ice skating)
| Judge's Oath = [[Keith Gee Kay Fong]] 
| Torch Lighter = 7 Well known Kazakh athletes.
| Stadium = [[Astana Arena]] (Opening) <br />[[Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports]] (Closing)
| website= [http://www.astana-almaty2011.kz/ Official website]
| previous = [[2007 Asian Winter Games|2007]]
| next = [[2017 Asian Winter Games|2017]]
}}
{{2011 Asian Winter Games}}
The '''2011 [[Asian Winter Games]]''' was a multi sporting event that was  held in [[Astana]] and [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]] and that began on January 30, 2011 and ended on February 6, 2011. It was the first time that Kazakhstan hosted such a large event since independence from the [[Soviet Union]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sports: Asian Winter Games challenge for Kazakhstan|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/sports-asian-winter-games-challenge-for-kazakhstan-2180507.html|accessdate=2011-01-14|newspaper=The Independent|date=2011-01-10}}</ref> The documents for the hosting city were signed in [[Kuwait]] on March 4, 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=Almaty is a Rightful Host of 2011 Asian Winter Games|url=http://www.almaty.kz/page.php?page_id=673&lang=2|accessdate=2011-01-14|newspaper=almaty.kz}}</ref> 

==Venues and financing==
Astana Mayor Imangali Tasmagambetov announced venues being built include a multipurpose Sports Palace which will seat up to 15,000 spectators, a ski jump complex, a biathlon stadium, and an athlete village. 

Upgrades to existing venues included modernizing the Central Stadium, the B. Sholak Sports Palace, Medeo Skating Rink, and Shimbulak Ski Resort. The ski area was increased fivefold from the current 5&nbsp;km to 65&nbsp;km. In 2008 a gondola lift from Medeo Skating Rink to Shymbulak Ski Resort was planned to be completed, however, only in the summer of 2010 construction really started and was under serious time pressure. The Medeo Skating rink is an outdoor rink located in the [[Tian Shan Mountains]], about a 30-minute drive away.<ref name=Registan/>

Kazakh Minister of Sports Temirkhan Dosmukhambetov notes the USD 726 million for construction and renovation comes from the 2008 state budget. The Olympic village, on the other hand, will be financed by private investors. Overall, Kazakhstan is spending over $1.4 billion to get the area ready to host the games.<ref name=Registan>[http://www.registan.net/?p=6219 2014 Winter Olympics]</ref>

Upgrades to the Almaty airport were finished by December 2008; transport issues are also being reviewed. Millions of KZT are being earmarked for work on main transportation corridors, overpasses, a ring road as well as investment in light rail transit between Talgar, Almaty, and Kaskelen. The plan also included purchases of city passenger buses, taxis, and possibly the construction of a subway.<ref name="Gazeta" />

Almaty also upgraded its power supply network of substations and transmission lines. Expansion and reconstruction of heating systems was also recommended. A portion also got into environmental stabilisation.<ref name="Gazeta">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080925202752/http://eng.gazeta.kz/art.asp?aid=71690 79.4 billion KZT required for Asian Winter Games in Almaty]</ref>

In 2008, both Medeo and [[Shymbulak]] Ski Resort were rebuilt in preparation for the Games. Vladimir Smirnov, deputy head of the national ski federation, said that the resort would soon be one of the largest in the world, which would increase the chances of a successful bid to host the Olympics.<ref name=Considers>[http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/winter_olympic_bids/1216133778.html Almaty Considers 2018 Winter Olympics bid]</ref>

==Medal table==
Kazakhstan won the same amount of gold medals on the first day of the competition as it did in the entire [[2007 Asian Winter Games|2007 games]], topping the medal table for the first time. Iran and Kyrgyzstan won their first ever [[Asian Winter Games]] medals, Iran in [[ski orienteering]] and [[alpine skiing]] and Kyrgyzstan in [[bandy]]. 8 countries won medals the most ever at an Asian Winter Games.
[[File:2011 winter asiad mascot.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Irby'', the official mascot of 2011 Asian Winter Games]]

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{| {{RankedMedalTable|class=wikitable sortable|nation-width=200px}}
|- style="background:#ccf;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC2team|KAZ|2011 Asian Winter Games}} || 32 || 21 || 17 || 70
|- 
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC2team|JPN|2011 Asian Winter Games}} || 13 || 24 || 17 || 54
|- 
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC2team|KOR|2011 Asian Winter Games}} || 13 || 12 || 13 || 38
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOC2team|CHN|2011 Asian Winter Games}} || 11 || 10 || 14 || 35
|-
| 5 ||align=left| {{flagIOC2team|MGL|2011 Asian Winter Games}} || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5
|-
| 6 ||align=left| {{flagIOC2team|IRI|2011 Asian Winter Games}} || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3
|-
| 7 ||align=left| {{flagIOC2team|KGZ|2011 Asian Winter Games}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| 7 ||align=left| {{flagIOC2team|PRK|2011 Asian Winter Games}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|- class="sortbottom"
!colspan=2| Total || 69 || 69 || 69 || 207
|}

==Venues==
[[Image:Shimbulak1.JPG|thumb|300px|[[Shymbulak]] was the site of alpine skiing events]]
[[File:Bandy in Medeu Kazakhstan.JPG|thumb|right|300px|[[Medeo]] during the final of the bandy tournament]]
[[image:AlmatySkiJump.jpg|thumb|right|Ski Jump centre in Almaty, built for the Games.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Location
!Venue<ref>{{cite web|title=Asian Games Venues|url=http://www.astana-almaty2011.kz/gis/menu/en/Venues/Asian_Games_Venues.aspx|publisher=astana-almaty2011.kz|accessdate=2011-01-13}}</ref>
!Sports
!Capacity
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Astana]]
|[[Astana Arena]]
|[[2011 Asian Winter Games opening ceremony|Opening ceremony]]
|align="right"|30,000
|-
|[[Alau Ice Palace]]
|[[Speed skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Speed skating]] 
|align="right"|8,773
|-
|[[Kazakhstan Sports Palace]] (arena 1)
|[[Ice hockey at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Ice hockey]] 
|align="right"|5,050
|-
|[[Kazakhstan Sports Palace]] (arena 2)
|[[Ice hockey at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Ice hockey]] 
|align="right"|1,200
|-
|[[Saryarka Velodrome]]
|[[Short track speed skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Short track speed skating]], [[Figure skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|figure skating]]
|align="right"|8,000
|-
|rowspan=6|[[Almaty]]
|[[Baluan Sholak Sports Palace]]
|[[Ice hockey at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Ice hockey]], closing ceremony
|align="right"|5,000
|-
|[[Medeo]]
|[[Bandy at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Bandy]] 
|align="right"|8,500
|-
|[[Sunkar International Ski Jumping Complex]]
|[[Ski jumping at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Ski jumping]] 
|align="right"|9,500
|-
|[[Shymbulak|Shymbulak Alpine Sport Resort]]
|[[Alpine skiing at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Alpine skiing]]
|align="right"|3,000
|-
|[[Soldatskoe Valley Cross Country Skiing and Biathlon Stadium]]
|[[Biathlon at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Biathlon]], [[Cross-country skiing at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|cross-country skiing]], [[Ski orienteering at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|ski orienteering]]
|align="right"|6,200
|-
|[[Tabagan Sport and Recreation Complex]]
|[[Freestyle skiing at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Freestyle skiing]] 
|align="right"|2,250
|}

==Torch relay==
{{update|section|date=February 2011}}<!--Table is missing information about length and number of torchbearers-->
The flame of the Games was officially lit at [[Kuwait Towers]], [[Kuwait City]] on January 11, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Winter Games flame ignition ceremony on 11 January|url=http://en.olympic.cn/news/olympic_news/2010-12-30/2114844.html|accessdate=2011-01-13|newspaper=COC|date=2010-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Flame lit for 2011 Asian Winter Games Astana-Almaty|url=http://en.olympic.cn/news/olympic_news/2011-01-12/2118614.html|accessdate=2011-01-13|newspaper=COC|date=2011-01-12}}</ref> The relay was officially start in Almaty on January 12, 2011 and span around the cities in Kazakhstan for 16 days before arrive at the [[2011 Asian Winter Games opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] on January 30, 2011.<ref name="relay">{{cite news|title=Torch relay of Asian Winter Games kicks off in Almaty|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sports/2011-01/13/c_13689028.htm|accessdate=2011-01-13|newspaper=english.xinhuanet.cn|date=2011-01-13}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
|-
!Date
!City<ref>{{cite web|title=Flame of coming victories!|url=http://www.astana-almaty2011.kz/gis/menu/en/Astana_Almaty2011/Torch_Relay.aspx|publisher=astana-almaty2011.kz|accessdate=2011-01-13}}</ref>
!Length
!Number of <br />torchbearers
|-
|January 12
|[[Almaty]]
|11.7km
|80<ref name="relay"/>
|-
|January 13
|[[Taraz]]
|12km <ref>{{cite news|title=Zhambyl region Governor to start 2011 Asian Games torch relay in Taraz|url=http://inform.kz/eng/article/2339022|accessdate=2011-01-16|newspaper=inform.kz|date=2011-01-11}}</ref>  
|60<ref>{{cite news|title=Torch relay of 7th Asian Winter Games winds up in Taraz|url=http://inform.kz/eng/article/2340181|accessdate=2011-01-16|newspaper=inform.kz|date=2011-01-13}}</ref>  
|-
|January 14
|[[Shymkent]]
|
|
|-
|January 15
|[[Kyzylorda]]
|
|
|-
|January 16
|[[Aktau]]
|
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|-
|January 17
|[[Atyrau]]
|
|
|-
|January 18
|[[Oral, Kazakhstan|Oral]]
|
|
|-
|January 19
|[[Aktobe]]
|
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|-
|January 20
|[[Kostanay]]
|
|
|-
|January 21
|[[Petropavl]]
|
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|-
|January 22–23
|[[Kokshetau]]
|
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|-
|January 24
|[[Pavlodar]]
|
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|-
|January 25–26
|[[Oskemen]]
|
|
|-
|January 27
|[[Taldykorgan]]
|
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|-
|January 28–29
|[[Karagandy]]
|
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|-
|January 30
|[[Astana]]
|
|
|}

==Sports Events==
''Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.''<ref>[http://www.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/me/asiadago/545--7-2011-.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120181113/http://www.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/me/asiadago/545--7-2011-.html |date=November 20, 2010 }}</ref> 

Olympic sports [[Bobsleigh]], [[Luge]], [[Skeleton (sport)|Skeleton]], [[Snowboarding]], [[Curling]] and [[Nordic Combined]] will not be contested.

[[Bandy]] and [[Ski Orienteering]] were included for the first time in the Games, while [[curling]] and [[snowboarding]] was excluded from the list, [[ski jumping]] returns to the Games, after not being contested in the last Games in [[2007 Asian Winter Games|Changchun]].

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*[[File:Alpine skiing pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Alpine skiing at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Alpine skiing]] (6)
*[[File:Bandy pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Bandy at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Bandy]] (1)
*[[File:Biathlon pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Biathlon  at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Biathlon]] (7)
*[[File:Cross country skiing pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Cross-country skiing at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Cross-country skiing]] (12)
*[[File:Figure skating pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Figure skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Figure skating]] (4)
*[[File:Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Freestyle skiing at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Freestyle skiing]] (6)
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*[[File:Ice hockey pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Ice hockey at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Ice hockey]] (2)
*[[File:Short track speed skating pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Short track speed skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Short track speed skating]] (8)
*[[File:Ski jumping pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Ski jumping at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Ski jumping]] (3)
*[[File:Ski-orienteering pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Ski orienteering at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Ski orienteering]] (8)
*[[File:Speed skating pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Speed skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Speed skating]] (12)
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==Participating NOCs<ref>[http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Sports/asian-winter-games-participating-countries.php Participating Nocs]</ref>==
26 countries have registered to take part and they are listed below, this is an increase of 1 from the 2007 games. [[Bahrain]], [[Qatar]] and [[Singapore]] made their debuts,<ref>[http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?redirect=1622 Olympic Council of Asia : News]. Ocasia.org (2011-01-13). Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref> while [[Macau]] and [[Pakistan]] did not compete after competing in 2007.
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*{{flagIOC2|AFG|2011 Asian Winter Games|1}} <ref>[http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Participant.mvc/List?isRelay=False&isAnimal=False&lastNameStarts=&sportId=&countryId=AFG Athletes]. Info.astana-almaty2011.kz. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|BRN|2011 Asian Winter Games|17}}<ref>[http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/ru/Participant.mvc/List?isRelay=False&isAnimal=False&lastNameStarts=&sportId=&countryId=BRN Athletes]. Info System. Retrieved on 2011-02-14.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|CHN|2011 Asian Winter Games|134}}<ref>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sports/2011-01/21/c_13701686.htm China target Winter Asiad for pre-Olympic training]. News.xinhuanet.com (2011-01-21). Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|PRK|2011 Asian Winter Games|32}}<ref>[http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Participant.mvc/List?isRelay=False&isAnimal=False&lastNameStarts=&sportId=&competitionId=&countryId=PRK Athletes]. Info.astana-almaty2011.kz. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|HKG|2011 Asian Winter Games|3}}<ref>[http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?redirect=1616 Olympic Council of Asia : News]. Ocasia.org (2011-01-08). Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|IND|2011 Asian Winter Games|11}}<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/Players-ready-to-shell-out-money-but-govt-says-no/Article1-652734.aspx Players ready to shell out money but govt says no]. Hindustan Times (2011-01-20). Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|IRI|2011 Asian Winter Games|10}}<ref>[http://www.olympic.ir/newsdetail-5598-fa.html جهت حضور در هفتمین دوره بازیهای آسیایی زمستانی- قزاقستان؛ترکیب تیم ملی اسکی اعزامی به آلماتی مشخص شد]. Olympic.ir. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|JPN|2011 Asian Winter Games|102}}<ref>[http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Participant.mvc/List?isRelay=False&isAnimal=False&lastNameStarts=&sportId=&competitionId=&countryId=JPN Athletes]. Info.astana-almaty2011.kz. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|JOR|2011 Asian Winter Games|2}}
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*{{flagIOC2|KAZ|2011 Asian Winter Games|169}}<ref>[http://www.astana-almaty2011.kz/gis/menu/EN/News_Center/article.aspx?id=180 167 athletes will represent Kazakhstan at the VII winter Asian games/ Khabar]. Astana-almaty2011.kz. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|KOR|2011 Asian Winter Games|108}}<ref>[http://www.sports.or.kr/intergames/2011_almaty/ 제7회 동계아시아경기대회]. Sports.or.kr. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|KUW|2011 Asian Winter Games|21}}<ref>[http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Participant.mvc/List?isRelay=False&isAnimal=False&lastNameStarts=&sportId=&countryId=KUW Athletes]. Info.astana-almaty2011.kz. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|KGZ|2011 Asian Winter Games|53}}<ref>[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sport.kg%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F4047%2F25%2F Google Translate]. Translate.google.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|LBN|2011 Asian Winter Games|2}}<ref>[http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Participant.mvc/List?isRelay=False&isAnimal=False&lastNameStarts=&sportId=b0f93c39-5f62-47b9-8506-69ff1174d0b8&competitionId=&countryId=KGZ Athletes]. Info.astana-almaty2011.kz. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|MAS|2011 Asian Winter Games|22}}<ref>[http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/12/17/central/7610101&sec=central&sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4d0aafb996a6e7c0,0 Ice rink needed to promote winter sports]. Thestar.com.my. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref><ref>[http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newssport.php?id=555889 19 Malaysian Athletes To Take Part In Asian Winter Games]. Bernama (2011-01-11). Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|MGL|2011 Asian Winter Games|52}}<ref>[http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Participant.mvc/List?isRelay=False&isAnimal=False&lastNameStarts=&sportId=&competitionId=&countryId=MGL Athletes]. Info.astana-almaty2011.kz. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|NEP|2011 Asian Winter Games|1}}<ref>[http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Participant.mvc/List?isRelay=False&isAnimal=False&lastNameStarts=&sportId=&countryId=NEP Athletes]. Info.astana-almaty2011.kz. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|PLE|2011 Asian Winter Games|2}}<ref>[http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Participant.mvc/List?isRelay=False&isAnimal=False&lastNameStarts=&sportId=&countryId=PLE Athletes]. Info.astana-almaty2011.kz. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
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*{{flagIOC2|PHI|2011 Asian Winter Games|3}}<ref>[http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=645412&publicationSubCategoryId=69 Fil-Am skaters vie in Asian Winter Games | The Philippine Star >> News >> Sports]. Philstar.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|QAT|2011 Asian Winter Games|4}}<ref>[http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Participant.mvc/List?isRelay=False&isAnimal=False&lastNameStarts=&sportId=&countryId=QAT Athletes]. Info.astana-almaty2011.kz. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|SIN|2011 Asian Winter Games|1}}<ref>Chen, May. (2011-01-07) [http://admpreview.straitstimes.com:90/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=e1c0b042acb5d210VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=4e60758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD He's Singapore's first winter games athlete]. Admpreview.straitstimes.com:90. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|TPE|2011 Asian Winter Games|32}}<ref>[http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Participant.mvc/List?isRelay=False&isAnimal=False&lastNameStarts=&sportId=&countryId=TPE Athletes]. Info.astana-almaty2011.kz. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|TJK|2011 Asian Winter Games|2}}<ref>[http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?redirect=1617 Olympic Council of Asia : News]. Ocasia.org (2011-01-10). Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|THA|2011 Asian Winter Games|25}}<ref>[http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Participant.mvc/List?isRelay=False&isAnimal=False&lastNameStarts=&sportId=&countryId=THA Info System]. Info.astana-almaty2011.kz. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|UAE|2011 Asian Winter Games|25}}<ref>[http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Participant.mvc/List?isRelay=False&isAnimal=False&lastNameStarts=&sportId=&countryId=UAE Info System]. Info.astana-almaty2011.kz. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
*{{flagIOC2|UZB|2011 Asian Winter Games|8}}<ref>[http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Participant.mvc/List?isRelay=False&isAnimal=False&lastNameStarts=&sportId=&countryId=UZB Info System]. Info.astana-almaty2011.kz. Retrieved on 2011-02-02.</ref>
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===Non-Competing nations===
One country only sent officials.
*{{INA}}

==Calendar==  
In the following calendar for the 2011 Asian Winter Games, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held. 

{{2011 Asian Winter Games calendar}}

==Stamps==
<gallery>
File:Stamps of Kazakhstan, 2010-25.jpg|Stamps of Kazakhstan, 2010
File:Stamps of Kazakhstan, 2010-26.jpg|Stamps of Kazakhstan, 2010
File:Stamps of Kazakhstan, 2010-27.jpg|Stamps of Kazakhstan, 2010
File:Stamps of Kazakhstan, 2010-28.jpg|Stamps of Kazakhstan, 2010
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.astana-almaty2011.kz/ Official website]

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