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|native_name = Балуан Шолақ атындағы спорт сарайы
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|location= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
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|opened=1967
|renovated=2009–2011
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|seating_capacity=5,000
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The '''Baluan Sholak Sports Palace''' ({{lang-kk|Балуан Шолақ атындағы спорт сарайы}}) is a [[Palace of Sports]] in [[Almaty]], the former capital of [[Kazakhstan]]. It was built in 1967<ref name="Neonomad"/> and extensively renovated in 2009–2011.<ref name="respub"/> It is named after [[Baluan Sholak]], a celebrated Kazakh composer, singer, poet, [[dombra]] player, [[dzhigit]] and wrestler.

==Renovation==
The renovation was undertaken in preparation for the [[2011 Asian Winter Games]],<ref name="respub"/> for staging the hockey, short track and figure skating events.<ref name="Nurkz"/> The closing ceremony of the Games was also held in the Palace. The number of seats was increased to 5000, and support facilities such as gyms, locker rooms and a press centre were added,<ref name="zakon"/> as well as a medical and rehabilitation complex, commentator booths and electronic displays. The plan also included multi-storey parking for 850 cars.

==Events==
Events held in the Palace of Culture and Sports have included:
*15–16 May 2004 – [[2004 Asian Judo Championships]]
*1–7 July 2007 – 2007 [[Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship]]
*19–25 December 2010 – [[2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship]]
*30 January – 6 February 2011 – [[2011 Asian Winter Games]] ice hockey and closing ceremony
*29 April – 1 May 2011 – semifinal and final of the [[2010–11 UEFA Futsal Cup]]
*14–20 September 2011 – [[2011 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship]]
*14–15 January 2012 – 2012 World Judo Masters Championship<ref name="Judo"/>
*10–16 September 2012 – [[2012 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship]]
*14–26 October 2013 – [[2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships]]
*28–29 September 2013 - Judo Grand Prix Almaty 2013 
*5–9 March 2014 – I [[Futsal]] [[Konstantin Yeryomenko|Eremenko Cup]] final tournament 
*8–16 November 2014 – [[2014 World Weightlifting Championships]]
*8–14 November 2015 – [[2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships]]
*2–6 March 2016 – III [[Futsal]] [[Konstantin Yeryomenko|Eremenko Cup]] final tournament 
*13–15 May 2016 - Judo Grand Prix Almaty 2016 

The building is also a venue for live concerts and entertainment.<ref name="Jam"/><ref name="Korea"/>

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Judo">{{cite web|url=http://www.intjudo.eu/upload/2011_11/30/132268687219903524/2012_masters_almaty_def.pdf|title=Judo World Masters Almaty, 2012|date=30 November 2011|accessdate=2013-01-15}}</ref>
<ref name="Neonomad">{{cite web|author=Тимур Амиров |title=Певец и борец Балуан Шолак (The singer and fighter Baluan Sholak) |publisher=Neonomad |url=http://www.neonomad.kz/history/h_eurasiya/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=2278 |language=ru |accessdate=2012-04-23 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/66Q1XruDe?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neonomad.kz%2Fhistory%2Fh_eurasiya%2Findex.php%3FELEMENT_ID%3D2278 |archivedate=2012-03-25 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref>
<ref name="respub">{{cite web|url=http://www.respublika-kz.info/txt/news/society/12644/|title=Спортсменов привезут на стройку?|date=14 January 2011|author=Асхат АХМЕТБЕКОВ|publisher=Информационно-аналитический портал РЕСПУБЛИКА|accessdate=2012-04-24}}</ref>
<ref name="zakon">{{cite web|url=http://www.zakon.kz/178912-obnovlennyjj-dvorec-sporta-im.-baluana.html|title=Обновленный Дворец спорта им. Балуана Шолака - лучшее место для проведения церемонии закрытия Азиатских игр 2011 - Алматинская дирекция Азиады|date=20 July 2010|publisher=zakon.kz|accessdate=2012-04-25}}</ref>
<ref name="Nurkz">{{cite web|url=http://news.nur.kz/157313.html|title=Назарбаеву показали дворец спорта в Алматы (видео)|date=14 July 2010|publisher=NUR KZ|accessdate=2012-04-25}}</ref>
<ref name="Jam">{{cite web|url=http://www.jam.kz/concerts/concerts/pevitsa-yelka-v-almaty|title=Популярная певица Ёлка выступит в Алматы на сцене Дворца спорта им. Балуана Шолака|publisher=Jam.kz|accessdate=2012-04-25}}</ref>
<ref name="Korea">{{cite web|url=http://yvision.kz/post/183134|title=KOREAN MUSIC CONCERT IN ALMATY|accessdate=2012-04-25}}</ref>
}}
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[[Category:2011 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:Indoor ice hockey venues in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Judo venues]]