Perhaps, there are no people in whom the subject of sport would not cause interest. At least to recall the Olympic Games in South Korea or the last weightlifting World Cup in the city of Almaty.
There were
no indifferent Kazakhstan citizens who did not spent their times watching
TV and worrying about the results of favorite athletes. In sport
competitions someone wins and someone loses. Laws of competitions are
cruel. The one who did his best is the winner. Winners have tradition to “bite”
gold medal that they won, “like tasting it”. It is indisputable tradition.
As competitions
come to an end, passions of a victory and defeat cease. Athletes
with their won trophies less often appear on TV. It is interesting,
have you ever considered where the majority of the won medals
of Kazakhstan athletes have been kept? All past sport fights, athletics,
boxing and gymnastics, weightlifting and skiing, medals, cups and even the form
of our champions are kept in exclusive in Kazakhstan Museum of Sport and
Olympic glory. Now in this Museum there are more than six
hundred exhibits: medals, cups, pennants, icons, photos and flags, the Olympic torches
and also sportswear in which our athletes participated in the World Cups and
the Olympic Games.
For those who interested, the
museum is located in the city of Almaty on Saken Seyfullin
Street, 551. On weekdays it opens from 10.00 am till 05.00 pm.
On Saturday it is open from 10.00 am till 02.00 pm, and day
off - Sunday. Cost of tickets for adults 70 tenge, for students 50 tenge
and for children 30 tenge. It is quite interesting that the museum
is located in the building, which was the monument
of architecture of the nineteenth century.
In the
yard of the museum there is a sculpture of the asyk (ankle
bone of sheep or goat) standing on alchin (advantageous position
in the game). The bones are collected and used for traditional games
throughout Central Asia. The name of this “ankle bone shooting” game is called “asyk”
in Kazakh language. Before any competitions, whether it is campaign
on the enemy, building the city and mosques, all participants received
blessing from elders in the following words: "May your asyk
be always on alchin" or another words "Wish you
a good luck". And the same words are partings words for athletes. The same words are a parting word for athletes. The
sculpture has more than 4 meters on the front and 2.5 meters in height, is
executed from the modern materials and has ideal likeness to the original.
Asyk fallen out of alchin in the
museum yard
At the entrance of the museum there
are portraits of Baluan Sholak, Kazhymukan, Zhaksyluk Ushkempirov and Daulte
Turlykhanov
The world map with marked cities
and countries of Kazakhstan where Kazakhstan athletes had their competitions
Museum has three halls: "Independent Kazakhstan", "Champions
of the world, Europe and Asia" and "Healthy lifestyle".
Hall "Independent Kazakhstan"
Cups of winners of competitions in a kickboxing in
1997 in Romania “Champions of the world, Europe and Asia”
Hall "Champions of the world, Europe and Asia”
The board of honors for coaches, whose students became
Olympic champions and world champions
Photos of "Uncrowned Champions". Sport for these masters was their
entire life. They have achieved outstanding results, but unfortunately did not
win any Olympic medal
Order of the Asian Taekwondo Federation, which was given to the
President of the Academy of Tourism and Sports K. Zakiryanov for his
contribution to the development of taekwondo in Kazakhstan
Medals of the double champion of Europe A. Asanov in shooting sport
Exhibits of the room of national sport
Textbooks on training of “The Kazakh fight”, which actively has been
developing not only in Kazakhstan
Author of
the photos
Olzhas
BERKINBAYEV