Asian Winter Games 2029 in Almaty: host, venues and sports
Almaty, Kazakhstan, will host the 10th Asian Winter Games in 2029. The hosting agreement was signed in Milan in February 2026 by Kazakhstan Olympic Committee president Gennady Golovkin and Olympic Council of Asia president Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani. The Games had originally been awarded to Saudi Arabia’s Trojena project in 2022 and were postponed indefinitely in January 2026.
Almaty previously co-hosted the Asian Winter Games with Astana in 2011. Exact dates for 2029 have not been announced.
Planned venues
| Sport | Planned venue |
|---|---|
| Cross-country skiing, biathlon | Almaty Region stadium |
| Alpine skiing, freestyle | Shymbulak, Oi-Qaragai and Tabagan resorts |
| Figure skating, short track, ice hockey | Almaty Arena, Halyk Arena, Baluan Sholak Sports Palace |
| Ski jumping | Sunkar Ski Jumping Complex |
| Snowboarding, ski mountaineering | Mountain resorts around Almaty |
| Speed skating | Not settled: Almaty has no covered oval, so an outdoor venue or Astana’s Alau Ice Palace are options |
Sports
The official programme has not been published. Biathlon, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, ice hockey, short track and speed skating have featured at every edition so far; figure skating and freestyle skiing since 1996; ski mountaineering debuted at Harbin 2025.
Sources: The Astana Times, 6 Feb 2026; Olympic Council of Asia calendar; Gulf Business.