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    About Medeu

    Medeu is an alpine sports complex located in the alpine Medeu stow, at an altitude of 1691 meters above sea level. The world's largest alpine complex for winter sports with an artificial ice field area of 10,5 thousand m². Today the skating rink is the highest outdoor speed-skating stadium in the world located in the mountains. Highlands and clear mountain water for ice resurfacing contributed to high results in speed skating. Over 200 world records have been set here at all distances among men and women. The skating rink had the status of a “factory of records”, and in terms of the number of world records it is the leader among all skating rinks that have ever existed and are operating now. In 1975, the architects and engineers who designed Medeu were awarded the USSR State Prize. Since 2008, Medeu is the monument of urban development and architecture of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

    Background

    Construction of the "sports record factory" began in the fall of 1949, and the first official All-Union competitions took place in February 4-5, 1951. Over the period from 1951 to 1970, the skating rink with natural ice functioned at the site of the future sports complex. Old Medeu brought the world 52 records.

    In 1970, it was decided to build a high-mountain sports complex with artificial ice. The construction of Medeu ice-skating rink was declared a shock-work construction project, which involved more than 1300 people. The scale of construction and the outcome allows us to rightfully consider Medeu one of the greatest sports complexes in the history of mankind. Speed skaters all over the world literally lined up to challenge world records and to prove themselves on the fastest ice in the world. Competitions were held day and night, under the light of floodlights.

    Competitions and significant events
    at Medeu Highland Sports Complex

    • 1974 - Fifth European Speed Skating Championship for Women.
    • 1977 - USSR Field Hockey Championship.
    • 1977 - European Field Hockey Cup.
    • 1984 - Ninth Women's European Speed Skating Championship for Women.
    • 1988 - 81st World Speed Skating Championships in big combination (men).
    • 1989 - Final of the Individual Motorcycle Ice Racing World Championship.
    • 1990 - Final of the World Motorcycle Ice Racing Team Championship.
    • 1990 - USSR Field Hockey Championship.
    • From 1990 to 2004, the Voice of Asia contest was constantly held at Medeu in the summer.
    • 2011 - Winter Asian Games 2011, there were field hockey competitions held as part of the VII Winter Asian Games.
    • From January 29 to February 5, 2012 the games of the 32nd World Field Hockey Championship were held here.
    • 2014 (December 18 - 21) - the world championship in speed skating among students.
    • 2017 - Winter Universiade 2017

    Date of Birth
    On December 28, 1972, the rink was officially opened. The day of the first official competitions at the new rink is traditionally considered Medeu’s birthday.

    Contacts

    We will be happy to answer
    any questions and to hear your suggestions.
    Customer Service of Medeu ASC:
    8 727 232 68 48