Medeu
Sign in to saveThe Medeu ( ) is an outdoor speed skating and bandy rink. It is located in Medeu Valley on the southeastern outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan. Medeu sits above sea level. It consists of 10,500 m2 of ice and utilizes a sophisticated freezing and watering system to ensure the quality of the ice.
Key facts
- Stadium.name
- Medeu
- Stadium.logo_image
- Medeu logo.png
- Stadium.image
- Медеу, Алматы, 2023 жылғы қаңтар (1).jpg
- Stadium.caption
- Medeu ice rink (aerial view)
- Stadium.location
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Stadium.built
- 1949–1951
- Stadium.opened
- 1951
- Stadium.renovated
- 1972, 2003, 2009
- Stadium.owner
- City of Almaty
- Stadium.tenants
- 2011 Asian Winter Games,2012 Bandy World Championship,2017 Winter Universiade
- Stadium.construction_cost
- 8px 19.4 billion tenge (approx. 131.8 million $)
- Stadium.seating_capacity
- 8,500
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Reconstruction
- 2011 Winter Asian Games
- 2012 Bandy World Championship
- Current use
- Competitions and significant events at Medeu HMSC
- Tourism
- Gallery
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- External links
The Medeu ( ) is an outdoor speed skating and bandy rink. It is located in Medeu Valley on the southeastern outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan. Medeu sits above sea level. It consists of 10,500 m2 of ice and utilizes a sophisticated freezing and watering system to ensure the quality of the ice.
==History== The Medeu is a high-altitude sports complex near Almaty, located at an altitude of 1,691 meters above sea level. It is considered to be the world's largest high-mountain skating rink. The skating rink was named after the Maloalmatinsky volost Medeu Pusurmanov. He built three wooden huts for the wintering of his family there, and began the development of the tract in the foothills of the Zailiysky Alatau. Medeu became a well-known entrepreneur, patron of educational institutions, and participated in the planting of the city.