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Carlos Martorell Bakes to Coach Kazakh Youth Football Team

The Football Federation of Kazakhstan presented Spaniard Carlos Martorell Bakes during a Dec. 20 press conference as the new coach of Kazakhstan’s youth football team (U-17). Bakes has a masters degree in coaching methodology and aFédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) PRO A category coaching license that he obtained while working with the Barcelona football…

Construction of EXPO Complex Launched with President’s Participation

ASTANA – The construction of Astana’s EXPO 2017 facilities was officially launched in a ceremony on April 24, when Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev laid a capsule on the site in the capital that will house the exhibition complex. The President also examined the schedule for the complex’s construction. Addressing the ceremony, Nazarbayev said that the…

Saiga Population Increasing, More Conservation Work Planned for This Year

ASTANA – “The population of Saiga in Kazakhstan is growing, reaching 187,000 in 2013,” Minister of Environment and Water Resources Nurlan Kapparov said at a department meeting, according to the prime minister’s official website. “Today, there is a positive trend in the number of Saiga steppe antelope, which in 2013 reached 187,000, an increase of…