Opening Ceremony Full HD Replay- 28th Winter Universiade 2017, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Alamty 29 January 2017 – The Opening Ceremony of the 28th World Winter Universiade-2017 will be held today at 19:00 at the Almaty Arena Ice Palace.
The Ceremony will traditionally consist of cultural, entertainment and protocol parts. The duration of the Ceremony is 2 hours 40 minutes. The flag of the hosting country will be accompanied by National Guard officers together with children who are winners of international competitions and who will sing the National Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The central stage of the Almaty Arena Ice Palace which can hold more than 12000 spectators will be decorated as a leaf symbolizing life, wisdom and love.
Throughout the theatrical show guests and participants will learn about the most significant stages of development of Kazakhstan, its cultural richness, diversity of traditions and crafts, fortitude of the nations who live in this country as well as the ambition for growth and development among the younger generation.
Half an hour of the theatrical show that will showcase the country’s history, heritage and culture will involve dramatic set pieces and design elements that will replace each other with the help of state-of-the-art technologies such as robots with tablets, wind mills, mythic heroes, fountains and fireworks.
During the Opening Ceremony a traditional parade of participating teams will be held. 57 nations will take part in this parade. The flagbearer of Kazakhstan’s team is Daulet Rakhimbayev.
The fair play oath on behalf of athletes will be taken by Kazakh figure skater Ayza Imambek. The FISU flag will be brought out by the following athletes: Vasily Podkorytov, Daniyar Eleusinov, Adilet Davlumbayev, Dinara Sadvakasova, Ekaterina Aydova, Marian Urdabayeva. FISU anthem, Gaudeamus, will be played.
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will deliver a welcoming speech to all participants as well as Mr. Oleg Matytsin, the President of the International University Sports Federation.
16 torchbearers who represent various regions and cities will gather in the Arena in order to join their torches together and unite their flames into one flame of the Universiade, which will light the Cauldron symbolizing the start of the Games. Among the main torchbearers are prominent Kazakh athletes such as Rio de Janeiro Olympic medalists Zhazira Zhaparkul, Adilbek Niyazymbetov, Eketrina Larionova, Ivan Dychko, boxing world champions Dina Zholaman and Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, winner of international competitions Elizabet Tursynbayeva and others.
Fireworks will be traditionally exploded at the end of the Ceremony.
In total more than 1500 performers will take part in the show with opera and pop singers, circus gymnasts, student figure skaters, dance teams, actors from Almaty theaters and many others among them.
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