Halyk Arena

Sports arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Halyk Arena
Construction


Address	Almaty Kazakhstan
Opened	2016
Construction cost	23,4 billion KZT
Tenants
HC Almaty

Halyk Arena Ice Palace (Russian: Халык Арена, tr. halyk arena) is a palace of sports and culture in Almaty, Kazakhstan, built in 2016 for the 2017 Winter Universiade. The venue is designed for such sports events as ice hockey, figure skating and other sports.^[1]

History

After Almaty won the bid to host the 2017 Winter Universiade and submitted a bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, the city authorities faced the need to build a new ice arena for curling competitions. On 27 March 2014, Akim Akhmedjan Essimov announced the construction of a new arena for 3,000 spectators with a training rink.^[2]

On 19 September 2016, Halyk Arena was officially opened in the presence of former Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. In honor of the arena's opening, the bronze medalist of the 2014 Winter Olympics in figure skating, Denis Ten, conducted a master class.^[3]

Children's sections for swimming, wrestling and other sports have been opened in the complex.^[4]

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the building has been used as a hospital for the treatment of Almaty residents. The capacity of "Halyk Arena" is 7011 beds and 250 intensive care beds.^[5]

Characteristics

The ice arena is located on an area of 11 hectares near the intersection of the Kuldzhinskiy tract [ru] and the Eastern bypass road [ru] in the Medeu District of Almaty. Kazakhstani building materials, including energy-saving glass, were mainly used in the construction, and only the roof was made of special steel profiled sheeting made in Germany. The Kazakhstani content accounts for approximately 60% of the construction. The ice arena consists of three blocks - main, auxiliary and administrative. The core of the building is a hockey arena with the size of 61 x 30 meters with a capacity of 3,207 spectators. All necessary conditions for athletes, referees, media representatives and doping control are provided here. Arena is designed so that a hockey court can be transformed into a platform for many individual and team sports - volleyball, basketball, futsal, wrestling, boxing. Protection of ice in this case provides a special thermal coating. Technical equipment of the complex allows holding major concerts and entertainment events. The complex is designed for concerts, cultural events and is equipped with the most modern lighting and sound equipment, and can accommodate more than 150 thousand visitors per year.^[6]

Title

The title sponsor of the arena was the National Bank of Kazakhstan (Halyk Bank). It is noted that this is the first such experience in Kazakhstan, when a sports facility in Kazakhstan was named after the sponsor. In September 2016, Äkim of Almaty Bauyrjan Baibek said that "for the first time in Kazakhstan, commercial naming of sports facilities of the Universiade, that is, the temporary assignment of the name of the facility for a fixed annual fee. Advertising market experts note that in Kazakhstan, as well as in the Commonwealth of Independent States, space naming is not particularly in demand.^[7]

Events

Sports events

2017, February - Men's Ice Hockey Tournament of the 2017 Winter Universiade^[8]
2018, August - Futsal World Championship among students^[9]
2018, 7–9 December - 2018–19 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup stage^[10]
2019, 30 March - MMA QAZAQSTANDA (Mixed martial arts in Kazakhstan).^[11]

Music events

2017, 9 April - Scriptonite concert (Kazakhstan)^[12]
2017, 22 October - Max Korzh concert (Belarus)^[13]
2018, 22 September - Gala concert of the national selection "Junior Eurovision 2018".^[14]
2018, 4 November - Max Korzh concert (Belarus)^[15]
2019, 14 April - Oxxxymiron concert (RF)^[16]

References

^ Times, Astana (31 January 2017). "2017 Winter Universiade Kicks Off in Almaty". The Astana Times. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ Times, Astana (31 March 2014). "Almaty Prepares for 28th Winter Universiade". The Astana Times. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "Денис Тен провел открытую тренировку на Халык Арене". zakon.kz (in Russian). 21 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "В Алматы во дворцах спорта". Алматы Сити (in Russian). 14 April 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "В находившуюся в резерве "Халык-Арену" в Алматы начали госпитализировать с COVID-19". kaztag.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "Нурсултан Назарбаев осмотрел новую Халык Арену в Алматы". Деловой портал Капитал.кз (in Russian). 19 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "«Halyk Arena» по-настоящему станет народной - 24.11.2016". Kursiv Media Казахстан (in Russian). 24 November 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "#WUAlmaty2017: Update Ice Hockey – KAZ & RUS will play for Gold". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "In October 2015, the city of Almaty won the opportunity to host the 2018 World Futsal Championship among students". Казахстанский Медицинский Университет \"ВШОЗ\". Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ Times, Astana (1 August 2018). "Kazakhstan to host Short Track World Cup Stage for first time". The Astana Times. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "MMA QAZAQSTANDA - купить билет на концерт 30 марта, 17:00 Алматы | Kassir.kz". 26 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "Рэпер Скриптонит дал концерт в Алматы". Mail.KZ. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "Афиша Алматы - Макс Корж в Алматы". Кесте.кз (in Russian). Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "Гала-концерт национального отбора «Junior Eurovision 2018». Полная версия - Новости Казахстана и мира на сегодня". 24.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "Концерт Макса Коржа - Концерт - расписание, цены, ☎ контакты, адреса". sxodim.com (in Russian). Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "Концерт Oxxxymiron". ParkSeason (in Russian). Retrieved 3 August 2022.