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ASTANA – Sport climbing has been officially included in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Kazakh Mountaineering and Climbing Federation has received Olympic status and will now begin preparing athletes to participate in the Games.
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The Astana Times spoke with Kazbek Valiyev, the first Kazakh alpinist to conquer Mount Everest and president of the federation, to learn about its current activities and the country’s climbing achievements.
“The foundation has a long history of more than 60 years,” said Valiyev, who is also a Kazakh honoured mountaineering coach. “We conduct activities …read more
Source: The Astana Times
