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| Location | 47, Kabanbay Batyr ave. Astana, Kazakhstan |
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| Coordinates | 51°6′17″N 71°24′18″E / 51.10472°N 71.40500°E |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Surface | Ice |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2007–2011 |
| Opened | 2011 |
| Architect | VL Architects |
| General contractor | Sembol Construction |
| Tenants | |
| 2011 Asian Winter Games 2015 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships 2015 World Judo Championships | |
| Website | |
| www.alau.info | |
The Alau Ice Palace (Kazakh: Алау Мұзайдыны сарайы; Alau Mūzaidyny Saraiy) is an 8,000-seat speed skating oval in Astana, Kazakhstan. As well as speed skating it is also used for other sports. It was opened in 2011. The center hosted the speed skating events at the 2011 Asian Winter Games.[1] In 2015, it hosted the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships.[2] It was ranked first among the world’s speed skating stadiums according to the Dutch AD Sportwereld publication’s ranking.[3]
For judo it was the venue for the 2015 World Judo Championships in August 2015 and for ice speedway it hosted final 1 of the 2018 Individual Ice Racing World Championship.[4]
- ^ "About Alau Ice Palace". Alau.info. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Dmitry Lee (3 March 2015). "Alau Ice Palace Hosts World Sprint Skating Championship, Kazakh Skaters Fail to Reach Podium". The Astana Times. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "The best if the world!" (in Russian). Alau.info. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ Ice Speedway World Championship to be hosted by Astana