Editing Astana (section)

==Sport==
{{Main|Sport in Astana}}
[[File:Astana Arena (inside interior).JPG|thumb|Astana Arena, opened in 2009]]
[[File:Barys Arena.jpg|thumb|Barys Arena in 2015]]

The city has a variety of sports teams. The major [[association football]] team is the [[FC Astana]] of the [[Kazakhstan Premier League]]. Founded in 2009, the FC Astana won six league titles, three [[Kazakhstan Cup|Kazakh Cups]] and five [[Kazakhstan Super Cup|Kazakh Super Cups]].<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ru:Достижения |trans-title=Achievements |url=http://www.fca.kz/rus/club_achievements/ |publisher=Astana F.C. |language=ru |access-date=21 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817234920/http://www.fca.kz/rus/club_achievements/ |archive-date=17 August 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Their home stadium is the [[Astana Arena]], which also serves as a home for the [[Kazakhstan national football team]] and the [[FC Bayterek]]. The FC Bayterek is a member of the Kazakhstan First Division. They were founded in 2012, to develop [[Youth system|youth football]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Total.kz|script-title=ru:ФК "Байтерек" – новый клуб из столицы|trans-title=FC Bayterek – the new club from the capital|language=ru|url=http://total.kz/sport/football/2012/03/30/fk_bayterek_novyy_klub_iz|date=30 March 2012|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821104623/http://total.kz/sport/football/2012/03/30/fk_bayterek_novyy_klub_iz|archive-date=21 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[FC Astana-1964]] is based in the [[Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium (Astana)|Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium]] and plays in the Astana Municipal Football League. The club's most successful years were 2000s, when they won 3 league titles.

Astana is home to several professional [[ice hockey]] teams. The [[Barys Astana]], a founding member of the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] in 2008 and based in the [[Barys Arena]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://en.khl.ru/clubs/barys | title=Barys Astana | publisher=Kontinental Hockey League | access-date=7 October 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007003156/http://en.khl.ru/clubs/barys/ | archive-date=7 October 2014 | url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Nomad Astana]] and [[HC Astana]] play in the [[Kazakhstan Hockey Championship]]. The [[Snezhnye Barsy]] of the [[Junior Hockey League (Russia)|Junior Hockey League]] is a junior team of the Barys Astana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mhl.khl.ru/en/teams/7152/ |title=Snezhnye Barsy |publisher=Junior Hockey League |access-date=7 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014062317/http://mhl.khl.ru/en/teams/7152/ |archive-date=14 October 2014}}</ref> Astana annually hosts the [[President of the Republic of Kazakhstan's Cup]] ice hockey tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/node/61685|publisher=Eurasianet.org|title=Ice Comes Early for Astana Hockey Fans|author=Paul Bartlett|date=8 August 2010|access-date=7 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011175039/http://www.eurasianet.org/node/61685|archive-date=11 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Astana Pro Team]], founded in 2007, participates in the [[UCI World Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uci.ch/road/teams/ |title=UCI WorldTeams |publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) |access-date=5 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330164611/http://www.uci.ch/road/teams/ |archive-date=30 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The team is one of the most successful [[road bicycle racing|road cycling]] teams of recent years, winning several [[Grand Tour (cycling)|grand tours]]. The [[BC Astana]] of the [[VTB United League]] and the [[Kazakhstan Basketball Championship|Kazakhstan Basketball League]] is the only professional [[basketball]] team in Astana.<ref name="BC Astana">{{cite web|url=http://bcastana.kz/en/page/history |title=History |publisher=BC Astana |access-date=7 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009205358/http://bcastana.kz/en/page/history |archive-date=9 October 2014}}</ref> It is the most successful basketball team in Kazakhstan with three Kazakhstan Basketball League titles and four [[Kazakhstan Basketball Cup]]s.<ref name="BC Astana" /> Its home arena is the [[Saryarka Velodrome]], which is mainly used for [[track cycling]] events.<ref name="BC Astana" /> The Saryarka Velodrome hosted the [[UCI Track Cycling World Cup]] stage in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/track/article/tra20111027--Preview--UCI-Track-Cycling-World-Cup-Round-1---Astana--Kazakhstan-0 |title=Preview: 2011 UCI Track World Cup round 1 |date=27 October 2011 |publisher=BritishCycling.org.uk |access-date=7 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012064257/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/track/article/tra20111027--Preview--UCI-Track-Cycling-World-Cup-Round-1---Astana--Kazakhstan-0 |archive-date=12 October 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Astana Presidential Sports Club]] was founded in 2012, to combine the main sports teams in Astana.<ref>{{cite web|work=The Astana Times|title=Astana Presidential Sports Club Launched |author=Ilyas Omarov |url=http://www.astanatimes.com/2013/07/astana-presidential-sports-club-launched/ |date=4 July 2013 |access-date=21 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325014001/http://www.astanatimes.com/2013/07/astana-presidential-sports-club-launched/ |archive-date=25 March 2015}}</ref> The organization is supported by Sovereign Wealth Fund [[Samruk-Kazyna]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=insidethegames.biz|title=Astana Presidential Sports Club outlines vision to boost Kazakhstan's image|author=Paul Osborne|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/sportaccord-convention/1019381-astana-presidential-sports-club-outlines-vision-to-boost-kazakhstan-s-image|date=9 April 2014|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821163912/http://www.insidethegames.biz/sportaccord-convention/1019381-astana-presidential-sports-club-outlines-vision-to-boost-kazakhstan-s-image|archive-date=21 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[2011 Asian Winter Games]] were partly held in the capital. The [[Alau Ice Palace]], hosted the [[2015 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|work=The Astana Times|title=Alau Ice Palace Hosts World Sprint Skating Championship, Kazakh Skaters Fail to Reach Podium|author=Dmitry Lee|url=http://www.astanatimes.com/2015/03/alau-ice-palace-hosts-world-sprint-skating-championship-kazakh-skaters-fail-reach-podium/|date=3 March 2015|access-date=5 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315193357/http://www.astanatimes.com/2015/03/alau-ice-palace-hosts-world-sprint-skating-championship-kazakh-skaters-fail-reach-podium/|archive-date=15 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[President's Cup (tennis)|President's Cup]] tennis tournament is annually held at the [[Daulet National Tennis Centre]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kazpravda.kz/en/news/view/22662 |title=International President's Cup tennis tournament kicked off in Astana |author=Nazymgul Kumyspaeva |publisher=KazPravda.kz |access-date=7 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010173043/http://www.kazpravda.kz/en/news/view/22662 |archive-date=10 October 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The martial art palace was opened on 6 July 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/tokaev-otkryil-dvorets-edinoborstv-v-nur-sultane-373242/ |title= Tokayev opened The martial palace |date= 6 July 2019 |publisher= tengrinews.kz |access-date= 8 May 2020 |archive-date= 26 July 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200726104058/https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/tokaev-otkryil-dvorets-edinoborstv-v-nur-sultane-373242/ |url-status= live }}</ref> Sports facilities for five thousand spectators can take part in international competitions in boxing, wrestling, judo, weightlifting, and other Olympic and non-Olympic disciplines. The palace has a 25-meter pool, fitness and wrestling rooms, a football field, as well as a comfortable hotel. The object will be made available to the pupils of the sports school.