2011 Asian Winter Games
| Host city | Astana & Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| Motto | Unity of purpose ‒ unity of spirit! (Kazakh: Мақсаты бірдің - рухы бір) |
| Nations | 26 |
| Athletes | 843 |
| Events | 69 events in 5 sports |
| Opening | January 30, 2011 |
| Closing | February 6, 2011 |
| Opened by | Nursultan Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan |
| Closed by | Timothy Fok Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia |
| Athlete's Oath | Nurbegen Zhumagaziyev (short-track ice skating) |
| Judge's Oath | Keith Gee Kay Fong |
| Torch lighter | 7 Well known Kazakh athletes. |
| Main venue | Astana Arena (Opening) Baluan Sholak Sports Palace (Closing) |
| Website | astana-almaty2011.kz (archived) |
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The 2011 Asian Winter Games (Kazakh: 2011 жылғы қысқы Азия ойындары, romanized: 2011 jılğı qısqı Azïya oyındarı; Russian: Зимние Азиатские игры 2011 года, romanized: Zimniye Aziatskiye igry 2011 goda), also known as Astana-Almaty 2011 (Kazakh: Астана-Алматы 2011), were a continental winter multi-sport event held from January 30 to February 6, 2011 in Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was the first time that Kazakhstan hosted such a large event since independence from the Soviet Union. The documents for the hosting city were signed in Kuwait on March 4, 2006.