Dias Keneshev (born 31 March 1985 in

Urzhar Urzhar ( kk, Үржар, ''Úrjar'') is a village in the Urzhar river valley and the administrative center of Urzhar District in the Abai Region of Kazakhstan. Population: Notable residents * Almat Kebispayev (born 1987) - Kazakh wrestler, w ...

) is a

biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and shooting sports, rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into sh ...

from

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

. He competed for

Kazakhstan at the 2010 Winter Olympics Kazakhstan participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Kazakhstan was represented by 37 athletes in eight sports. Elena Khrustaleva won the country's only medal- a silver in the 15km individual biathlon. Meda ...

. Keneshev was Kazakhstan's flag bearer during the

2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held on February 12, 2010, beginning at 6:00 pm PST (02:00 UTC, February 13) at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This was the first Olympic opening ceremony to ...

References

1985 births Living people People from Urzhar District Sportspeople from East Kazakhstan Region Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Kazakhstan Kazakhstani male biathletes Asian Games medalists in biathlon Biathletes at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games {{Kazakhstan-biathlon-bio-stub