Comments on: A bigger splash http://ianbek.kg/?p=13368 Observations from an expat Sat, 16 Aug 2014 06:45:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.4 By: ian http://ianbek.kg/?p=13368&cpage=1#comment-20735 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:40:13 +0000 http://ianbek.kg/?p=13368#comment-20735 The Olympic-sized open air swimming pool, (25x50m), at the Sports Palace was put into operation in 1979 – the palace itself was buily in 1974. It was operated by the state until 1992, and in 1993 it was leased to private operators. In 2006, it closed – for technical reasons – and to the present day still does not work.

According to a report about plans for the reconstruction of the Sports Palace and pool – “since the commissioning of the Sports Palace pool, it has not once been repaired.”

]]> By: Guest http://ianbek.kg/?p=13368&cpage=1#comment-20595 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 01:29:10 +0000 http://ianbek.kg/?p=13368#comment-20595 Excellent, timely due diligence on the swimming pool scene in Bishkek,

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