The 5th Asian Winter Games

Asian Winter Games

The Asian Winter Games is a multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia which features winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested the idea of holding a winter version of the Asian Games in 1982...

took place from February 1 to February 8, 2003 in Aomori Prefecture

Aomori Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....

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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Venues

The venues for the 2003 Winter Asiad were distributed all over Aomori Prefecture.

• Ajigasawa Town
  Ajigasawa, Aomori
  is a town located in the Nishitsugaru District of Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 11,561 and a density of 33.7 persons per km²...
  
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  • Ajigasawa Ski Area - Freestyle skiing, snowboarding
• Aomori City:
  • Aomori City Sports Complex - Curling
  • Aomori Prefectural Skating Rink - Figure skating
• Hachinohe City
  Hachinohe, Aomori
  - Neighbouring municipalities :Aomori Prefecture*Sannohe District**Hashikami**Gonohe**Nanbu*Kamikita District**OiraseIwate Prefecture*Karumai-History:...
  
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  • Nagane Park Speed Skating Rink - Speed skating
  • Niida Indoor Rink - Ice hockey (men's)
• Iwaki Town
  Iwaki, Aomori
  was a town located in Nakatsugaru District in southern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.Iwaki was located in southwestern Tsugaru Peninsula, in the foothills of Mount Iwaki. The area was part of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, Iwaki Village was created in 1889...
  
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  • Iwaki General Athletic Park - Biathlon
• Misawa City
  Misawa, Aomori
  is a city located in eastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 42,399 and a density of 353 persons per km²...
  
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  • Misawa Ice Arena - Ice hockey (women's), short-track speed skating

• Owani Town
  Owani, Aomori
  is a town located in the Minamitsugaru District of east-central Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 11,131 and a density of 68.1 persons per km². Its total area was 163.41 km².-Geography:...
  
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  • Ajara Athletic Park - Cross-country skiing
  • Owani Onsen Ski Area - Alpine skiing
  • Takinosawa Ski Jumping Hill - Ski jumping

Sports

A total of 51 medal events in 11 medal sports were contested in the 5th Asian Winter Games. Freestyle skiing

Freestyle skiing

Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...

 was reinstated, and ski jumping

Ski jumping

Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...

, a demonstration sport in past Winter Asiads, was included in the official roster of medal events. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of events for the sport.

Demonstration sports (Women)

Participating nations

Names are arranged in alphabetical order. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants (athletes and officials) that the NOC contributed.

Non-competing nations

Calendar

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Opening ceremony

Event competitions

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Event finals

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Closing ceremony

January / February 2003	30th Thu	31st Fri	1st Sat	2nd Sun	3rd Mon	4th Tue	5th Wed	6th Thu	7th Fri	8th Sat	Gold medals
Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Alpine skiing at the 2003 Asian Winter Games was held at the Owani Onsen Ski Area in Ōwani, Japan from 2 February to 7 February 2003.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-Slalom:February 2-Giant slalom:February 7-Slalom:February 3-Giant slalom:...				1	1		1		1		4
Biathlon Biathlon at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Biathlon at the 2003 Asian Winter Games was held at the Iwaki General Athletic Park in Iwaki, Japan from 3 February to 7 February 2003.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-10 km sprint:February 3-12.5 km pursuit:February 5-4×7.5 km relay:...					2		2		2		6
Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiing at the 2003 Asian Winter Games was held at the Ajara Athletic Park in Ōwani, Japan from 2 February to 7 February 2003.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-10 km classic:February 2-15 km free:February 3-30 km free:February 5...				2	1	1	1	1	1		7
Curling Curling at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Curling at the 2003 Winter Asian Games was in the Aomori City Sports Complex in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan from February 5-8. With both men's and women's events, this was the first Winter Asiad that included the sport in the official program....									2		2
Figure Skating Figure skating at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Figure skating at the 2003 Asian Winter Games took place in the Aomori Prefectural Skating Rink located in Aomori City, Japan with four events contested.-Medal table:-Medalists:-Men's singles:February 2–3-Women's singles:February 3–4...					1	3					4
Freestyle skiing Freestyle skiing at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Freestyle skiing at the 2003 Asian Winter Games took place in the Ajigasawa Ski Area located in the town of Ajigasawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan with two events contested — one each for men and women...								2			2
Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Each played just one match against each of the other teams . A team gained two points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss. The team that gained the most points was awarded the gold medal....							1		1		2
Short track speed skating Short track speed skating at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Short track speed skating at the 2003 Winter Asian Games took place in the Misawa Ice Arena located in Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan with ten events contested — five each for men and women.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...								4	6		10
Ski jumping Ski jumping at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Ski jumping at the 2003 Winter Asian Games took place in the Takinosawa Ski Jumping Hill located in the town of Owani, Aomori Prefecture, Japan with two events contested — both men's...						1		1			2
Snowboarding Snowboarding at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Snowboarding was featured as part of the 2003 Asian Winter Games at the Ajigasawa Ski Area in Aomori, Japan. Events were held from 2 February to 4 February 2003...				1	1	1					3
Speed skating Speed skating at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Speed skating at the 2003 Winter Asian Games took place in the Nagane Park Speed Skating Rink located in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan with nine events contested — five for men and four for women.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:...				2	4		3				9
Total gold medals				6	10	6	8	8	13		51
Ceremonies			●							●
January / February 2003	30th Thu	31st Fri	1st Sat	2nd Sun	3rd Mon	4th Tue	5th Wed	6th Thu	7th Fri	8th Sat	Gold medals

Medal table

Host nation highlighted

External links

• Official Website of the 5th Winter Asian Games

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