Nations participating 14 Events 43 in 4 sports Closing ceremony February 6 | Athletes participating 798 Opening ceremony January 30 | |
Officially opened by Kim Dae-jungPresident of South Korea | ||
The 4th Asian Winter Games were held from January 30 to February 6, 1999, in the mountainous northern province of Gangwon, South Korea. The sites for the events were Yongpyong, Chuncheon and Gangneung. Skiing events were successfully staged despite the record low snowfall being experienced by the region.
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Mascot
The 1999 Winter Asiad mascot is a half-moon black bear cub.
Sports
A total of 43 medal events in seven sports were played in the Fourth Winter Asian Games. Freestyle skiing was removed from the program while two more events were added to alpine skiing.
Participating nations
Names are arranged in alphabetical order. A total of 22 Asian NOCs sent delegations, with those that sent only officials.
Venues
Medal table
Host nation
References
1999 Asian Winter Games Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA