2003 Asian Winter Games

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Host city Aomori, Japan Athletes participating 641 Opening ceremony February 1		Nations participating 17 Events 51 in 5 sports Closing ceremony February 8

The 5th Asian Winter Games took place from February 1 to February 8, 2003 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Mascot

The 2003 Winter Asiad mascot is Winta, a black woodpecker.

Venues

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

Ajigasawa Town:

Ajigasawa Ski Area - Freestyle skiing, snowboarding

Aomori City:

Aomori City Sports Complex - Curling

Aomori Prefectural Skating Rink - Figure skating

Hachinohe City:

Nagane Park Speed Skating Rink - Speed skating

Niida Indoor Rink - Ice hockey (men's)

Iwaki Town:

Iwaki General Athletic Park - Biathlon

Misawa City:

Misawa Ice Arena - Ice hockey (women's), short-track speed skating

Owani Town:

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 was reinstated, and ski jumping, 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

Snowboarding (3) () (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

Medal table

Host nation

References

2003 Asian Winter Games Wikipedia

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