2003 Asian Winter Games


















































V Asian Winter Games
5th winter asiad.png
Host city
Aoi-mori Arena, Q11662184[*], Michinokubank Dream Stadium[*], Q47967914[*], Misawa Ice Arena[*], Q11323752[*], Q47968036[*], owani onsen[*]
Country Japan
Nations participating 17
Athletes participating 641
Events 51 in 5 sports
Opening ceremony February 1
Closing ceremony February 8
Officially opened by
Naruhito
Crown Prince of Japan
Athlete's Oath Kiminobu Kimura
Torch lighter Kayoko Fukushi



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




Contents






  • 1 Mascot


  • 2 Venues


  • 3 Sports


  • 4 Participating nations


  • 5 Calendar


  • 6 Medal table


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Mascot


The 2003 Winter Asiad mascot is Winta, a black woodpecker.[1]



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



Official mascot


  • 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) (details) (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.[2]










Non-competing nations










Calendar











 ●  Opening ceremony
    Event competitions
 ●  Event finals
 ●  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 pictogram.svg Alpine skiing



1
1

1

1

4

Biathlon pictogram.svg Biathlon




2

2

2

6

Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing



2
1
1
1
1
1

7

Curling pictogram.svg Curling








2

2

Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure Skating




1
3




4

Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg Freestyle skiing







2


2

Ice hockey pictogram.svg Ice hockey






1

1

2

Short track speed skating pictogram.svg Short track speed skating







4
6

10

Ski jumping pictogram.svg Ski jumping





1

1


2

Snowboarding pictogram.svg Snowboarding



1
1
1




3

Speed skating pictogram.svg Speed skating



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 (Japan)













































































Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1
 Japan (JPN)*
24 23 20 67
2
 South Korea (KOR)
10 8 10 28
3
 China (CHN)
9 11 13 33
4
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)
7 7 6 20
5
 Lebanon (LBN)
1 1 0 2
6
 North Korea (PRK)
0 1 1 2
7
 Uzbekistan (UZB)
0 0 1 1
Totals (7 nations) 51 51 51 153


References





  1. ^ Logos and Mascots of Selected Sport Games and Sports


  2. ^ AWAGOC News Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine




External links


  • Official Website of the 5th Winter Asian Games










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