2003 Asian Winter Games

Multi-sport event in Aomori, Japan
V Asian Winter Games
Host cityAomori, Japan
MottoAsian Beat To The World
Nations17
Athletes641
Events51 in 5 sports
OpeningFebruary 1, 2003
ClosingFebruary 8, 2003
Opened byNaruhito
Crown Prince of Japan
Athlete's OathKiminobu Kimura
Torch lighterKayoko Fukushi
Main venueAoi-mori Arena, Aomori City
Summer
← Busan 2002
Doha 2006 →
Winter
← Kangwon 1999
Changchun 2007 →

The 5th Asian Winter Games (Japanese: 第5回アジア冬季競技大会, romanized: Dai 5-kai Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai) took place from February 1 to 8, 2003 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

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
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

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]

  •  China (117)
  •  Chinese Taipei (16)
  •  India (6)
  •  Iran (16)
  •  Japan (154)
  •  Kazakhstan (91)
  •  Kyrgyzstan (1)
  •  Lebanon (7)
  •  Mongolia (33)
  •  Nepal (3)
  •  North Korea (29)
  •  Pakistan (6)
  •  Palestine (1)
  •  South Korea (127)
  •  Tajikistan (3)
  •  Thailand (27)
  •  Uzbekistan (4)
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 1 1 1 1 4
Biathlon 2 2 2 6
Cross-country skiing 2 1 1 1 1 1 7
Curling 2 2
Figure Skating 1 3 4
Freestyle skiing 2 2
Ice hockey 1 1 2
Short-track speed skating 4 6 10
Ski jumping 1 1 2
Snowboarding 1 1 1 3
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
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5th
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Gold
medals

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)*24232067
2 South Korea (KOR)1081028
3 China (CHN)9111333
4 Kazakhstan (KAZ)77620
5 Lebanon (LIB)1102
6 North Korea (PRK)0112
7 Uzbekistan (UZB)0011
Totals (7 entries)515151153

References

  1. ^ "Logos and Mascots of Selected Sport Games and Sports". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
  2. ^ AWAGOC News Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Official Website of the 5th Winter Asian Games
Preceded by Asian Winter Games
Aomori

V Asian Winter Games (2003)
Succeeded by
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Nations at the 2003 Asian Winter Games in Aomori, Japan