2003 Asian Winter Games

V Asian Winter Games
Host city	Aomori, Japan
Nations participating	17
Athletes participating	641
Events	51 in 5 sports
Opening ceremony	February 1
Closing ceremony	February 8
Officially opened by	Crown Prince Naruhito
Athlete's Oath	Kiminobu Kimura
Torch Lighter	Kayoko Fukushi
Main Stadium	Aoi-mori Arena, Aomori City

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.

• Alpine skiing (4) ()
• Biathlon (6) ()
• Cross-country skiing (7) ()
• Curling (2) ()
• Figure skating (4) ()
• Freestyle skiing (2) ()

• Ice hockey (2) ()
• Short track speed skating (10) ()
• Ski jumping (2) ()
• Speed skating (9) ()
• Snowboarding (3) ()

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.

• China (175)
• Chinese Taipei (26)
• India (14)
• Iran (23)
• Japan (237)
• Kazakhstan (140)
• Kyrgyzstan (15)
• Lebanon (11)
• Mongolia (58)

• Nepal (6)
• North Korea (51)
• Pakistan (10)
• Palestine (2)
• South Korea (197)
• Tajikistan (15)
• Thailand (42)
• Uzbekistan (6)

Non-competing nations

• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Hong Kong
• Kuwait
• Macau
• Malaysia

• Qatar
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka
• Timor-Leste
• Turkmenistan
• Vietnam

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				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 Tue	5th Wed	6th Thu	7th Fri	8th Sat	Gold medals

Medal table

Main article: 2003 Asian Winter Games medal table

Host nation highlighted

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 (LIB)	1	1	0	2
6	North Korea (PRK)	0	1	1	2
7	Uzbekistan (UZB)	0	0	1	1
Total		51	51	51	153

External links

• Official Website of the 5th Winter Asian Games