2003 Asian Winter Games
Appearance
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.[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](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0d/5th_winter_asiad_mascot.png)
- 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.
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- 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.[2]
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- Non-competing nations
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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 |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
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2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
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2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
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4 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
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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
1 | ![]() |
24 | 23 | 20 | 67 |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
3 | ![]() |
9 | 11 | 13 | 33 |
4 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 51 | 51 | 51 | 153 |
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References
- ^ Logos and Mascots of Selected Sport Games and Sports
- ^ AWAGOC News Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine