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1996 Asian Winter Games
Multi-sport event in Harbin, China
Multi-sport event in Harbin, China
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | III Asian Winter Games |
| logo | 1996 Asian Winter Games logo.svg |
| host_city | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China |
| nations | 15 |
| athletes | 453 |
| events | 43 in 8 sports |
| opening | 4 February 1996 |
| closing | 11 February 1996 |
| opened_by | Jiang Zemin |
| President of China | |
| torch_lighter | Wang Xiuli |
| stadium | Baqu Arena |
| SpreviousS | [Hiroshima 1994](1994-asian-games) |
| SnextS | [Bangkok 1998](1998-asian-games) |
| Sprevious | [Sapporo 1990](1990-asian-winter-games) |
| Snext | [Kangwon 1999](1999-asian-winter-games) |
President of China
The 3rd Asian Winter Games (), also known as Harbin 1996 (哈尔滨1996), were held from February 4 to 11, 1996 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. North Korea's Samjiyon was the original host for the games scheduled in 1995, but withdrew in August 1992. After the withdrawal, South Korea and then China submitted bids respectively. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) decided to elect the host cities for these 3rd games and the next 4th games simultaneously. On December 2, 1993, The OCA announced that the 3rd games would be held in China in 1996 and the 4th games would be held in South Korea in 1999.
Mascot
The 1996 Winter Asiad mascot is Doudou, a character inspired by the pea plant.
Sports
A total of 43 events in eight medal sports were held in the Third Winter Asian Games. Figure skating was reinstated and Freestyle skiing was added to the program.
Demonstration sport only:
Participating nations
Names are arranged in alphabetical order.
- CHN
- TPE
- HKG
- IND
- IRI
- JPN
- KAZ
- KUW
- KGZ
- LIB
- MGL
- PAK
- KOR
- TJK
- UZB
;Non-competing nations
- MAC
Medal table
Notes
References
References
- "亚洲健儿虎跃龙腾冰雪赛场斗艳争春第三届亚洲冬运会在哈隆重开幕".
- [http://www.cpi.com.cn/cpi-e/stamp/1996/1996-2.asp World of Chinese Stamps and Philatelic Items] {{webarchive. link. (2006-12-13)
- "Logos and Mascots of Selected Sport Games and Sports".
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