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2003 Asian Winter Games
Multi-sport event in Aomori, Japan
Multi-sport event in Aomori, Japan
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | V Asian Winter Games |
| logo | 5th_Asian_Winter_Games_(Aomori_2003)_logo.svg |
| size | 90 |
| host_city | Aomori, Japan |
| nations | 17 |
| motto | Asian Beat To The World |
| athletes | 641 |
| events | 51 in 5 sports |
| opening | February 1, 2003 |
| closing | February 8, 2003 |
| opened_by | Naruhito |
| Crown Prince of Japan | |
| athlete_oath | Kiminobu Kimura |
| torch_lighter | Kayoko Fukushi |
| stadium | Aoi-mori Arena, Aomori City |
| website | [net.pref.aomori.jp/awagoc (archived)](https://web.archive.org/web/20030810045527/http://www.net.pref.aomori.jp/awagoc/index_e.html) |
| SpreviousS | [Busan 2002](2002-asian-games) |
| SnextS | [Doha 2006](2006-asian-games) |
| Sprevious | [Kangwon 1999](1999-asian-winter-games) |
| Snext | [Changchun 2007](2007-asian-winter-games) |
Crown Prince of Japan The 5th Asian Winter Games (), also known as Aomori 2003 (), took place from February 1 to 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.
;Demonstration sports
- (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.
- CHN
- TPE
- IND
- IRI
- JPN
- KAZ
- KGZ
- LIB
- MGL
- NEP
- PRK
- PAK
- PLE
- KOR
- TJK
- THA
- UZB
;Non-competing nations
Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)
| IOC Letter Code | Country | Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| JPN | JPN | 154 |
| KOR | KOR | 127 |
| CHN | CHN | 117 |
| KAZ | KAZ | 91 |
| MGL | MGL | 33 |
| PRK | PRK | 29 |
| THA | THA | 27 |
| TPE | TPE | 16 |
| IRI | IRI | 16 |
| LIB | LIB | 7 |
| IND | IND | 6 |
| PAK | PAK | 6 |
| UZB | UZB | 4 |
| NEP | NEP | 3 |
| TJK | TJK | 3 |
| KGZ | KGZ | 1 |
| PLE | PLE | 1 |
Calendar
| ● | Opening ceremony | Event competitions | ● | Event finals | ● | Closing ceremony |
|---|
| January / February 2003 | 30th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Thu | 31st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sat | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sun | 3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tue | 5th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wed | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thu | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fri | 8th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sat | Gold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| medals | Total gold medals | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 51 | January / February 2003 | 30th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mon | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tue | 5th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wed | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thu | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fri | 8th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sat | Gold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| medals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Alpine skiing pictogram.svg | 15px]] Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Biathlon pictogram.svg | 15px]] Biathlon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Cross country skiing pictogram.svg | 15px]] Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Curling pictogram.svg | 15px]] Curling | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Figure skating pictogram.svg | 15px]] Figure Skating | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg | 15px]] Freestyle skiing | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ice hockey pictogram.svg | 15px]] Ice hockey | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Short track speed skating pictogram.svg | 15px]] Short-track speed skating | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ski jumping pictogram.svg | 15px]] Ski jumping | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Snowboarding pictogram.svg | 15px]] Snowboarding | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Speed skating pictogram.svg | 15px]] Speed skating | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | ● | ● |
Medal table
References
References
- "Aomori 2003". Olympic Council of Asia.
- "Logos and Mascots of Selected Sport Games and Sports".
- [http://www.net.pref.aomori.jp/awagoc/aomori2003/index3.htm AWAGOC News] {{webarchive. link. (September 30, 2007)
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