Asian Winter Games

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Asian Winter Games
Asian Games logo.svg
Official logo of the Games
AbbreviationAWG
First event 1986 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan
Occur everyFour years
Last event 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo-Obihiro, Japan
Next event 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China
Purpose Multi-sport event for nations on the Asian continent

The Asian Winter Games (AWG) is an international multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) featuring winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested creating a winter version of the Asian Games in 1982. Their efforts were rewarded when they received hosting rights for the first edition, held in Sapporo in 1986, as the city had the infrastructure and expertise gained from hosting of the 1972 Winter Olympics.

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From having only seven member OCA member nations participate in the first edition, the number of competing nations in the Winter Asiad has grown consistently. In the 2007 Asian Winter Games in Changchun, 27 out of the 45 members fielded a record number of competitors, while all 45 National Olympic Committees sent delegations for the first time in AWG history.

Although games were considered for Lebanon in 2009, they were ultimately cancelled. [1] After the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, the next edition is scheduled to be held in Harbin in 2025.

List of Asian Winter Games

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Host cities of the Asian Winter Games
EditionYearHost cityHost nationOpened byStart dateEnd dateNationsCompetitorsSportsEventsTop-placed teamRef.
1 1986 Sapporo Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah 1 March8 March7293735Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan [2]
2 1990 Sapporo Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Emperor Akihito 9 March14 March9310633Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan [3]
3 1996 Harbin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China President Jiang Zemin 4 February11 February17453843Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China [4]
4 1999 Gangwon Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea President Kim Dae-jung 30 January6 February14798743Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China [5]
5 2003 Aomori Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Crown Prince Naruhito 1 February8 February176411151Flag of Japan.svg  Japan [6]
6 2007 Changchun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China President Hu Jintao 28 January4 February257961047Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China [7]
7 2011 Astana and Almaty Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev 30 January6 February268431169Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan [8]
8 2017 Sapporo and Obihiro Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Crown Prince Naruhito 19 February26 February321,1471164Flag of Japan.svg  Japan [9]
9 2025 Harbin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China TBD7 February14 February1164
10 2029 Trojena Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia TBD

Sports

SportYears
Alpine skiing All
Bandy 2011
Biathlon All
Cross-country skiing All
Curling 2003–2007, since 2017
Figure skating 1986, since 1996
Freestyle skiing 1996, since 2003
Ice hockey All
Short-track speed skating All
Ski jumping 2003, 2011-2017
Ski mountaineering 2025
Ski orienteering 2011
Snowboarding 2003–2007, since 2017
Speed skating All

Medal count

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 138144115397
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9485105284
3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 786256196
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 748392249
5Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 141217
6Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1247
7Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1102
8Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 0167
9Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0123
10Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 0011
Totals (10 entries)3873833931,163

See also

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