2003 Asian Winter Games
The 5th Asian Winter Games took place from February 1 to 8, 2003 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
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| Host city | Aomori, Japan |
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| Motto | Asian Beat To The World |
| Nations participating | 17 |
| Athletes participating | 641 |
| Events | 51 in 5 sports |
| Opening ceremony | February 1 |
| Closing ceremony | February 8 |
| Officially opened by | Naruhito Crown Prince of Japan |
| Athlete's Oath | Kiminobu Kimura |
| Torch lighter | Kayoko Fukushi |
| Main venue | Aoi-mori Arena, Aomori City |
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
- 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
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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 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
* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Japan (JPN)* | 24 | 23 | 20 | 67 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 153 | |
References
- Logos and Mascots of Selected Sport Games and Sports
- AWAGOC News Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
| Preceded by Kangwon |
Asian Winter Games Aomori V Asian Winter Games (2003) |
Succeeded by Changchun |
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