The 5th
Asian Winter Games
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 ...
(), also known as Aomori 2003 (), took place from February 1 to 8, 2003 in
Aomori Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan in the TÅhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori (city), Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is border ...
,
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
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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.
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Ajigasawa Town:
**Ajigasawa Ski Area - Freestyle skiing, snowboarding
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Aomori City:
**Aomori City Sports Complex - Curling
**Aomori Prefectural Skating Rink - Figure skating
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Hachinohe City:
**Nagane Park Speed Skating Rink - Speed skating
**Niida Indoor Rink - Ice hockey (men's)
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Iwaki Town:
**Iwaki General Athletic Park - Biathlon
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Misawa City:
**Misawa Ice Arena - Ice hockey (women's), short-track speed skating
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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
Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, Mogul Skiing, moguls, Ski Cross, cross, Half-pipe skiing, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics. It can consist of a ...
was reinstated, and
ski jumping
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the final ...
, 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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Participating nations
Names are arranged in alphabetical order. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants (athletes and officials) that the NOC contributed.
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Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)
Calendar
Medal table
References
External links
{{Events at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
2003 Asian Winter Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ...
2003 in winter sports
Asian Winter Games by year
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ...
Asian Winter Games, 2003
Multi-sport events in Japan
February 2003 sports events in Asia
Sports competitions in Aomori Prefecture