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Asian Winter Games

International multi-sport event

Summary

International multi-sport event

FieldValue
nameAsian Winter Games
image[[Image:Asian Games logo.svg200px]]
captionOfficial logo of the Games
abbreviationAWG
formation1986 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan
recurrenceFour years
last2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China
next2029 Asian Winter Games in Neom, Saudi Arabia
purposeMulti-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.

From having only seven 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. The next edition is scheduled to be held in Neom, Saudi Arabia.

List of Asian Winter Games

EditionYearHost cityHost nationOpened byStart dateEnd dateNationsCompetitorsSportsEventsTop-placed team
11986SapporoJapan1 March8 March7293735JPN
21990SapporoJapanEmperor Akihito9 March14 March9310633JPN
31996HarbinChinaPresident Jiang Zemin4 February11 February17453843CHN
41999GangwonSouth KoreaPresident Kim Dae-jung30 January6 February14798743CHN
52003AomoriJapanCrown Prince Naruhito1 February8 February176411151JPN
62007ChangchunChinaPresident Hu Jintao28 January4 February257961047CHN
72011Astana and AlmatyKazakhstanPresident Nursultan Nazarbayev30 January6 February268431169KAZ
82017Sapporo and ObihiroJapanCrown Prince Naruhito19 February26 February321,1471164JPN
92025HarbinChinaPresident Xi Jinping7 February14 February341,2221164CHN
10TBDNeomSaudi ArabiaTBD
  • At the 2017 Games, the Olympic Council of Asia invited athletes from Oceania. Two countries from the region (Australia and New Zealand) accepted the invitation and their athletes competed along with 30 NOCs from Asia.

Sports

Main article: Asian Games sports#Asian Winter Games

SportYears
Alpine skiing
Bandy
Biathlon
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Figure skating
Freestyle skiing
Ice hockey
Short-track speed skating
Ski jumping
Ski mountaineering
Ski orienteering
Snowboarding
Speed skating

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Medal count

Main article: All-time Asian Winter Games medal table

As of 2025, the 34 National Olympic Committees have participated throughout the history of the Games. Only China, Japan, and South Korea have won at least one gold medal at every Asian Winter Games, while Japan, China, and Kazakhstan became the only three countries in history to emerge as the first places at the medal tables.

Notes

References

References

  1. (2005-06-04). "The skiers of Lebanon".
  2. (October 2018). "1st AWG Sapporo 1986". Olympic Council of Asia.
  3. (October 2018). "2nd AWG Sapporo 1990". Olympic Council of Asia.
  4. (October 2018). "3rd AWG Harbin 1996". Olympic Council of Asia.
  5. "4th AWG Gangwon 1999". Olympic Council of Asia.
  6. "5th AWG Aomori 2003". Olympic Council of Asia.
  7. "6th AWG Changchun 2007". Olympic Council of Asia.
  8. "7th AWG Astana-Almaty 2011". Olympic Council of Asia.
  9. "8th AWG Sapporo 2017". Olympic Council of Asia.
  10. Pang, Damon. "President Xi declares 2025 Asian Winter Games open - RTHK".
  11. (21 January 2025). "HAWGOC confirms record entry of NOCs, athletes for Harbin 2025". [[Olympic Council of Asia]].
  12. "Asian Winter Games 1986".
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