The 5th Asian Winter Games (Japanese: 第5回アジア冬季競技大会, romanized: Dai 5-kai Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai), also known as Aomori 2003 (Japanese: 青森2003), 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 | 17 |
Athletes | 641 |
Events | 51 in 5 sports |
Opening | February 1, 2003 |
Closing | February 8, 2003 |
Opened by | Naruhito Crown Prince of Japan |
Athlete's Oath | Kiminobu Kimura |
Torch lighter | Kayoko Fukushi |
Main venue | Aoi-mori Arena, Aomori City |
Website | http://www.net.pref.aomori.jp/awagoc/index_e.html (Archived) |
Summer | |
Winter | |
Mascot
editThe 2003 Winter Asiad mascot is Winta, a black woodpecker.[1]
Venues
editThe 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
editA 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.
- Alpine skiing (4) ( )
- Biathlon (6) ( )
- Cross-country skiing (7) ( )
- Curling (2) ( )
- Figure skating (4) ( )
- Freestyle skiing (2) ( )
- Ice hockey (2) ( )
- Short-track speed skating (10) ( )
- Ski jumping (2) ( )
- Speed skating (9) ( )
- Snowboarding (3) ( )
- Demonstration sports
- Snowboarding (3) ( ) (Women)
Participating nations
editNames are arranged in alphabetical order. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants (athletes and officials) that the NOC contributed.[2]
- China (117)
- Chinese Taipei (16)
- India (6)
- Iran (16)
- Japan (154)
- Kazakhstan (91)
- Kyrgyzstan (1)
- Lebanon (7)
- Mongolia (33)
- Nepal (3)
- North Korea (29)
- Pakistan (6)
- Palestine (1)
- South Korea (127)
- Tajikistan (3)
- Thailand (27)
- Uzbekistan (4)
- Non-competing nations
Calendar
edit● | 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
edit* Host nation (Japan)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Japan (JPN)* | 24 | 23 | 20 | 67 |
2 | 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 entries) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 153 |
References
edit- ^ "Logos and Mascots of Selected Sport Games and Sports". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
- ^ AWAGOC News Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine