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) which features winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested the idea of holding a winter ...
( ja, 第5回アジア冬季競技大会, Dai 5-kai Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai) took place from February 1 to 8, 2003 in
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the eas ...
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Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
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Mascot
The 2003 Winter Asiad mascot is ''Winta'', a
black woodpecker
The black woodpecker (''Dryocopus martius'') is a large woodpecker that lives in mature forests across the northern Palearctic. It is the sole representative of its genus in that region. Its range is expanding. The black woodpecker is easily the ...
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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, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails an ...
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 fina ...
, 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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Calendar
Medal table
References
External links
{{Events at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...
2003 in winter sports
Asian Winter Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...
Asian Winter Games, 2003
Multi-sport events in Japan
February 2003 sports events in Asia
Sports competitions in Aomori Prefecture