- 2003 Asian Winter Games
Asiad infobox
Name = V Asian Winter Games
Size = 90
Optional caption Pakistan Alpine Ski team has been particepate in 5th asian winter games. Mr Imran Ul Haq Mohsin was the Dep Chef de mission from PakistanIPA| = Slogan: "Asian Beat to the World" (届け世界にアジアの響き)
Host city =Aomori Prefecture ,Japan
Nations participating = 29
Athletes participating = 641
Events = 51 in 10sport s
Opening ceremony =February 1
Closing ceremony =February 8
Officially opened by = Crown Prince Naruhito
Athlete's Oath =Kiminobu Kimura
Judge's Oath = -
Torch Lighter =Kayoko Fukushi
Stadium =Aoi-mori Arena ,Aomori City The 5th
Asian Winter Games took place fromFebruary 1 toFebruary 8 ,2003 inAomori Prefecture ,Japan . It is the Winter Asiad that offered the most medal events to date.Mascot
The 2003 Winter Asiad mascot is "Winta", a black woodpecker. [ [http://www.aldaver.com/other.html#wasiads Logos and Mascots of Selected Sport Games and Sports] ]
ports
A total of 51 medal events in ten medal sports were contested in the 5th Asian Winter Games.
Freestyle skiing was reinstated, andski 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 (men) (3)Demonstration sport only:
*Snowboarding (women) (3)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
*Owani Town:
**Ajara Athletic Park - Cross-country skiing
**Owani Onsen Ski Area - Alpine skiing
**Takinosawa Ski Jumping Hill - Ski jumpingParticipating
National Olympic Committee sNames are arranged in alphabetical order by their IOC country codes. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants (athletes and officials) that the NOC contributed. Those marked with an asterisk (*) sent only officials. [ [http://www.net.pref.aomori.jp/awagoc/aomori2003/index3.htm AWAGOC News] ]
*flagicon|BAN Bangladesh * (1)
*flagicon|BHU Bhutan * (1)
*flagicon|CHN People's Republic of China (175)
*flagicon|HKG Hong Kong * (2)
*flagicon|IND India (14)
*flagicon|IRN Iran (23)
*flagicon|JPN Japan (237)
*flagicon|KAZ Kazakhstan (140)
*flagicon|KGZ Kyrgyzstan (2)
*flagicon|KOR South Korea (197)
*flagicon|KWT Kuwait * (2)
*flagicon|LBN Lebanon (11)
*flagicon|MAC Macau (4)
*flagicon|MAS Malaysia * (2)
*flagicon|MGL Mongolia (58)
*flagicon|NEP Nepal (6)
*flagicon|PAK Pakistan (10)
*flagicon|PSE Palestine (2)
*flagicon|PRK North Korea (51)
*flagicon|QAT Qatar * (7)
*flagicon|SIN Singapore * (1)
*flagicon|SRI Sri Lanka * (1)
*flagicon|THA Thailand (42)
*flagicon|TJK Tajikistan (15)
*flagicon|TLS Timor Leste * (4)
*flagicon|TKM Turkmenistan * (2)
*flagicon|TPE Chinese Taipei (26)
*flagicon|UZB Uzbekistan (6)
*flagicon|VIE Vietnam * (1)Medal count
(Host nation highlighted)
References
External links
* [http://www.net.pref.aomori.jp/awagoc/index_e.html Official Website of the 5th Winter Asian Games]
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