The 5th Asian Winter Games (), also known as Aomori 2003 (), took place from February 1 to 8, 2003 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
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. 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 A 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.
Demonstration sports (Women)
Participating nations Names are arranged in alphabetical order. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants (athletes and officials) that the NOC contributed.AWAGOC News
Non-competing nations
Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest) IOC Letter Code Country AthletesJPN154KOR127CHN117KAZ91MGL33PRK29THA27TPE16IRI16LIB7IND6PAK6UZB4NEP3TJK3KGZ1PLE1
Calendar ● Opening ceremony Event competitions ● Event finals ● Closing ceremony
January / February 200330thThu31stFri1stSat2ndSun3rdMon4thTue5thWed6thThu7thFri8thSatGoldmedals Alpine skiing11114 Biathlon2226 Cross-country skiing2111117 Curling22 Figure Skating134 Freestyle skiing22 Ice hockey112 Short-track speed skating4610 Ski jumping112 Snowboarding1113 Speed skating2439Total gold medals6106881351Ceremonies●●January / February 200330thThu31stFri1stSat2ndSun3rdMon4thTue5thWed6thThu7thFri8thSatGoldmedals
Medal table
References
External links Official Website of the 5th Winter Asian Games