2003 Asian Winter Games

The 5th Asian Winter Games (第5回アジア冬季競技大会) 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.




 * Non-competing nations


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