2003 Winter Asian Games
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| Host city | Aomori, Japan | ||
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| Nations participating | 17 | ||
| Athletes participating | 641 | ||
| Events | 51 in 5 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | February 1 | ||
| Closing ceremony | February 8 | ||
| Officially opened by |
Naruhito Crown Prince of Japan |
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| Athlete's Oath | Kiminobu Kimura | ||
| Torch lighter | Kayoko Fukushi | ||
| Main venue | Aoi-mori Arena, Aomori City | ||
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The 5th Asian Winter Games took place from February 1 to February 8, 2003 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
The 2003 Winter Asiad mascot is Winta, a black woodpecker.
The venues for the 2003 Winter Asiad were distributed all over Aomori Prefecture.
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.
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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