2017 Asian Winter Games
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| Host city | Sapporo & Obihiro, Japan | ||
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| Motto | Beyond Your Ambitions (世界につながる、冬にする Sekai ni tsunagaru, fuyu ni suru?) | ||
| Nations participating | 31 | ||
| Events | 64 in 5 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | February 19 | ||
| Closing ceremony | February 26 | ||
| Main venue | Sapporo Dome | ||
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The 2017 Asian Winter Games will be the 8th edition of the Asian Winter Games. They will be hosted in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan. These Games were originally scheduled for 2015, however, in the Olympic Council of Asia's general assembly in Singapore on July 3, 2009, the committee decided to move the Games to one year before the Winter Olympics moving forward. The games are scheduled to begin on February 19 with the opening ceremony (the curling and hockey events begin the day before) and ending with the closing ceremony on February 26.
Sapporo and Obihiro were named as the host cities on January 31, 2011, as the sole bidding cities. The hosting contract was signed by Tsunekazu Takeda, the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee. It will be the third time that Sapporo will host the event and fourth time in Japan. Previously the city held the Games in 1986 and 1990. Before hosting the first Asian Winter Games, the city was also the host of the 1972 Winter Olympics.
On January 31, 2011, Sapporo was awarded the right to host the Games. The decision was announced at the OCA's general assembly during the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Astana, Kazakhstan. The bid was announced by Mayor Fumio Ueda on January 15, 2011, with no other bidding city. The total cost is expected to be ¥3.5 billion.
Athletes and officials staying at the games will stay at one of two designated hotels, one in Sapporo and the other in Obhiro (for speed skating). There is no traditional dedicated village that was built for the games.
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