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
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
Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)
Calendar
Medal table
References
External links