1986 Asian Winter Games

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I Asian Winter Games
Slogan: ---
Nations participating	7
Athletes participating	430
Events	35 in 7 sports
Opening ceremony	1 March
Closing ceremony	8 March
Officially opened by	---
Athlete's Oath	---
Judge's Oath	---
Torch Lighter	---
Stadium	---

The 1st Asian Winter Games were held from March 1 to 8, 1986 in Sapporo, Japan.^[1]. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested the idea of having a continent-wide winter version of the Asian Games in 1982. With Sapporo's expertise and infrastructure available after successfully hosting the 1972 Winter Olympics, the Olympic Council of Asia General Assembly in Seoul in 1984 decided to give Japan the privilege of hosting the first ever Asian Winter Games. ^[2] Participating in a total of 35 events in seven sports were 430 athletes and officials from seven countries.^[3]

Contents 1 Sports 2 Participating National Olympic Committees 3 Medal count 4 References

[edit] Sports

A total of 35 events from seven sports were held in the First Asian Winter Games. Large-hill (90m) Ski jumping was a demonstration sport.

• Alpine Skiing
• Biathlon
• Cross-country Skiing
• Figure Skating
• Ice Hockey
• Short Track Speed Skating
• Speed Skating

[edit] Participating National Olympic Committees

Names are arranged in alphabetical order by their IOC country codes. Of the seven NOCs that participated in the 1st Asian Winter Games, six have so far never failed to send participants to all subsequent editions: People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, and Mongolia.

• China
• Hong Kong
• India
• Japan
• South Korea
• Mongolia
• North Korea

[edit] Medal count

1986 Asian Winter Games medal count
Pos	Country				Total
1	Japan	29	23	6	58
2	China	4	5	12	21
3	South Korea	1	5	12	18
4	North Korea	1	2	5	8

(Host nation highlighted)

[edit] References

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