2017 Asian Winter Games

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VIII Asian Winter Games
2017 Asian Winter Games logo.png
Host city Sapporo, Japan
Events 64 in 11 sports
Opening ceremony February 19
Closing ceremony February 26
Officially opened by Emperor Akihito
Main venue Sapporo Dome

The 2017 Asian Winter Games is the third Asian games that will be hosted in Sapporo, Japan. These Games were originally scheduled for 2018. However, in the Olympic Council of Asia's general assembly in Singapore on July 3, 2009, the committee decided to move the Games one year before the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Sapporo and Obihiro were named as the host cities on January 31, 2011, as sole bidding city. The hosting contract was signed by Tsunekazu Takeda, the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee.[1] It will be third time that Sapporo hosting the event and fourth time in Japan. Previously the city was held the Games in 1986 and 1990, and Aomori was held in 2003.

Bid

On January 31, 2011, Sapporo was awarded the right to host the Games. The decision was announced in OCA's general assembly during the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Astana, Kazakhstan.[1] The bid was announced by Mayor Fumio Ueda on January 15, 2011, with no other bidding city.[2] The total cost is expected to be ¥3.5 billion.[3]

Venues

Venue Sports
Sapporo Dome Opening Ceremony
Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium Ski Jumping
Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium Ski Jumping
Shirahatayama Open Stadium Cross Country Skiing
Sapporo Teine Ski Area Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding
Sapporo Bankei Ski Area Freestyle Skiing, Snowboarding
Nishioka Biathlon Stadium Biathlon
Tsukisamu Gymnasium Ice Hockey
Mikaho Gymnasium Ice Hockey
Hoshioki Ice Skating Rink Ice Hockey
Sapporo Curling Stadium Curling
Obihiro Forest Speed Skating Oval Speed Skating
Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink Figure Skating, Short Track Speed Skating, Closing Ceremony

The Games

Sports

64 events across 11 winter sport disciplines, are scheduled in the 2017 Asian Winter Games program. The three skating sports are figure skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. The five skiing sports are alpine, cross-country, freestyle, ski jumping, and snowboarding. The other three sports are biathlon, curling, ice hockey, and luge. The two bobsleigh sports of bobsleigh and skeleton, luge and nordic combined (all Olympic sports) are not scheduled to be held.[4]

Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sports discipline.

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Participating nations

Approximately 30 NOC's are expected to compete. Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste and Vietnam are expected to make their debuts.[5]
The numbers in parenthesis represents the number of participants qualified.

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Calendar

OC Opening ceremony Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
February 17th
Fri
18th
Sat
19th
Sun
20th
Mon
21st
Tue
22nd
Wed
23rd
Thi
24th
Fri
25th
Sat
26th
Sun
Events
Ceremonies OC CC
Alpine skiing 1 1 1 1 4
Biathlon 2 2 1 2 7
Cross country skiing 2 2 2 2 2 10
Curling 1 1 2
Figure skating 1 2 1 4
Freestyle skiing 2 2 4
Ice hockey 1 1 2
Short track speed skating 2 2 4 8
Ski jumping 1 1 1 3
Snowboarding 2 2 2 6
Speed skating 4 4 3 3 14
Total events 2 10 9 8 9 10 8 8 64
Cumulative total 2 12 21 29 38 48 56 64
February 17th
Fri
18th
Sun
19th
Mon
20th
Tue
21st
Wed
22nd
Thu
23rd
Fri
24th
Sat
25th
Sun
26th
Sun
Events

Marketing and media

Sponsors

Sponsors of the 2017 Asian Winter Games
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External links

References

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