1986 Asian Winter Games

I Asian Winter Games

Host city	Sapporo, Japan
Nations participating	7
Athletes participating	293
Events	35 in 4 sports
Opening ceremony	March 1
Closing ceremony	March 8
Officially opened by	Fahad Al-Sabah
Athlete's Oath	Yoshio Hoshino
Main venue	Makomanai Indoor Stadium

The 1st Asian Winter Games were held from March 1 to 8, 1986 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, 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]

Sports

A total of 35 events from 4 sports and 7 disciplines were held in the First Asian Winter Games. Large-hill (90m) Ski jumping was a demonstration sport.

Demonstration sports

Ski jumping (1) ()

Participating nations

7 National Olympic Committees (NOC) entered teams in the 1986 Asian Winter Games. Below is a list of the nations with the number of competitors indicated in brackets.

China (63)
Hong Kong (4)
India (14)
Japan (92)
Mongolia (4)
North Korea (51)
South Korea (65)

Medal table

Host nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan (JPN)	29	23	6	58
2	China (CHN)	4	5	12	21
3	South Korea (KOR)	1	5	12	18
4	North Korea (PRK)	1	2	5	8
Total		35	35	35	105

References

Asian Games

Sports OCA NOCs Medal table Mascots

Summer Games	New Delhi 1951 Manila 1954 Tokyo 1958 Jakarta 1962 Bangkok 1966 Bangkok 1970 Tehran 1974 Bangkok 1978 New Delhi 1982 Seoul 1986 Beijing 1990 Hiroshima 1994 Bangkok 1998 Busan 2002 Doha 2006 Guangzhou 2010 Incheon 2014 Jakarta–Palembang 2018 Hangzhou 2022

Winter Games	Sapporo 1986 Sapporo 1990 Harbin 1996 Gangwon 1999 Aomori 2003 Changchun 2007 Astana–Almaty 2011 Sapporo 2017

Category Portal WikiProject

Nations at the 1986 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan

China Hong Kong India Japan Mongolia North Korea South Korea

Events at the 1986 Asian Winter Games (Sapporo)

Alpine skiing Biathlon Cross-country skiing Figure skating Ice hockey Short track speed skating Ski jumping (demonstration) Speed skating

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