Asian Winter Games

The Asian Winter Games is a multi-sport event for members of the Olympic Council of Asia which features winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested the idea of holding a winter version of the Asian Games in 1982. Their efforts were rewarded when they were finally given hosting rights for the first edition that was held in Sapporo in 1986, as the city had the infrastructure and expertise gained from hosting of the 1972 Winter Olympics.

From having only seven member nations of the Olympic Council of Asia taking part in the first edition, the number of nations competing in the Winter Asiad has consistently grown. In the most recent Asian Winter Games in Changchun, 27 out of the 45 members fielded a record number of competitors, while all 45 NOCs sent delegations for the first time ever in Winter Asiad history

List of Asian Winter Games

Year	Games	City	Country
1986	I	Sapporo	Japan
1990	II	Sapporo	Japan
1996	III	Harbin	China
1999	IV	Gangwon	South Korea
2003	V	Aomori	Japan
2007	VI	Changchun	China
2011	VII	Almaty	Kazakhstan

[edit] All-time medal count

As of the 2007 Asian Winter Games.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	98	99	72	269
2	China	71	61	84	214
3	Korea	45	53	63	161
4	Kazakhstan	37	30	27	94
5	DPR Korea	1	4	10	15
6	Uzbekistan	1	2	4	7
7	Lebanon	1	1	0	2
8	Mongolia	0	0	2	2

[edit] Sports

Sport		86	90	96	99	03	07	11
Bandy								X
Biathlon		3	3	6	6	6	7	X
Curling						2	2	2
Ice hockey		1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Skating	Figure skating	4		4	4	4	4	4
	Short track speed skating	8	10	10	10	10	8	X
	Speed skating	9	9	9	9	9	10	X
Skiing	Alpine skiing	4	4	4	6	4	4	X
	Cross-country skiing	6	6	6	6	7	6	X
	Freestyle skiing			2		2	2	X
	Ski jumping					2
	Snowboard					3	2	X
Total events		35	33	43	43	51	47