1986 Asian Winter Games

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]

I Asian Winter Games
Host citySapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
Nations participating7
Athletes participating293
Events35 in 4 sports
Opening ceremonyMarch 1
Closing ceremonyMarch 8
Officially opened byFahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
President of the Olympic Council of Asia
Athlete's OathYoshio Hoshino
Main venueMakomanai Indoor Stadium

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

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.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)*2923658
2 China (CHN)451221
3 South Korea (KOR)151218
4 North Korea (PRK)1258
Totals (4 nations)353535105

References
  1. World of Chinese Stamps and Philatelic Items Archived 2006-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1st Winter Asian Games - Olympic Council of Asia's Official Website Archived 2006-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "AWAGOC News". Archived from the original on 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
Preceded by
Inaugural		 Asian Winter Games
Sapporo
I Asian Winter Games (1986)		 Succeeded by
Sapporo
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