1986 Asian Winter Games

Multi-sport event in Sapporo, Japan Sapporo, Japan I Asian Winter Games 1st_Asian_Winter_Games_(Sapporo_1986)_logo.svg 7 293 35 in 4 sports March 1, 1986 March 8, 1986 Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-SabahPresident of the Olympic Council of Asia Yoshio Hoshino Makomanai Indoor Stadium New Delhi 1982 Seoul 1986 Sapporo 1990 right The 1st Asian Winter Games (ja 1986年アジア冬季競技大会 1986-Nen Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai), also known as Sapporo 1986 (ja 札幌1986), were held from March 1 to 8, 1986 in Sapporo, Japan.World of Chinese Stamps and Philatelic Items https://web.archive.org/web/20061213112051/http://www.cpi.com.cn/cpi-e/stamp/1996/1996-2.asp 2006-12-13 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.1st Winter Asian Games - Olympic Council of Asia's Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20061211132718/http://www.ocasia.org/1WAG.asp 2006-12-11 Participating in a total of 35 events in seven sports were 430 athletes and officials from seven countries.http://www.net.pref.aomori.jp/awagoc/aomori2003/index30_2.htm AWAGOC News 2006-11-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20070920230447/http://www.net.pref.aomori.jp/awagoc/aomori2003/index30_2.htm 2007-09-20 dead 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. Alpine skiing 4 Biathlon 3 Cross-country skiing 6 Figure skating 4 Ice hockey 1 Short-track speed skating 8 Speed skating 9 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. CHN 1986 Asian Winter Games 63 HKG 1986 Asian Winter Games 4 IND 1986 Asian Winter Games 14 JPN 1986 Asian Winter Games 92 MGL 1986 Asian Winter Games 4 PRK 1986 Asian Winter Games 51 KOR 1986 Asian Winter Games 65 Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest) IOC Letter Code Country AthletesJPNJPN 1986 Asian Winter Games92KORKOR 1986 Asian Winter Games65CHNCHN 1986 Asian Winter Games63PRKPRK 1986 Asian Winter Games51INDIND 1986 Asian Winter Games14HKGHKG 1986 Asian Winter Games4MGLMGL 1986 Asian Winter Games4 Medal table JPN flagIOC2 1986 Asian Winter Games 29 23 6 yes 4 5 12 1 5 12 1 2 5 References Inaugural Asian Winter GamesSapporo I Asian Winter Games (1986) Sapporo 1986 Asian Winter Games Asian Games Asian Category:Asian Winter Games by year Asian Games Asian Winter Games Category:Multi-sport events in Japan Winter Games Category:Sports competitions in Sapporo Category:20th century in Sapporo