1996 Asian Winter Games

Multi-sport event in Harbin, China III Asian Winter Games 1996 Asian Winter Games logo.svg Harbin, Heilongjiang, China 15 453 43 in 8 sports 4 February 1996 11 February 1996 Jiang ZeminPresident of Chinastate representative OCA states Jiang Zemin opened the Games as "President", de jure head of state. Though Jiang Zemin was also de facto ruler as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, that title is not reflected in OCA records. Wang Xiuli亚洲健儿虎跃龙腾冰雪赛场斗艳争春第三届亚洲冬运会在哈隆重开幕 https://cn.govopendata.com/renminribao/1996/2/5/1/ cn.govopendata.com 11 January 2026 zh-cn Asian athletes leap and soar on the ice and snow arena, vying for glory. The 3rd Asian Winter Games grandly open in Harbin. Baqu Arena Hiroshima 1994 Bangkok 1998 Sapporo 1990 Kangwon 1999 The 3rd Asian Winter Games (第三届亚洲冬季运动会 Dì sān jiè yàzhōu dōngjì yùndònghuì), also known as Harbin 1996 (哈尔滨1996), were held from February 4 to 11, 1996 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.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 North Korea's Samjiyon was the original host for the games scheduled in 1995, but withdrew in August 1992. After the withdrawal, South Korea and then China submitted bids respectively. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) decided to elect the host cities for these 3rd games and the next 4th games simultaneously. On December 2, 1993, The OCA announced that the 3rd games would be held in China in 1996 and the 4th games would be held in South Korea in 1999. Mascot thumb|Doudou, official mascot of the 1996 Asian Winter Games The 1996 Winter Asiad mascot is Doudou, a character inspired by the pea plant.http://www.aldaver.com/other.html#wasiads Logos and Mascots of Selected Sport Games and Sports 2006-11-26 2017-07-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20170730205348/http://www.aldaver.com/other.html#wasiads usurped Sports A total of 43 events in eight medal sports were held in the Third Winter Asian Games. Figure skating was reinstated and Freestyle skiing was added to the program. 22em Alpine skiing 4 Biathlon 6 Cross-country skiing 6 Figure skating 4 Freestyle skiing 2 Ice hockey 2 Short-track speed skating 10 Speed skating 9 Demonstration sport only: Ski jumping 2 Participating nations Names are arranged in alphabetical order. 22em CHN 1996 Asian Winter Games 280 TPE 1996 Asian Winter Games HKG 1996 Asian Winter Games IND 1996 Asian Winter Games 9 IRI 1996 Asian Winter Games 6 JPN 1996 Asian Winter Games KAZ 1996 Asian Winter Games KUW 1996 Asian Winter Games 1 KGZ 1996 Asian Winter Games 3 LIB 1996 Asian Winter Games 6 MGL 1996 Asian Winter Games PAK 1996 Asian Winter Games 4 KOR 1996 Asian Winter Games 127 TJK 1996 Asian Winter Games 3 UZB 1996 Asian Winter Games Non-competing nations MAC municipal Medal table CHN flagIOC2 1996 Asian Winter Games 15 7 15 yes 14 9 8 8 14 10 8 10 8 0 1 1 Notes References 제4회 강원 동계아시아경기대회 공식보고서 (The 4th Kangwon Asian Winter Games Official Report) 30 August 1999 The 4th Kangwon Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee Korean Sapporo Asian Winter GamesHarbin III Asian Winter Games (1996) Kangwon 1996 Asian Winter Games A Asian Category:Asian Winter Games by year Asian Winter Games, 1996 A Category:Multi-sport events in China Category:February 1996 sports events in China