Asian Winter Games facts for kids
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The Asian Winter Games (AWG) is an international multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) which features winter events.
List of Asian Winter Games
| Edition | Year | Host City | Host Nation | Opened by | Start Date | End Date | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top Placed Team | Ref |
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| 1 | 1986 | Sapporo |  Japan |
Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | 1 March | 8 March | 7 | 293 | 4 | 35 | Japan (JPN) |
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| 2 | 1990 | Sapporo | Japan |
Emperor Akihito | 9 March | 14 March | 9 | 310 | 4 | 33 | Japan (JPN) |
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| 3 | 1996 | Harbin |  China |
President Jiang Zemin | 4 February | 11 February | 17 | 453 | 4 | 43 | China (CHN) |
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| 4 | 1999 | Gangwon |  South Korea |
President Kim Dae-jung | 30 January | 6 February | 14 | 798 | 4 | 43 | China (CHN) |
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| 5 | 2003 | Aomori |  Japan |
Crown Prince Naruhito | 1 February | 8 February | 17 | 641 | 5 | 51 | Japan (JPN) |
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| 6 | 2007 | Changchun | China |
President Hu Jintao | 28 January | 4 February | 25 | 796 | 5 | 47 | China (CHN) |
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| 7 | 2011 | Astana‒Almaty |  Kazakhstan |
President Nursultan Nazarbayev | 30 January | 6 February | 26 | 843 | 5 | 69 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
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| 8 | 2017 | Sapporo | Japan |
Crown Prince Naruhito | 19 February | 26 February | 32 | 1,147 | 5 | 64 | Japan (JPN) |
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| 9 | 2021 | Future event | ||||||||||
- For the 2017 Games, the Olympic Council of Asia invited athletes from the Oceania region. Two countries from the region (Australia and New Zealand) participated along with 30 NOCs from Asia.
See also
In Spanish: Juegos Asiáticos de Invierno para niños
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