# 2003 Asian Winter Games

The 5th Asian Winter Games (Japanese: 第5回アジア冬季競技大会, romanized: Dai 5-kai Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai), also known as Aomori 2003 (Japanese: 青森2003), took place from February 1 to 8, 2003 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

## Mascot

The 2003 Winter Asiad mascot is Winta, a black woodpecker.

## Venues

The venues for the 2003 Winter Asiad were distributed all over Aomori Prefecture.
* Ajigasawa Town:
** Ajigasawa Ski Area - Freestyle skiing, snowboarding
* Aomori City:
** Aomori City Sports Complex - Curling
** Aomori Prefectural Skating Rink - Figure skating
* Hachinohe City:
** Nagane Park Speed Skating Rink - Speed skating
** Niida Indoor Rink - Ice hockey (men's)
* Iwaki Town:
** Iwaki General Athletic Park - Biathlon
* Misawa City:
** Misawa Ice Arena - Ice hockey (women's), short-track speed skating
* Owani Town:
** Ajara Athletic Park - Cross-country skiing
** Owani Onsen Ski Area - Alpine skiing
** Takinosawa Ski Jumping Hill - Ski jumping

## Sports

A total of 51 medal events in 11 medal sports were contested in the 5th Asian Winter Games. Freestyle skiing was reinstated, and ski jumping, a demonstration sport in past Winter Asiads, was included in the official roster of medal events. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of events for the sport.
* Alpine skiing (4) (details)
* Biathlon (6) (details)
* Cross-country skiing (7) (details)
* Curling (2) (details)
* Figure skating (4) (details)
* Freestyle skiing (2) (details)
* Ice hockey (2) (details)
* Short-track speed skating (10) (details)
* Ski jumping (2) (details)
* Speed skating (9) (details)
* Snowboarding (3) (details)

### Demonstration sports

* Snowboarding (3) (details) (Women)

## Participating nations

Names are arranged in alphabetical order. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants (athletes and officials) that the NOC contributed.
* China (117)
* Chinese Taipei (16)
* India (6)
* Iran (16)
* Japan (154)
* Kazakhstan (91)
* Kyrgyzstan (1)
* Lebanon (7)
* Mongolia (33)
* Nepal (3)
* North Korea (29)
* Pakistan (6)
* Palestine (1)
* South Korea (127)
* Tajikistan (3)
* Thailand (27)
* Uzbekistan (4)

### Non-competing nations

* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Hong Kong
* Kuwait
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Qatar
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Timor-Leste
* Turkmenistan
* Vietnam

## Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)

| IOC Letter Code | Country | Athletes |
| JPN | Japan | 154 |
| KOR | South Korea | 127 |
| CHN | China | 117 |
| KAZ | Kazakhstan | 91 |
| MGL | Mongolia | 33 |
| PRK | North Korea | 29 |
| THA | Thailand | 27 |
| TPE | Chinese Taipei | 16 |
| IRI | Iran | 16 |
| LIB | Lebanon | 7 |
| IND | India | 6 |
| PAK | Pakistan | 6 |
| UZB | Uzbekistan | 4 |
| NEP | Nepal | 3 |
| TJK | Tajikistan | 3 |
| KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | 1 |
| PLE | Palestine | 1 |

## Calendar

| ● | Opening ceremony | Event competitions | ● | Event finals | ● | Closing ceremony |
| January / February 2003 | 30th Thu | 31st Fri | 1st Sat | 2nd Sun | 3rd Mon | 4th Tue | 5th Wed | 6th Thu | 7th Fri | 8th Sat | Gold medals |
| Alpine skiing | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 4 |
| Biathlon | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | | 6 |
| Cross-country skiing | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 7 |
| Curling | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 |
| Figure Skating | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | 4 |
| Freestyle skiing | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 |
| Ice hockey | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 |
| Short-track speed skating | | | | | | | | 4 | 6 | | 10 |
| Ski jumping | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 |
| Snowboarding | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 |
| Speed skating | | | | 2 | 4 | | 3 | | | | 9 |
| Total gold medals | | | | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 13 | | 51 |
| Ceremonies | | | ● | | | | | | | ● | |
| January / February 2003 | 30th Thu | 31st Fri | 1st Sat | 2nd Sun | 3rd Mon | 4th Tue | 5th Wed | 6th Thu | 7th Fri | 8th Sat | Gold medals |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan (JPN)* | 24 | 23 | 20 | 67 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 10 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Lebanon (LIB) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 153 |