1990 Asian Winter Games

Multi-sport event in Sapporo, Japan

II Asian Winter Games

Host city| Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
Nations| 9
Athletes| 310
Events| 33 in 4 sports
Opening| March 9, 1990
Closing| March 14, 1990
Opened by| Akihito
Emperor of Japan
Athlete's Oath| Seiko Hashimoto
Main venue| Makomanai Indoor Stadium
Summer

← Seoul 1986

Beijing 1990 →

Winter

← Sapporo 1986

Harbin 1996 →

The 2nd Asian Winter Games (Japanese: 第2回アジア冬季競技大会, romanized: Dai 2-kai Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai), also known as Sapporo 1990 (Japanese: 札幌1990), were held from March 9 to 14, 1990, in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan.[1] India was originally scheduled to host the second edition of the games, but due to technical and financial difficulties it gave up its hosting rights to Japan in 1989.[2] The 2nd Winter Asiad saw three NOCs participating in the games for the first time: Chinese Taipei, Iran and the Philippines.[3]

## Sports

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Events from only six sports were held in the Second Winter Asiad. Figure skating was temporarily out due to conflict with the 1990 World Figure Skating Championships, while Large-hill (90m) Ski Jumping was again a demonstration sport.

*  Alpine skiing (4) (details)
*  Biathlon (3) (details)
*  Cross-country skiing (6) (details)
*  Ice hockey (1) (details)
*  Short-track speed skating (10) (details)
*  Speed skating (9) (details)

Demonstration sports

*  Ski jumping (1) (details)

## Participating nations

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Teams from Iran, Chinese Taipei and the Philippines made their debut at the event, which had a total of over three hundred athletes entering from nine nations.[4]

*  China (73)
*  Chinese Taipei (5)
*  India (12)
*  Iran (10)
*  Japan (80)
*  Mongolia (7)
*  North Korea (54)
*  Philippines (1)
*  South Korea (63)

Non-competing nations

Hong Kong, which had sent a delegation of figure skaters to the last games, this time sent only officials.

*  Hong Kong

## Medal table

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*   Host nation (Japan)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Japan*| 18| 16| 13| 47
2|  China| 9| 9| 8| 26
3|  South Korea| 6| 7| 8| 21
4|  North Korea| 0| 1| 4| 5
5|  Mongolia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (5 entries)| 33| 33| 34| 100

## References

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1. ^ World of Chinese Stamps and Philatelic Items Archived 2006-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "Logos and Mascots of selected Sport Games and Sports". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
3. ^ "2nd Asian Winter Games - Olympic Council of Asia's Official Website". Archived from the original on 2006-12-10. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
4. ^ Asian Winter Games report

Preceded by

Sapporo

|  Asian Winter Games
Sapporo
II Asian Winter Games (1990)  | Succeeded by

Harbin

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* †Postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Nations at the 1990 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan

* China
* Chinese Taipei
* India
* Iran
* Japan
* Mongolia
* North Korea
* Philippines
* South Korea

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Events at the 1990 Asian Winter Games (Sapporo)

* Alpine skiing
* Biathlon
* Cross-country skiing
* Ice hockey
* Short-track speed skating
* Ski jumping (demonstration)
* Speed skating

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