2025 Asian Winter Games

Multi-sport event in Harbin, China

IX Asian Winter Games

Host city| Harbin, China
Motto| Dream of Winter, Love Among Asia
(Chinese: 冰雪同梦，亚洲同心)
Events| 64 in 6 sports (Consist of 11 disciplines) (expected)
Opening| 7 February 2025
Closing| 14 February 2025
Main venue| Harbin International Convention Exhibition and Sports Center
Website| https://www.harbin2025.com/
Summer

<- Hangzhou 2022

Aichi–Nagoya 2026 ->

Winter

<- Sapporo–Obihiro 2017

Trojena 2029 ->

The 2025 Asian Winter Games (Chinese: 第九届亚洲冬季运动会; pinyin: Dì jiǔ jiè yàzhōu dōngjì yùndònghuì), officially known as the 9th Asian Winter Games, and commonly known as Harbin 2025 (Chinese: 哈尔滨2025), will be the ninth edition of the Asian Winter Games, a multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 14 February 2025 in Harbin in China.[1] It will be the second time that Harbin will host the event and third time China hosted the Asian Winter Games. Harbin was elected as the host city at the 42nd OCA General Assembly on 8 July 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]

## Bidding process

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### Host City

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* Harbin, China: On 28 June 2023, the Harbin government held a press briefing on the city's bid for the 2025 Asian Winter Games, the government official revealed that all preparations for the bid have been basically completed.[3][4]

### Interested parties

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* Seoul, Gangwon or Jeonju, South Korea[5]

2025 Asian Winter Games bidding results  City  | NOC  | Round 1

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Harbin |  China | Only bidder

## Development and preparations

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### Emblem and Mascot

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The official emblem and mascots were unveiled the same day as the slogan reveal on 11 January 2024. The emblem “Breakthrough”, consists of three distinct elements: the emblem motif, the abbreviated name of the Games and the OCA symbol. The emblem motif integrates the designs of a short track speed skater, a lilac (the city flower of Harbin) and swirling ribbons into one cohesive composition. With gradients of blue and purple, it simulates the light and shadow refracted when sunlight hits the ice, depicting the charm of winter sports. The swirling ribbon embodies the tribute to the past and aspirations for the future. Only by constant breakthroughs can one embrace the most promising future. The posture of the short track speed skater embodies the sportsmanship of the athletes of the nations and regions of Asia. The purple lilac embodies Harbin's city culture of openness, while the purple-blue hues symbolize ice and snow, reflecting the unique features of the “Ice City” and its passion for winter sports. The swirling ribbon adds a joyous visual to the emblem, depicting the enthusiasm of the people of Harbin. The OCA symbol in the upper left captures the hope, vitality and long-standing aspiration of Asian countries to pursue progress and peace, and to strive for the Olympic motto of “Citius, Altius, Fortius”.

The mascots of the event are Binbin and Nini, a pair of Siberian tigers. Binbin represents the ice events, while Nini represents the snow events. Their names embody the Games’ mantra "Welcome to Harbin". Binbin shows off his winter sportswear, boldly donning a red scarf and blue gloves and sharing his joy of ice dancing, as Nini is snowboarding, wearing a traditional Chinese red cotton jacket with a warm fluffy collar and snowflake patterns that display a festive look.[6]

### Motto

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The official motto of the 2025 Asian Winter Games, "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia" was announced on 11 January 2024.[7]

### Venues

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On 27 February 2024, OCA confirmed venues of 2025 Asian Winter Games.[8]

* Harbin Ice Hockey Arena: Ice hockey (men's)
* Harbin International Convention Exhibition and Sports Center: Opening and closing ceremonies
* Harbin Pingfang District Ice Hockey Arena: Curling
* Harbin Sport University Student Skating Rink: Ice hockey (women's)
* Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Centre Multifunctional Hall: Figure skating and Short track speed skating
* Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Centre Speed Skating Rink: Speed skating
* Yabuli Ski Resort: Alpine skiing, Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Freestyle skiing, Ski mountaineering and Snowboarding

## Sports

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64 events across 11 winter sport disciplines, are scheduled in the 2025 Asian Winter Games program. The five ice sports are curling, figure skating, speed skating, short-track speed skating and ice hockey. Ski mountaineering is scheduled to be a optional sport in the games due to make its debut in the 2026 Winter Olympics.[9]

Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sports discipline.

* Curling (3) (details)
* Biathlon (4) (details)
* Ice hockey (2) (details)
* Skating
* Short-track speed skating (9) (details)
* Speed skating (11) (details)
* Figure skating (4) (details)
* Ski mountaineering (3) (details)
* Skiing
* Alpine skiing (2) (details)
* Cross-country skiing (6) (details)
* Freestyle skiing (11) (details)
* Snowboarding (6) (details)

## Calendar

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On 27 February 2024, OCA published competition schedule of 2025 Asian Winter Games.[8]

OC | Opening ceremony  | ● | Event competitions  | 1 | Event finals  | CC | Closing ceremony

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Event/Date→  | February 2025  | Events

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Wed  | 6
Thu  | 7
Fri  | 8
Sat  | 9
Sun  | 10
Mon  | 11
Tue  | 12
Wed  | 13
Thu  | 14
Fri
Ceremonies  |  |  | OC |  |  |  |  |  |  | CC |
Skating  |  Speed skating |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |  |  | 14
Short-track speed skating |  |  |  | ●  | 3 | 2 | 4 |  |  |  | 9
Figure skating |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ●  | 2 | 2 | 4
Ice hockey | ●  | ●  | ●  |  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | 2 |  | 2
Curling | ●  | ●  | ●  | 1 | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | 2 | 3
Skiing  |  Alpine skiing |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  | 2
Cross-country skiing |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 1 |  | 6
Freestyle skiing |  |  | ●  | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |  | 11
Snowboarding |  |  | ●  | 2 |  | 2 |  | ●  | 2 |  | 6
Biathlon |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 | 4
Ski mountaineering |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  | 1 |  | 3
Total events |  |  |  | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 64
Cumulative total |  |  |  | 9 | 18 | 29 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 64 |
Event/Date→  | 5
Wed  | 6
Thu  | 7
Fri  | 8
Sat  | 9
Sun  | 10
Mon  | 11
Tue  | 12
Wed  | 13
Thu  | 14
Fri  | Events
February 2025

## Participating National Olympic Committees

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* China (host)

## See also

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* Previous Asian Winter Games in China
* 1996 Asian Winter Games – also held in Harbin
* 2007 Asian Winter Games – Changchun

## References

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1. ^ "成功！哈尔滨喜获2025年第九届亚冬会举办权" (in Chinese). hlj.cnr.cn. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
2. ^ "哈尔滨，加油！9时30分，直击2025年第九届亚冬会主办城市揭晓现场" (in Chinese). 163.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
3. ^ Liang, Kexin; Li, Pengju (27 May 2023). "Mobilization Meeting for Harbin's Bid to Host the 2025 Asian Winter Games was held; Zhang Qixiang delivered speech (哈尔滨市申办2025年亚洲冬季运动会动员会议召开 张起翔讲话)". 冰城+ app. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
4. ^ Liu, Huan. "Harbin to bid for 2025 Asian Winter Games; preparation work basically completed 哈尔滨市将申办2025年第九届亚冬会 申办准备工作已基本就绪" (in Chinese). China News Service. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
5. ^ Kwon, Jong-oh. "Korea Sports Association promotes hosting of 2025 Asian Winter Games (대한체육회, 2025 동계 아시안게임 개최 추진)" (in Korean). KBS News. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
6. ^ "Harbin 2025 unveils mascot, emblem and slogan for AWG". Olympic Council of Asia. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
7. ^ "官宣！2025年第九届亚冬会口号、会徽、 吉祥物正式亮相" (in Chinese). hlj.cnr.cn. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
8. ^ a b "OCA announces competition schedule for 9th AWG Harbin 2025". Olympic Council of Asia. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
9. ^ "Ski mountaineering to make Asian Winter Games debut at Harbin 2025". www.insidethegames.biz. 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2024-06-22.

## External links

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* Official website

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Sapporo

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