I Asian Winter Games

Host city	Sapporo, Japan
Nations	7
Athletes	293
Events	35 in 4 sports
Opening	March 1, 1986
Closing	March 8, 1986
Opened by	Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah President of the Olympic Council of Asia
Athlete's Oath	Yoshio Hoshino
Main venue	Makomanai Indoor Stadium
Summer
Winter

The 1st Asian Winter Games (Japanese: 1986年アジア冬季競技大会, romanized: 1986-Nen Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai) were held from March 1 to 8, 1986 in Sapporo, Japan.^[1] The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested the idea of having a continent-wide winter version of the Asian Games in 1982. With Sapporo's expertise and infrastructure available after successfully hosting the 1972 Winter Olympics, the Olympic Council of Asia General Assembly in Seoul in 1984 decided to give Japan the privilege of hosting the first ever Asian Winter Games.^[2] Participating in a total of 35 events in seven sports were 430 athletes and officials from seven countries.^[3]

Sports

A total of 35 events from 4 sports and 7 disciplines were held in the First Asian Winter Games. Large-hill (90m) Ski jumping was a demonstration sport.

• Alpine skiing (4) ()
• Biathlon (3) ()
• Cross-country skiing (6) ()
• Figure skating (4) ()
• Ice hockey (1) ()
• Short-track speed skating (8) ()
• Speed skating (9) ()

Demonstration sports

• Ski jumping (1) ()

Participating nations

7 National Olympic Committees (NOC) entered teams in the 1986 Asian Winter Games. Below is a list of the nations with the number of competitors indicated in brackets.

•  China (63)
•  Hong Kong (4)
•  India (14)
•  Japan (92)
•  Mongolia (4)
•  North Korea (51)
•  South Korea (65)

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Japan)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan (JPN)*	29	23	6	58
2	China (CHN)	4	5	12	21
3	South Korea (KOR)	1	5	12	18
4	North Korea (PRK)	1	2	5	8
Totals (4 entries)		35	35	35	105

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