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III Asian Winter Games
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Slogan: ---
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Nations participating
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17
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Athletes participating
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453
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Events
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43 in 8 sports
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Opening ceremony
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4 February
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Closing ceremony
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11 February
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Officially opened by
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Jiang Zemin
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Athlete's Oath
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Torch Lighter
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Main venue
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The 3rd Asian Winter Games were held from February 4 to 11, 1996 in Harbin, China.[1] North Korea was originally scheduled to host the games in 1995, but was not able to honour its commitment.[2] The International Olympic Committee's decision to hold the Winter and Summer Olympic Games two years apart affected the schedule of the 3rd edition of the Winter Asiad, as it had to be moved to 1996 in order to avoid being held at the same time as the 1994 Winter Olympics in Norway. Several NOCs, including Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, participated in the games for the first time after gaining independence from the Soviet Union, expanding the number of participating countries to 17.[3]
Contents
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Mascot 1
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Sports 2
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Participating nations 3
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Medal table 4
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References 5
Mascot
The 1996 Winter Asiad mascot is Doudou, a character inspired by the pea plant.[4]
Sports
A total of 43 events in eight medal sports were held in the Third Winter Asian Games. Figure skating was reinstated and Freestyle skiing was added to the program.
Demonstration sport only:
Participating nations
Names are arranged in alphabetical order by their
IOC country codes.
Medal table
Host nation
References
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^ World of Chinese Stamps and Philatelic Items
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^ 3rd Winter Asian Games - Olympic Council of Asia's Official Website
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^ AWAGOC News
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^ Logos and Mascots of Selected Sport Games and Sports
Nations at the 1996 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China
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