2 days ago · Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the 9th Asian Winter Games (AWG) in Harbin on Friday night during a festive ceremony celebrating the city's rich ice and snow culture.

The Asian Winter Games (AWG) is an international multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) featuring winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested creating a winter version of the Asian Games in 1982.

The Harbin Asian Winter Games (AWG) will be held in Harbin in Heilongjiang, China from 7 to 14 February 2025. It is the second time for Harbin to become the host city for AWG after 1996, and the third time for China to hold this winter multi-sports event.

The 2025 Asian Winter Games (第九届亚洲冬季运动会), officially known as the 9th Asian Winter Games, and commonly known as Harbin 2025 (哈尔滨2025), is the ninth edition of the Asian Winter Games, a multi-sport event held between 7 to 14 February 2025 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.This is the second time that Harbin has hosted the event, and the third time China has …

4 days ago · HARBIN, Feb. 7 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the 9th Asian Winter Games (AWG) in Harbin on Friday night during a festive ceremony celebrating the city's rich ice and snow culture. Around 8,000 spectators at the Harbin International Conference, Exhibition and Sports Center burst into cheers as Xi officially declared the Games open in ...

Jan 30, 2025 · The 9th Asian Winter Games will take place in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province from Feb. 7 to 14, 2025. The Games will feature six sports, 11 disciplines and 64 events.

Jan 8, 2025 · Nearly 1 300 athletes from 34 countries and regions, including China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore, will be drawn over to the games. Among others, Cambodia and Saudi Arabia will make their debut in the AWG.

Sep 24, 2024 · With the approval of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the competitions at the 9th Asian Winter Games Harbin 2025 will consist of6 major events made up of 11sports in 64 disciplines, such as14 speed skating events, 9 short track speed skating events, 4 figure skating events, 2 ice hockey events, 3 curling events, 2 alpine skiing events, 6 ...

Kuwait City, Kuwait, October 18, 2023: The Olympic Council of Asia has announced the sports programme for the 9 th Asian Winter Games to be held in Harbin, China in 2025.

With a theme of "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia", the 9th Asian Winter Games are taking place in Harbin, known as China's "Ice City" and the cradle of China's modern winter sports.