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VI Asian Winter Games
Slogan: Charming Changchun Image File history File links Current_sport. ... Image File history File links 6th_winter_asiad. ...
Nations participating	26
Athletes participating	796 estimated
Events	47 in 10 sports
Opening ceremony	January 28, 2007
Closing ceremony	February 4, 2007
Officially opened by	Hu Jintao
Athlete's Oath	Li Ye
Judge's Oath	Yang Jiasheng
Torch Lighter	Li Jiajun
Stadium	Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium

The 6th Asian Winter Games are held in Changchun, People's Republic of China from January 28, 2007 to February 4, 2007. The Winter Games are a smaller version of the Winter Olympics, a celebration of Winter sports in Asia. This is the second time that China hosts the Winter Asiad; the first time was in Harbin in 1996. Since the last time China hosted the event interest in winter sports has considerably increased. January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... Hu Jintao (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born December 21, 1942) is currently the Paramount Leader of the Peoples Republic of China, holding the titles of President of the Peoples Republic of China, Chairman of the Central Military Commission and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China... The Olympic Oath is taken by an athlete and a judge at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. ... The Olympic Oath is taken by an athlete and a judge at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. ... Li JiaJun (born October 15, 1975) is a Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals - two silver and three bronze. ... The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece sports arena of the Summer Olympic Games. ... Categories: | ... Changchun (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located at the northeast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... A winter sport is a sport commonly played during winter, usually a sport played on snow or ice. ... Harbin on a map of China For other meanings of Harbin, see Harbin (disambiguation). ...

Preparation

Preparation for the games began four years before the event. In the months leading up to the games the preparation has been led by Acting Governor of Jilin, Han Changbin.   (Chinese: ; Pinyin: Jílín; Wade-Giles: Chi-lin; Postal System Pinyin: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula), is a province of the Peoples Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. ...

Emblem

Combining the movements of a ski jumper and a short-track speed skater, the emblem of the 2007 Asian Winter Games consists of two Chinese calligraphy strokes. The blue C-shaped stroke calls to mind the first letter of Changchun and represents the city's characteristic as the "city of ice and snow" and "city of science and technology". The bottom green stroke symbolizes peace ("friendship first, competition second") and represents the city's characteristic as the "city of spring beyond the Great Wall" and "city of the forest". The emblem presents an image of "change with each passing day" and "the hawk takes to the vast sky."^[1] A section of the Great Wall near Beijing during winter The course of the Great Wall is shown in this map dated from 1805 The Great Wall (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: , literally long city wall) is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built between 5th century...

Mascot

The 2007 Winter Asiad mascot is Lulu, a sika deer, which can be seen around Changchun. Aside from being a symbol of good luck and fortune, the sika is mild-tempered, elegant, agile and quick, reflecting the skills of the best winter athletes. ^[2] Binomial name Cervus nippon Temminck, 1838 Subspecies The Sika Deer Cervus nippon is a typical member of the family Cervidae. ...

Sports

A total of 47 medal events in ten sports are in contention in the Sixth Winter Asiad.

Ice hockey is being featured as part of the 2007 Asian Winter Games at the Changchun Fuao Ice Hockey Rink for the Mens and at the Jilin Provincial Skating Rink for the Womens in Changchun. ...

Participating nations

The sixth edition marks the first time that all members of the Olympic Council of Asia sent delegations to the Winter Asiad.^[3] The following are the 26 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) that are competing, with the number of competitors they are fielding:^[4] The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member countries. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

The following only sent non-competing delegations: Image File history File links Flag_of_Afghanistan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jordan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kazakhstan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kuwait. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lebanon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Macau. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malaysia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mongolia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nepal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Pakistan_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... Image File history File links Palestinian_flag. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Thailand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tajikistan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkmenistan. ... Image File history File links Chinese_Taipei_Olympic_Flag_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uzbekistan. ...

*Iraq does not appear on the list of participating countries on the 6th Asian Winter Games website. There are also reports before the start of the games that Iraq would not be able to send delegates. Image File history File links Flag_of_Bangladesh. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bhutan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bahrain_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brunei. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cambodia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Indonesia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iraq. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Laos. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Maldives. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Myanmar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Oman. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Qatar_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sri_Lanka. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Syria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Timor. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Vietnam. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Yemen. ...

Highlights

Pre-games

• Opening ice hockey group matches end largely in mismatches, the largest being Kazakhstan's 38–0 win over the United Arab Emirates.

Opening ceremony

• President Hu Jintao declared the Games open.

Day 1 (29 January)

• Wang Fei wins the first gold medal of the Games in women's 3000 metres speed skating.
• Ahn Hyun-Soo, three-time Olympic gold medallist in 2006, is beaten in the men's 1500 metre short track by home skater Sui Baoku. Another three-time gold medallist, Jin Sun-Yu, is beaten by fellow Korean Jung Eun-Ju in the women's event.
• Kazakhstan puts 52 goals past Thailand's goalkeepers in opening rounds of the men's ice hockey.
• Shino Nakashima becomes the first Asian Winter Games gold medallist in snowboarding, winning the women's halfpipe.

Day 2 (30 January)

• Ahn gets disqualified as China win five of six medals in the 500 m short track, a sweep for the women, led by Wang Meng, and gold and bronze for men to Hu Ze and Li Ye.
• Shi Wancheng manages silver for China in the halfpipe despite falling on the first run; Kazuhiro Kakubo takes Japan's second snowboarding gold of the Games.
• Wang Chunli leads China's charge in the women's cross-country skiing sprint, but Elena Kolomina of Kazakhstan manages to take silver between three Chinese in the four-woman final. Yuichi Onda of Japan beats three Kazakhstanis in the men's event.
• Lee Kang-Seok wins both races of the men's 500 metres speed skating, ahead of this year's world sprint champion Lee Kyu-Hyuk. In the women's event, world No. 3 Wang Beixing outclasses world No. 2 Lee Sang-Hwa in the women's 500 metres, winning by 0.85 seconds over two runs.
• Japan take a last-end victory over China in the men's curling, drawing level with China on top of the table with a 3–1 record.

Hu Jintao (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born December 21, 1942) is currently the Paramount Leader of the Peoples Republic of China, holding the titles of President of the Peoples Republic of China, Chairman of the Central Military Commission and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ahn Hyun Soo (born November 23, 1985 in Seoul) is a Short track speed skating athlete from South Korea. ... Jin Sun-Yu (진선유, born December 17, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean short-track speed skater. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wang Meng (born April 10, 1985) is a Chinese short track speed skater. ... Lee Kang-Seok is a speed skating athlete from South Korea. ... Lee Kyu-Hyuk (이규혁, also Lee Kyu-Hyeok, born 16 March 1978, Seoul) is a South Korean long track speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances 500 and 1000 metres, though he has held a world record on 1500 metres, where he has never won a race in the major...

Venues

There are six main venues for 47 events to be contested:

• Beida Lake Skiing Resort - Alpine skiing, biathlon, freestyle skiing, snowboarding
• Changchun Wuhuan (Five-Role) Gymnasium - Opening ceremonies, closing ceremonies, figure skating, short-track speed skating
• Changchun Municipal Skating Rink - Curling
• Fu'ao Ice Skating Rink - Ice hockey (men's)
• Jilin Province Skating Gymnasium - Ice hockey (women's)
• Jilin Province Speed Skating Gymnasium - Speed skating

Beidahu ski area is a downhill ski resort located outside of Jilin City in Jilin province, China. ...

Medal count

(Host nation highlighted.) Results as of 12:50 pm China Standard Time, February 1, 2007.

2007 Winter Asian Games medal count
Pos	Country				Total
1	China	14	13	15	42
2	Japan	7	2	8	17
3	South Korea	6	10	6	22
4	Kazakhstan	2	4	5	11
5	Mongolia	0	0	1	1

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References

External links

• Official Website (English)
• Official Website (Simplified Chinese)
• Yahoo China - Changchun 2007
• Hu Jintao opens games in Changchun