Kuwait City, Kuwait, October 18, 2023: The Olympic Council of Asia has announced the sports programme for the 9th Asian Winter Games to be held in Harbin, China in 2025.
In a letter sent to all National Olympic Committees in Asia, OCA Acting Director General Vinod Kumar Tiwari revealed that there will be a total of six sports, 11 disciplines and 64 events.
The six sports are biathlon, curling, ice hockey, skating, skiing and ski mountaineering. There will be men’s and women’s events across all six sports as well as mixed events in certain disciplines.
“I have great pleasure in enclosing the sport programme for the 9th Asian Winter Games,” said Tiwari. “The OCA will shortly be forming a Coordination Committee which will be visiting Harbin shortly to look into all the venues and preparations of the Games.”
Harbin, the capital city of Heilongjiang province in the north east of China, was unanimously approved to host the Asian Winter Games by the 42nd OCA General Assembly in Bangkok in July.
The 10th Asian Winter Games will be held in Trojena, Saudi Arabia in 2029.
9th Asian Winter Games Sports Programme
Biathlon (4 events)
Men’s - 10km sprint, 4x7.5km relay
Women’s – 7.5km sprint, 4x6km relay
Curling (3 events)
Men, Women, Mixed Doubles
Ice Hockey (2 events)
Men’s and Women’s
Skating (27 events)
Speed Skating (14 events):
Men’s - 100m, 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 5000m, Team Sprint Pursuit, Team Pursuit Women’s – 100m, 500, 1000m, 1500m, 3000m, Team Sprint Pursuit, Team Pursuit
Short Track Speed Skating (9 events)
Men’s – 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 5000m relay
Women’s – 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 5000m relay
Mixed Team Relay
Figure Skating (4 events)
Men single skating
Women single skating
Mixed - Pair Skating, Ice Dance
Skiing (25 events)
Alpine Skiing (2 events)
Men’s Slalom and Women’s Slalom
Cross Country (6 events)
Men’s – Sprint Classic, 4x7.5km relay, 10km Free
Women’s – Sprint Classic, 4x5km relay, 5km Free
Free Style (11 events)
Men’s – Aerials, Freeski Aerials Synchro, Freeski Halfpipe, Freeski Slopestyle, Freeski Big Air
Women’s – Aerials, Freeski Aerials Synchro, Freeski Halfpipe, Freeski Slopestyle, Freeski Big Air
Mixed Team Aerials
Snowboard (6 events)
Men’s – Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Big Air
Women’s – Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Big Air