Tashkent, Uzbekistan, January 26, 2026: The Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games might have come and gone, but a senior Chinese official from the Organising Committee says the legacy of the games will leave everlasting benefits for the rest of Asia.
Addressing delegates at the 46th OCA General Assembly in Tashkent, Harbin City Vice-Mayor Zhang Haihua said Asian National Olympic Committees will inherit a premier training for winter sports - one which will help develop and train athletes across Asia.
“Along with the OCA, we have worked on maximising the post-Games effect and enhancing the utilisation of the Games legacy by transferring and sharing our facilities and experience,” Vice Mayor Zhang outlined in the Final Report by Harbin 2025 AWG Organising Committee.
Along with the establishment of the winter sports hub, Harbin authorities will also build a national winter sports college, for the betterment of athletes, and an AWG Exhibition Hall where the 2025 Harbin AWG will hold pride of place.
“Harbin 2025 has not only accelerated the popularisation of winter sports but also bonded Asia more closely in building an Asian community with a shared future,” pointed out Zhang.
Zhang also said the Harbin AWG had received great support from the Chinese government, highlighted by the presence of President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony, and underlining his promise to turn 300 million Chinese into winter sports lovers.
The Vice Mayor also revealed that Harbin has been formally recognised by UN Tourism for the leadership and excellence in ice and snow tourism.
“We are expanding exchanges and cooperation in winter sports events, culture, and industry,” she added.
Other points highlighted in the presentation:
· Harbin AWG held from February 7-14, 2025
· Two clusters and 64 events held with 160 competitions completed with zero errors
· 727 male athletes; 495 female athletes
· 192 medals awarded
· Three Asian records, 7 AWG records rewritten
· Nine NOCs won their first-ever medals
· The Opening and Closing Ceremony venue and eight competition venues were all repurposed from existing facilities through renovation
· 645 medical professionals on duty
· 6,000 Games volunteers and 16,000 city volunteers
· Ice and snow sculptures depicted landmarks representing the 45 NOCs of the OCA
