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1990 Asian Winter Games

II Asian Winter Games
Host citySapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
Nations9
Athletes310
Events33 in 4 sports
OpeningMarch 9, 1990
ClosingMarch 14, 1990
Opened byAkihito
Emperor of Japan
Athlete's OathSeiko Hashimoto
Main venueMakomanai Indoor Stadium
Summer
Winter

The 2nd Asian Winter Games (Japanese: 第2回アジア冬季競技大会, romanizedDai 2-kai Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai), also known as Sapporo 1990 (Japanese: 札幌1990), were held from March 9 to 14, 1990, in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan.[1] India was originally scheduled to host the second edition of the games, but due to technical and financial difficulties it gave up its hosting rights to Japan in 1989.[2] The 2nd Winter Asiad saw three NOCs participating in the games for the first time: Chinese Taipei, Iran and the Philippines.[3]

  1. ^ World of Chinese Stamps and Philatelic Items Archived 2006-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Logos and Mascots of selected Sport Games and Sports". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
  3. ^ "2nd Asian Winter Games - Olympic Council of Asia's Official Website". Archived from the original on 2006-12-10. Retrieved 2006-11-26.

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