2016 Arctic Winter Games

2016 Arctic Winter Games Nuuk

Nuuk 2016 Arctic Winter Games official emblem
Host city	Nuuk
Country	Kingdom of Denmark Greenland
Motto	Join — Feel — Jump
Nations	7 countries  Canada  Denmark  Finland  Norway  Russia  Sweden  United States
Teams	9 contingents  Alaska  Greenland Northern Alberta  Northwest Territories Nunavik Québec  Nunavut  Sápmi  Yamal-Nenets  Yukon
Athletes	1,238
Events	213
Opening	March 6, 2016 (2016-03-06)
Closing	March 12, 2016 (2016-03-12)
Opened by	Asii Chemnitz Narup Mayor of Sermersooq
Closed by	Jens Brinch President of the AWGIC
Main venue	Inussivik
Website	awg2016.org
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The 2016 Arctic Winter Games, officially known with the slogan "Join — Feel — Jump", was a winter multi-sport event which took place in Nuuk, Greenland, between 6–12 March 2016. The elected host city was announced on 14 September 2012 by the Arctic Winter Games International Committee (AWGIC) in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

The Arctic Winter Games is the world's largest multisport and cultural event for young people of the Arctic. The Games is an international biennial celebration of circumpolar sports and culture held for a week, each time with a different nation or region as the host. AWG celebrates sports, social interaction and culture. The Games contributes to creating an awareness on cultural diversity, and develops athletes to participate in the competitions with the focus on fair play. The Games binds the Arctic countries together and includes traditional games such as Arctic sports and Dené games.

Around 1,200 athletes from nine teams participated in the games. Around 4,000 people were involved in 2016 Arctic Winter Games, including all competitors and participants in sports and cultural events.^[1][2]