The Asian Winter Games returns to the hill resort of Harbin in China after almost three decades. The excitement, therefore, is mountain-high.
A record 1,275 athletes (755 men and 520 women) are scheduled to compete in the ninth edition of the winter games.
The Asian Games 2025 will be declared open on Friday (7 February) at the Harbin International Convention Exhibition and Sports Centre. The Closing ceremony will be held on 14 February in the same venue.
Harbin hosted the third Games in 1996.
Harbin 2025 will officially open on Friday (7 February) at the Harbin International Convention Exhibition and Sports Centre, where the Closing Ceremony will also be held on 14 February.
The ice hockey will open the Games on Monday ahead of the Opening Ceremony, followed by curling on Tuesday.
The Games will host 64 events across 11 disciplines which will be staged across seven venues.
Asian Winter Games 2025: Key Features
New sport: Ski mountaineering
Dropped sport: ski jumping
Debutant nations: Bhutan, Cambodia and Saudi Arabia
Returning nations: Afghanistan and Bahrain (after missing 2017 Winter Games)
Missing nation: Timor Leste (after competing in 2017 Winter Games)
Asian Winter Games 2025: Featuring Sports
There are the 11 sports that will be held at Harbin Games:
- Alpine skiing (2)
- Biathlon (4)
- Cross-country skiing (6)
- Curling (3)
- Figure skating (4)
- Freestyle skiing (11)
- Ice hockey (2)
- Short-track speed skating (9)
- Ski mountaineering (3)
- Snowboarding (6)
- Speed skating (14)
Asian Winter Games 2025: Venues
Here’re the confirmed venues of 2025 Asian Winter Games.
| Venue | Sports |
| Harbin Ice Hockey Arena | Ice hockey (men) |
| Harbin International Convention Exhibition and Sports Center | Opening and closing ceremonies |
| Harbin Pingfang District Curling Arena | Curling |
| Harbin Sport University Student Skating Rink | Ice hockey (men and women) |
| Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Centre Multifunctional Hall | Figure skating and Short track speed skating |
| Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Centre Speed Skating Rink | Speed skating |
| Yabuli Ski Resort | Alpine skiing, Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Freestyle skiing, Ski mountaineering and Snowboarding |
Asian Winter Games 2025: Participating nations
Thirty-four nations are scheduled to compete in the winter extravaganza, surpassing the previous record high of 30 Olympic Council of Asia NOC’s competing at one edition in 2017. Here’s a list of the participating nations.
- Afghanistan (3)
- Bahrain (18)
- Bhutan (1)
- Cambodia (4)
- China (170) (hosts)
- Hong Kong (73)
- India (59)
- Indonesia (6)
- Iran (14)
- Japan (151)
- Jordan (1)
- Kazakhstan (138)
- Kuwait (33)
- Kyrgyzstan (40)
- Lebanon (17)
- Macau (21)
- Malaysia (8)
- Mongolia (35)
- Nepal (4)
- North Korea (3)
- Pakistan (2)
- Philippines (20)
- Qatar (15)
- Saudi Arabia (8)
- Singapore (23)
- South Korea (149)
- Sri Lanka (4)
- Chinese Taipei (67)
- Tajikistan (4)
- Thailand (85)
- Turkmenistan (25)
- United Arab Emirates (7)
- Uzbekistan (24)
- Vietnam (1)
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Asian Winter Games 2025: Competition schedule
- Opening Ceremony: 7 February
- Speed skating: 8-11 February
- Short track speed skating: 7-9 February
- Figure skating: 11-13 February
- Ice hockey: 3-14 February
- Curling: 4-14 February
- Alpine Skiing: 8-9 February
- Cross-Country Skiing: 8-12 February
- Freestyle Skiing: 8-13 February
- Snowboard: 8-13 February
- Biathlon: 11-13 February
- Ski Mountaineering: 9-12 February
- Closing Ceremony: 14 February
