The 4th Asian Winter Games (), also known as Kangwon 1999 (), were held from January 30 to February 6, 1999, in the province of Kangwon (now Gangwon), South Korea.Olympic Council of Asia's Official Website The games were staged in three different clusters in the province which were Yongpyong, Kangnung (Gangneung) and Chunchon (Chuncheon). The name Yongpyong was derived from the Yongpyong Resort.
On December 2, 1993, the Olympic Council of Asia announced that South Korea would host the 4th Asian Winter Games in 1999. South Korea initially aimed to host the previous games in 1996 but lost the voting process and awarded the 1999 edition instead.
Development and preparations Marketing Mascot
The 1999 Winter Asiad mascot is Gomdori (곰돌이), a half-moon black bear cub.
Venues Yongpyong Yongpyong Resort – Alpine skiing and organizing committee Yongpyong Indoor Ice Rink – Short track speed skating, figure skating, opening and closing ceremonies Provincial nordic venue – Cross-country skiing and Biathlon
Kangnung (Gangneung) Kangnung Indoor Ice Rink – Ice hockey
Chunchon (Chuncheon) Chunchon Outdoor Ice Rink – Speed skating
Games Sports A total of 43 medal events in seven sports were played in the Fourth Winter Asian Games. Freestyle skiing was removed from the program while two more events were added to alpine skiing.
Participating National Olympic Committees Names are arranged in alphabetical order. A total of 14 Asian NOCs sent delegations, with those that sent only officials.
Non-competing nations
Calendar ● Opening ceremony Event competitions ● Event finals ● Closing ceremony
January / February 199930thSat31stSun1stMon2ndTue3rdWed4thThu5thFri6thSatGoldmedals Alpine skiing1111116 Biathlon2226 Cross-country skiing1111116 Figure Skating134 Ice hockey112 Short-track speed skating4610 Speed skating22239Total gold medals61046610143Ceremonies●●January / February 199930thSat31stSun1stMon2ndTue3rdWed4thThu5thFri6thSatGoldmedals
Medal table
See also 1997 Winter Universiade 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games 2018 Winter Olympics 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
References
External links 1999 Asian Winter Games Official website