Colonel William A. Phillips

The 2025 Asian Winter Games (Chinese: 第九届亚洲冬季运动会; pinyin: Dì jiǔ jiè yàzhōu dōngjì yùndònghuì), officially known as the 9th Asian Winter Games, and commonly known as Harbin 2025, will be the ninth edition of the Asian Winter Games, a multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 14 February 2025 in Harbin in China.[1] It will be the second time that Harbin will host the event and third time China hosted the Asian Winter Games. Harbin was elected as the host city at the 42nd OCA General Assembly on 8 July 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]

Bidding process

Host City

  • China Harbin, China: On 28 June 2023, the Harbin government held a press briefing on the city's bid for the 2025 Asian Winter Games, the government official revealed that all preparations for the bid have been basically completed.[3][4]

Interested parties

2025 Asian Winter Games bidding results
City NOC Round 1
Harbin  China Only bidder

Development and preparations

Emblem and Mascot

The official emblem and mascots were unveiled the same day as the slogan reveal on 11 January 2024. The emblem “Breakthrough”, consists of three distinct elements: the emblem motif, the abbreviated name of the Games and the OCA symbol. The emblem motif integrates the designs of a short track speed skater, a lilac (the city flower of Harbin) and swirling ribbons into one cohesive composition. With gradients of blue and purple, it simulates the light and shadow refracted when sunlight hits the ice, depicting the charm of winter sports. The swirling ribbon embodies the tribute to the past and aspirations for the future. Only by constant breakthroughs can one embrace the most promising future. The posture of the short track speed skater embodies the sportsmanship of the athletes of the nations and regions of Asia. The purple lilac embodies Harbin's city culture of openness, while the purple-blue hues symbolize ice and snow, reflecting the unique features of the “Ice City” and its passion for winter sports. The swirling ribbon adds a joyous visual to the emblem, depicting the enthusiasm of the people of Harbin. The OCA symbol in the upper left captures the hope, vitality and long-standing aspiration of Asian countries to pursue progress and peace, and to strive for the Olympic motto of “Citius, Altius, Fortius”.

The mascots of the event are Binbin and Nini, a pair of Siberian tigers. Binbin represents the ice events, while Nini represents the snow events. Their names embody the Games’ mantra "Welcome to Harbin". Binbin shows off his winter sportswear, boldly donning a red scarf and blue gloves and sharing his joy of ice dancing, as Nini is snowboarding, wearing a traditional Chinese red cotton jacket with a warm fluffy collar and snowflake patterns that display a festive look.[6]

Motto

The official motto of the 2025 Asian Winter Games, "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia" was announced on 11 January 2024.[7]

Venues

On 27 February 2024, OCA confirmed venues of 2025 Asian Winter Games.[8]

Calendar

On 27 February 2024, OCA published competition schedule of 2025 Asian Winter Games.[8]

OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
Event/Date→ February 2025 Events
5
Wed 		6
Thu 		7
Fri 		8
Sat 		9
Sun 		10
Mon 		11
Tue 		12
Wed 		13
Thu 		14
Fri
Ceremonies OC CC
Skating Speed skating 2 2 4 2 4 14
Short-track speed skating ● 3 2 4 9
Figure skating ● 2 2 4
Ice hockey ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Curling ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● ● 2 3
Skiing Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Cross-country skiing 2 1 1 1 1 6
Freestyle skiing ● 2 2 1 2 2 2 11
Snowboarding ● 2 2 ● 2 6
Biathlon 2 2 4
Ski mountaineering 1 1 1 3
Total events 9 9 11 11 8 10 6 64
Cumulative total 9 18 29 40 48 58 64
Event/Date→ 5
Wed 		6
Thu 		7
Fri 		8
Sat 		9
Sun 		10
Mon 		11
Tue 		12
Wed 		13
Thu 		14
Fri 		Events
February 2025

See also

References

  1. ^ "成功！哈尔滨喜获2025年第九届亚冬会举办权" (in Chinese). hlj.cnr.cn. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ^ "哈尔滨，加油！9时30分，直击2025年第九届亚冬会主办城市揭晓现场" (in Chinese). 163.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ^ Liang, Kexin; Li, Pengju (27 May 2023). "Mobilization Meeting for Harbin's Bid to Host the 2025 Asian Winter Games was held; Zhang Qixiang delivered speech (哈尔滨市申办2025年亚洲冬季运动会动员会议召开 张起翔讲话)". 冰城+ app. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ^ Liu, Huan. "Harbin to bid for 2025 Asian Winter Games; preparation work basically completed 哈尔滨市将申办2025年第九届亚冬会 申办准备工作已基本就绪" (in Chinese). China News Service. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ Kwon, Jong-oh. "Korea Sports Association promotes hosting of 2025 Asian Winter Games (대한체육회, 2025 동계 아시안게임 개최 추진)" (in Korean). KBS News. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Harbin 2025 unveils mascot, emblem and slogan for AWG". Olympic Council of Asia. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  7. ^ "官宣！2025年第九届亚冬会口号、会徽、 吉祥物正式亮相" (in Chinese). hlj.cnr.cn. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b "OCA announces competition schedule for 9th AWG Harbin 2025". Olympic Council of Asia. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

External links

Preceded by Asian Winter Games
Harbin
IX Asian Winter Games (2025) 		Succeeded by
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Asian_Winter_Games