title: Biathlon at the Asian Winter Games
text: # Biathlon at the Asian Winter Games
  
  Biathlon has been featured as a sport in the Asian Winter Games since the first winter games in 1986.
  
  ## Editions
  
  | Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | I | 1986 | Sapporo, Japan | Japan |
  | II | 1990 | Sapporo, Japan | China |
  | III | 1996 | Harbin, China | Kazakhstan |
  | IV | 1999 | Gangwon, South Korea | China |
  | V | 2003 | Changchun, China | Japan |
  | VI | 2007 | Aomori, Japan | China |
  | VII | 2011 | Astana–Almaty, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan |
  | VIII | 2017 | Sapporo, Japan | Kazakhstan |
  
  ## Events
  
  | Event | 86 | 90 | 96 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | 17 | Years |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's sprint | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
  | Men's pursuit | | | | | X | | X | X | 3 |
  | Men's mass start | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
  | Men's individual | X | X | X | X | | X | X | | 6 |
  | Men's relay | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | 7 |
  | Women's sprint | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 |
  | Women's pursuit | | | | | X | X | | X | 3 |
  | Women's mass start | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
  | Women's individual | | | X | X | | X | X | | 4 |
  | Women's relay | | | X | X | X | X | X | | 5 |
  | Mixed relay | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
  | Total | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 19 | 13 | 12 | 44 |
  | 2 | China (CHN) | 15 | 19 | 16 | 50 |
  | 3 | Japan (JPN) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
  | 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
  | Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 45 | 45 | 46 | 136 |
  