1999 Asian Winter Games
The 4th Asian Winter Games (Korean: 제 4 회 동계 아시안 게임, romanized: je 4 hoe dong-gye asian geim), also known as Kangwon 1999 (Korean: 강원1999), were held from January 30 to February 6, 1999, in the province of Kangwon (now Gangwon), South Korea. 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 3rd games but losted the voting process and the 1999 games are awarded for the country. The 1999 Winter Asiad mascot is Gomdori (곰돌이), a half-moon black bear cub. = 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 Indoor Ice Rink – Ice hockey = Chunchon Outdoor Ice Rink – Speed skating 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. Names are arranged in alphabetical order. A total of 14 Asian NOCs sent delegations, with those that sent only officials. Non-competing nations * Host nation (South Korea) 1997 Winter Universiade 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games 2018 Winter Olympics 제4회 강원 동계아시아경기대회 공식보고서 (The 4th Kangwon Asian Winter Games Official Report) (in Korean). The 4th Kangwon Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 30 August 1999. 1999 Asian Winter Games Official website