1986 Asian Winter Games
st asian winter game japanese 年アジア冬季競技大会 romanized nen ajia tōkikyōgitaikai aso known sapporo japanese 札幌 held march sapporo japan japanese olympic committee first suggested idea continentwide winter version asian game sapporo expertise infrastructure available successfully hosting winter olympics olympic council asia general assembly seoul decided give japan privilege hosting first ever asian winter game participating total event seven sport athlete official seven country total event sport discipline held first asian winter game largehill ski jumping demonstration sport alpine skiing biathlon crosscountry skiing figure skating ice hockey shorttrack speed skating speed skating demonstration sport ski jumping national olympic committee noc entered team asian winter game list nation number competitor indicated bracket china hong kong india japan mongolia north korea south korea number athlete national olympic committee highest lowest host nation japan