The yet-to-be-built Saudi resort of Trojena has been rubber-stamped as the host for the 2029 edition of the Asian Winter Games at the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly here today.
Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, has been elected to host 2025 Asian Winter Games, it was announced today.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) made the unanimous decision to award Harbin, the only bidder, at its General Assembly in Bangkok.
It will be the second time for Harbin, nicknamed “Ice City”, to host the Asian Winter Games after the first one in 1996, and the third time for the regional Games to be held in a Chinese city, with the other being Changchun in 2007.
The Harbin bid team included Chinese Olympic Committee vice-president and International Olympic Committee member Yu Zaiqing, Heilongjiang Province Vice-Governor Han Shengjian, Harbin Mayor Zhang Qixiang, and Winter Olympic speed skating gold medallist Zhang Hong.
“I’m fully convinced Harbin can deliver an outstanding Asian Winter Games and ensure the development of winter sports in China and the whole of Asia,” Yu told delegates.
“The Chinese Olympic Committee fully supports Harbin.
“We have excellent winter sports facilities in Harbin which has previously hosted a number of events including the third Asian Winter Games in 1996, the 10th National Winter Games of China in 2003, and the 24th World University Games in 2009.”