The 5th Asian Winter Games, also known as Aomori 2003 , took place from February 1 to 8, 2003 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Mascot

The 2003 Winter Asiad mascot is Winta, a black woodpecker.

Venues

The venues for the 2003 Winter Asiad were distributed all over Aomori Prefecture.

Sports

A total of 51 medal events in 11 medal sports were contested in the 5th Asian Winter Games. Freestyle skiing was reinstated, and ski jumping, a demonstration sport in past Winter Asiads, was included in the official roster of medal events. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of events for the sport.

Participating nations

Names are arranged in alphabetical order. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants (athletes and officials) that the NOC contributed.

Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)

Calendar

Medal table