The sixth Asian Winter Games is a full-house one, which showed that the organizers have made great efforts, said Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah here on Sunday.
Although a little bit early to talk about hosting the Winter Olympics, China should think of bidding for it especially after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, said He Zhenliang.
The largest-ever Asian Winter Games raised its curtain here Sunday evening in Changchun, a northeast city in China.
China hope that they can move one slot higher in the medals tally at the 6th Asian Winter Games which is to kick off here on Sunday evening, said a Chinese delegation senior official.
With two days away, hosts China are setting out for a fierce and wide ice and snow battlefield against three strong battalions to regain their supremacy in winter sports in the sixth Asian Winter Games.
The Japanese delegation put its gold medal hope mainly in skating events at the 6th Asian Winter Games, said Toshiaki Murasato, Chef-de-Mission of the Japanese delegation which arrived in Changchun on Thursday.
China's Winter Olympic freestyle skiing medalists Han Xiaopeng and Li Nina are planning to send home fans head over heals in delight at the upcoming Asian Winter Games.
Chinese delegation has announced its 160-athlete lineup for the upcoming winter Asian Games in the northern city Changchun.
Rockets will be fired into clouds to ensure there is sufficient snow for the Asian Winter Games in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun later this month, local media reported on Tuesday.