The 9^th Asian Winter Games just came to a close in Harbin, China. The last edition was held in Sapporo, Japan, in 2017. This year, China with the Winter “Ice” City Harbin stepped up to the plate to bridge the long-time gap of 12 years in between and applied to become the host for this edition of the Asian Winter Games.
 
The Asian Winter Games are an event of the Olympic Council of Asia: 12 event days, 21 teams, 55 games and 180 practices alongside a top organization with an impressive Opening Ceremony presided by China’s President Xi Jinping which took place in Harbin. A total of 7 Women’s- as well as 14 Men’s teams participated in their categories.
 
On the IIHF President’s agenda, a series of meetings took place with the Olympic Council of Asia to review the current edition as well as exchange with the participating teams and China Sport Authorities.
 
“The organization of the event was excellent, the IIHF trusts China is able to successfully organize such events and they provided a very good platform for all athletes. Our organization supported the event with technical matters and suggestions to the Organizing Committee as well as to the Olympic Council of Asia”, noted IIHF President, Luc Tardif.
 
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