| Host City: | Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| II Asian Winter Games | |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Athletes: | 310 |
| Events: | 33 in 4 sports |
| Opening: | March 9, 1990 |
| Closing: | March 14, 1990 |
| Opened By: | Akihito |
| Athlete Oath: | Seiko Hashimoto |
| Stadium: | Makomanai Indoor Stadium |
| Spreviouss: | Seoul 1986 |
| Snexts: | Beijing 1990 |
| Sprevious: | Sapporo 1986 |
The 2nd Asian Winter Games (Japanese: 第2回アジア冬季競技大会|Dai 2-kai Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai), also known as Sapporo 1990 (Japanese: 札幌1990), were held from March 9 to 14, 1990, in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan.[1] India was originally scheduled to host the second edition of the games, but due to technical and financial difficulties it gave up its hosting rights to Japan in 1989.[2] The 2nd Winter Asiad saw three NOCs participating in the games for the first time: Chinese Taipei, Iran and the Philippines.[3]
Events from only six sports were held in the Second Winter Asiad. Figure skating was temporarily out due to conflict with the 1990 World Figure Skating Championships, while Large-hill (90m) Ski Jumping was again a demonstration sport.
Teams from Iran, Chinese Taipei and the Philippines made their debut at the event, which had a total of over three hundred athletes entering from nine nations.[4]
| IOC Letter Code | Country | Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| JPN | 80 | |
| CHN | 73 | |
| KOR | 63 | |
| PRK | 54 | |
| IND | 12 | |
| IRI | 10 | |
| MGL | 7 | |
| TPE | 5 | |
| PHI | 1 | |