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Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the ninth edition of the Asian Winter Games in the northeastern city of Harbin on February 7, 2025. A crowd of 8,000 and dignitaries, including International Olympic Committee Chairman Thomas Bach, watched the Games opening ceremony at the Harbin International Conference, Exhibition and Sports Centre. In a display of lights, music and ice skating, the ceremony culminated in 2014 Chinese Olympic gold medallist Zhang Hong lighting the cauldron surrounded by Harbin’s famed ice sculptures.The 2025 Games is the biggest in its history with 34 teams and 1,275 competitors.
