Changchun to host 2007 Winter Asiad

Changchun to host 2007 Winter Asiad

BUSAN, South Korea: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has named the Chinese city of Changchun as the host for the sixth Winter Asian Games in 2007.

Meanwhile, the seventh Winter Asiad will be held in the Lebanese capital of Beirut in 2009.

The decisions were made during the OCA's executive meeting on Thursday here.

The Japanese town of Aomori will host the fifth Winter Asiad next February.

In other developments, the OCA agreed to grant the newly independent country of East Timor full membership once all the necessary documents were submitted to the OCA.--JP