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SAPPORO， Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The eighth Asian Winter Games will kick off on Feb. 19 and following are the five things to know about the Games:


Overview:


The 8th Asian Winter Games (AWG)， which run from Feb. 19 to 26， are an international multi-sport event run by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to develop winter sports within its area of coverage. The OCA has 45 member countries and regions in Asia.


The 1st Asian Winter Games， held in Sapporo in 1986， were small in scale and attended only by representatives from East Asian regions where winter sports were already relatively well known. Today， the Games have developed into a large-scale sporting meet attended by athletes from countries and regions across Asia， and have produced significant results toward achieving the OCA's goal of developing winter sports in Asia.


Host cities:


Sapporo and Obihiro.


Hokkaido is located at the northern end of Japan at latitudes similar to those of major cities in the US and Europe.


With a population of over 1.9 million people， Sapporo is the capital and the political， economic and cultural centre of Hokkaido， which is known for its rich natural environment. The city hosted the Winter Olympics in 1972 and is a popular destination for tourists worldwide.


Obihiro is located in the central part of Tokachi (a major agricultural area of eastern Hokkaido)， and is home to approximately 170，000 people.


Slogan:


Beyond your ambitions.


This slogan was created with the intent of inspiring athletes and locals alike to pursue their ambitions and make the Games a great success， to share winter aspirations and to move forward toward the achievement of further goals.


The slogan's use of the word ambition - something that Hokkaido residents readily embrace - expresses a public view of the Games as a stepping stone that will help to raise the international profile of the host cities of Sapporo and Obihiro as well as Hokkaido as a whole.


Mascot:


Ezomon. Wrapped up in a red scarf and blue cape， Ezomon is a very special flying squirrel that， in Japan， is only found in Hokkaido.


Games' official theme song:


DREAMS COME TRUE is a Japanese pop duo with close ties to Hokkaido because the band's vocal， Miwa Yoshida， is from the region. This song was chosen as a piece to convey the appeals of the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games and Hokkaido， where the Games will be held， to people at home and abroad.


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Brnabic was born in Belgrade, Serbia in 1975 and obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Northwood University of Michigan Vans Old Skool Lite Sort Hvid Danmark , the United States in 1998, and master's degree in marketing from Hull University, in Britain in 2001.


While studying in Britain during March 1999 she got a post at the Serbian Information Centre which coordinated exchange between British media and civil organizations and pro-reform oriented political parties in Serbia, and worked there until October 2002.


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She entered the spotlight of the Serbian public in August 2016 when then Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic admitted that he was aware of Brnabic's LGBT sexual orientation when he nominated her for the minister of public administration and local self-government, and said: "What is important to me is what she can achieve, and I have no doubt in her abilities".


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Besides being a minister, Brnabic also presided and presides over the Council for innovation-based entrepreneurship and information technologies as well as the Council for national minorities of the Serbian government.


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