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Winter Asiad ski jumping postponed by strong wind

Xinhua, February 21, 2017 Adjust font size:

The ski jumping men normal hill individual events on Tuesday were cancelled due to inclement weather, the 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organising Committee (SAWGOC) announced.

The events have been rescheduled to Wednesday at 10:30 am in Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium.

The director general of SAWGOC Hiroshi Abe explained the cancellation, "We have to stop this morning's event, due to strong wind."

The 8th Asian Winter Games kicked off on Sunday and will run until Feb. 26. Enditem