Winter Asian Games in Harbin kick off with opening ceremony on Friday night

This year's Winter Asian Games opens tonight in the Chinese city of Harbin.

The opening ceremony will take place at the Harbin International Convention Exhibition and Sports Center at 9 PM Korea Standard Time.

The regional sporting event that takes place every four years marks its ninth edition this year and the first in eight years since the last games in 2017 as the 2021 event was canceled due to the pandemic.

South Korea will have one-hundred-48 athletes competing in six sport categories.