1998 Winter Paralympics

The 7th Winter Paralympics were held in the Japanese city of Nagano from 5 to 14 March 1998, were the first games outside of Europe. The Paralympics is the Olympics for people with physical disabilities. Approximately 571 athletes from 32 nations participated in 34 competitions in four sports.

These games were first clearly increase the public interest in Paralympic Games. A total of 151 376 spectators were counted during the Games, 15,634 of them during the opening and closing ceremonies. A total of 1,468 members of the media (press, cinematographers and broadcasters ) were reported locally and. The official website received more than 7.7 million hits during the games.

Competitions

  • Alpine Skiing
  • Sled ice hockey
  • Ice Sled Race
  • Nordic Skiing
  • Biathlon
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