Host city Nagano, Nagano, Japan Athletes participating 571 Opening ceremony March 5 | Nations participating 32 | |
Motto Games from the Heart (Japanese: 心からの大会, Kokorokara no Taikai) | ||
The 1998 Winter Paralympics (第七回パラリンピック冬季競技大会, Dai Shichi-kai Pararinpikku Tōkikyōgi Taikai), the seventh Winter Paralympics, were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan from March 5 to March 14, 1998. They were the first Paralympic Winter Games to be held outside Europe. 571 athletes competed in Nagano; it still remains the highest number of athletes competing at any Winter Paralympics.
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Sports
The games consisted of 34 events in four sports: alpine skiing, ice sledge hockey, Ice sledge racing, and nordic skiing. The sport of Nordic skiing comprised two disciplines, the biathlon and cross-country skiing.
Venues
In total 7 venues were used at the 1998 Winter Olympics around 4 cities and towns.
Nagano
Hakuba
Nozawaonsen
Yamanouchi
Medal table
The top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Japan) is highlighted.
Other information
The theme of the Opening Ceremony was Hope, and inspired by a painting by George Frederic Watts. The theme also signifies it was the first Winter Paralympics held in Asia and the last Paralympics of the 20th century.