1998 Winter Paralympics

VII Paralympic Winter Games
Location	Nagano, Japan
Motto	Fureai and Inspiration; (Japanese: ふれあいと感)
Nations	32
Athletes	571
Events	122 in 5 sports
Opening	5 March 1998
Closing	14 March 1998
Opened by	Crown Prince Naruhito
Closed by	IPC President Robert Steadward
Cauldron	Naoya Maruyama
Stadium	M-Wave
	Winter ← Lillehammer 1994 Salt Lake 2002 → Summer ← Atlanta 1996 Sydney 2000 → 1998 Winter Olympics

The 1998 Winter Paralympics (Japanese: 1998年冬季パラリンピック, Hepburn: 1998-Nen Tōki Pararinpikku), the seventh Paralympic Winter Games, were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan from 5 to 14 March 1998. They were the first Paralympic Winter Games to be held in Asia. 571 athletes competed in Nagano; as 2022 it remains the highest number of athletes competing at any Winter Paralympics.^[1]

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1998 Winter Paralympics

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