Back Paralimpiese Winterspele 1998 Afrikaans الألعاب البارالمبية الشتوية 1998 Arabic ১৯৯৮ শীতকালীন প্যারালিম্পিক Bengali/Bangla Zimní paralympijské hry 1998 Czech Winter-Paralympics 1998 German Χειμερινοί Παραολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1998 Greek Juegos Paralímpicos de Nagano 1998 Spanish Talviparalympialaiset 1998 Finnish Jeux paralympiques d'hiver de 1998 French Paralympyske Winterspullen 1998 Frisian
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| Location | Nagano, Japan |
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| Motto | Fureai and Inspiration (Japanese: ふれあいと感) |
| Nations | 32 |
| Athletes | 571 |
| Events | 122 in 5 sports |
| Opening | 5 March |
| Closing | 14 March |
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| Cauldron | Naoya Maruyama |
| Stadium | M-Wave |
Winter Summer
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]