Plays paralympic of winter of 1998

|- | align=" center" colspan=2 bgcolor=" #CCCCCC" | |----- | participating Nations || bgcolor=#EEEEEE|32 |----- | participating Athletes ||bgcolor=#EEEEEE|571 |----- | Tests || bgcolor=#EEEEEE|122, in 5 sports and 4 disciplines |----- | Opening || bgcolor=#EEEEEE| March 5th 1998 |----- | Fence || bgcolor=#EEEEEE| March 15th 1998 |----- | Grand opening by | bgcolor=#EEEEEE| Naruhito |----- | Olympic Oath | bgcolor=#EEEEEE| Yonoe Ryuei |----- | Olympic flame | bgcolor=#EEEEEE| Muffy Davis and Chris Waddle |----- | Mascot | bgcolor=#EEEEEE| Parabit the rabbit. |} The paralympic Plays of winter 1998 , VIIe Plays paralympic of winter, were held with Nagano with the Japan from March 5th to 15th 1998.

Practiced sports

Alpine skiing ( 54 tests )
Cross-country skiing (ski touring and biathlon) ( 51 tests )
Hockey on toboggan ( 1 test )
Race on toboggan ( 16 tests )

Striking facts

the athletes having a intellectual deficiency are integrated into the plays
the Norway repeats the success of Lillehammer by collecting 18 titles
Apparition with the plays of the Course on toboggan only for these plays.
the sit-ski (in a seat), presented like a sport of demonstration to the paralympic Plays of Innsbruck in 1984, became an official discipline.
the plays know a strong popularity near the media (1 468 journalists).

Table of the medals

External bonds

www.paralympic.org

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