2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games
The 2005 Special Olympics Winter World Games (Japanese: 2005年スペシャルオリンピックス冬季世界大会, romanized: 2005-Nen supesharuorinpikkusu tōki sekai taikai) were hosted at Nagano in Nippon and were the first Special Olympics World Games held in Asia. Nagano became the first city in the world to host the Olympics, Paralympics and Special Olympics World Games.
== Events ==
Floor hockey
Figure skating
Speed skating
Snowshoe
Cross-country skiing
Snowboarding
Alpine skiing
== Venues ==
M-Wave – the opening, closing ceremonies and Speed skating
Big Hat – Figure skating
White Ring – Floor hockey
Yamanouchi – Alpine skiing
Hakuba – Cross-country
Nozawaonsen – Snowshoe
Mure – Snowboarding
1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Paralympics
== External links ==
2005 Winter Special Olympics at Shinano Mainichi Shimbun
2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games