1998 Winter Paralympics
winter paralympics japanese 年冬季パラリンピック hepburn nen tōki pararinpikku seventh paralympic winter game held alongside winter olympics nagano nagano prefecture japan march first paralympic winter game held asia athlete competed nagano remains highest number athlete competing winter paralympics game consisted event five sport alpine skiing ice sledge hockey ice sledge racing nordic skiing sport nordic skiing comprised two discipline biathlon crosscountry skiing alpine skiing sledge hockey ice sledge racing nordic skiing biathlon crosscountry skiing total seven venue used winter olympics around four city town mwave – openingclosing ceremony ice sledge racing aqua wing arena – ice sledge hockey happoone resort alpine skiing downhill superg snow harp kamishiro crosscountry skiing nozawa onsen ski resort biathlon mount higashidate alpine skiing giant slalom mount yakebitai shiga kogen resort alpine skiing slalom top npc number gold medal listed host nation japan highlighted thirtyone national paralympic committee npc entered athlete winter paralympics number parenthesis indicates number participant npc winter paralympics mascot parabbit parabbit white rabbit one green one red ear parabbit chosen complement logo winter paralympics created sadahiko kojima nationwide competition held among student decide name drew entry suggesting different name theme opening ceremony hope inspired painting george frederic watt theme also signifies first winter paralympics held asia last paralympics th century winter olympics international paralympic committee event svts open archive swedish event nagano shinano mainich shimbun archived september wayback machine