marcolympics
1992 Tignes Winter

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The 5th Winter Paralympic Games

  Due to a lack of entries and suitable venues to hold the ice sports, only alpine and nordic skiing (biathlon and cross-country skiing) competitions were held.
Demonstration events in alpine and nordic skiing were held for athletes with intellectual impairments and in biathlon for those with visual impairments.
Dates: March 25 - April 2, 1992
Number of sports: 3
Number of contests: 79
Number of athletes: 365
Men: 288
Women: 77
Volonteers: 0
Media: 0
Opening: President François Mitterrand
Oath: Ludovic REY-ROBERT
Last torch bearer: Luc Sabatier
Bids towns: Anchorage (USA), Berchtesgaden (GER), Cortina d'Ampezzo (ITA), Lillehammer (NOR), Falun (SWE), Sofia (BUL)