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They were the first Paralympic Winter Games to be held outside Europe

Dates: March 7-18, 1998 Number of sports: 5 Number of contests: 122 Number of athletes: 562 Men: 440 Women: 122 Volonteers: 0 Media: 0 Opening: Crown Prince Naruhito Oath: Ryuei SHINOHE Oath juges: Takashi TAKANO Last torch bearer: Naoya Maruyama (ouverture et cloture) and Haley Heinz Le Mans (cloture) Bids towns: Aoste (ITA), Jaca (ESP), Oestersund (SWE), Salt Lake City (USA)