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1998 Nagano Winter

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THE XVIIIth OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES


  For the fourth time in its history, Japan has been awarded the right to host Olympic events. After 1940 (Tokyo and Sapporo), 1964 (Tokyo) and 1972 (Sapporo), it was Nagano's turn in 1998 to face this extraordinary challenge.
Dates: February 7 - 22, 1998
N.O.C. participants: 72
Number of sports: 7
Number of contests: 68
Number of athletes: 2176
Men: 1389
Women: 787
Volonteers: 32000
Media: 8329
Opening: The Emperor Akihito
Oath: Kenji Ogiwara
Oath juges: Junko Hiramatsu
Number of torch bearer: 0
Last torch bearer: Midori Ito
Bids towns: Aoste (ITA), Jaca (ESP), Oestersund (SWE), Salt Lake City (USA)