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1998 Winter Paralympics
The 1998 Winter Paralympics (Japanese: 1998年冬季パラリンピック, Hepburn: 1998-Nen Tōki Pararinpikku), the seventh Paralympic Winter Games, were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, from 5 to 14 March 1998. They were the first Paralympic Winter Games to be held in Asia. 571 athletes competed in Nagano; as of 2022 it remains the highest number of athletes competing at any Winter Paralympics.
When Nagano City was selected as the host city for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games on June 15, 1991, other demands arose, both from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and from other parties, so that the city could also host what was called "other Olympics" also scheduled for that year.On November 8, 1991, the IPC sent an official document inviting Nagano to host the 8th edition of the Winter Paralympic Games and on July 30, 1992, the Bid Committee for the 1998 Winter Paralympics was launched. The Promotion Council was chaired by the president of the Japan Sports Association for the Disabled, and consisted of 13 committee members and two observers. The head of the welfare department from the Nagano City was appointed, and he was in charge of promoting the bid project.
The bidding board was chaired by the president of the Japan Sports Association for the Physically Disabled and consisted of 13 committee members and two observers.
On June 25, 1993, the Nagano City Council passed a resolution to host the Winter Paralympic Games, and around the same time, the prefectural assembly and the relevant town and village assemblies also passed resolutions to host the games, and preparations for hosting the games began in earnest. The Nagano Winter Paralympic Games Promotion Council submitted an application to the IPC to host the games on July 23 of the same year, and on September 10, at the 4th IPC General Assembly held in Berlin, Nagano was selected as the host city for the 1998 Winter Paralympic Games. However, the city would still have to wait 6 months for the host city contract to be signed. Something that happened on March 7, 1994, when there were 3 days left before the opening ceremony of the 6th edition, which would be held in Lillehammer, in Norway.
On November 16, 1993, the Nagano Winter Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (NAPOC) was established, and full-scale activities for hosting the games began. On November 30 of the same year, Nagano City launched the Nagano City Olympic and Paralympic Liaison and Coordination Committee to acting as joint preparations. The committee was chaired by the deputy mayor Tasuku Tsukada, consisted of the heads of related departments within the city government, and had nine divisions, including a public relations division. Despite this, some steps needed to be overcome. On April 1, 1995, a Paralympic Management sector was established within the city Disability Welfare Division in order to carry out operations in a more professional manner.
The same delegation that was in Lillehammer to participate in the signing ceremony of the host city contract in Norway was present at the closing ceremony and received the Paralympic flag from the mayor of Lillehammer on March 19, 1994 and three days later on March 22 of that year, there was an official ceremony to receive the Paralympic flag.This was the first public main event to raise public awareness and understanding of the Games, and the construction of the Paralympic Village in Kawanakajima Imai, to meet the needs of people with disabilities.In addition, various citizen groups promoted projects to create a people-friendly town, where they conducted surveys to find out what problems people with various disabilities face in living a safe and comfortable life, and proposed countermeasures. After that, on June 17, 1996, 600 days before the 1998 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies, a joint management committee in which the common areas of the two events were merged, with the then mayor Tasuku Tsukada assuming the presidency of both and also exercising the coordination and intermediation function and the city divided the work of dispatching staff to the Games into eight departments: general affairs, facilities, environment, culture, spectators, transportation, Olympic venues, and Paralympic venues, and the organizing work started.After this event, the first measure action for the NAPOC was relative to the provide financial assistance, including operating subsidies, amounting to over ¥1.21 billion; second, to have the mayor and other city executives assumed the posts of vice-chairs and organizing committee members of NAPOC and in their respective functions; and third, to dispatch a total of 51 city employees to promote the work of NAPOC both before and after its establishment. In addition to this, 465 long-term and short-term support staff were dispatched to each venue during the Games. Another total of 64 people were dispatched from the Fire Department for acting during the Games.
Is also noted that there was an expansion of several programs designed for the Olympic Games for the Paralympic Games in order to expand the involvement of the local population in relation to the two events: one of them was "One School, One Country" and poster, painting, writing, drawing and slogan competitions for high school students.The "Happy Nagano Campaign" was also held, which included providing free pork soup to the general public and making souvenirs which were being sold to help finance various social projects.The engagement of the local population was so great that other groups and committees were created to provide support in other activities, such as the Nagano Paralympic Countdown Event Executive Committee, and the Nagano Paralympic Games Support Executive Committee. Among them, the "Nagano Para-Volunteer Association" was an organization made up of groups of people with disabilities and the volunteer groups that support them, and attracted attention for its unique activities, mainly in Nagano City, with the goal of "encouraging the Paralympic athletes and raising awareness of people with disabilities from a free perspective as citizens of the host city."It was said that the special ceremonies held at the milestones of 1000 days, 2 years, 500 days, 300 days, 100 days and the 50 days countdown, had the focus to awareness-raising activities were effective in livening up the Games and increasing citizens' sense of participation.The Nagano Public Relations magazine also played a major role in raising awareness of the Paralympics.
The philosophy of the Nagano Paralympic Winter Games was "To bring together physically disabled people from around the world, to expand the circle of friendship and international goodwill through sports, a culture shared by all mankind, to discover new possibilities, and to inspire bright hope and courage," and the main slogan of the Games is "Interaction and Inspiration." The other main slogan was chosen through public submissions, and was "Spreading, Communicating, and Rising Emotions," with the sub-slogans "You Shine in the Winter of '98 in Nagano," and "Shining Now, the Joy of Living, and Challenging Nagano." The symbol mark is an abbreviation of the character "Nagano" (cho) and depicts a rabbit running around happily and speedily on the snow and ice, enjoying the sport. The nickname of the mascot, created based on the symbol mark of the Games, was "Parabit."
1998 Winter Paralympics
The 1998 Winter Paralympics (Japanese: 1998年冬季パラリンピック, Hepburn: 1998-Nen Tōki Pararinpikku), the seventh Paralympic Winter Games, were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, from 5 to 14 March 1998. They were the first Paralympic Winter Games to be held in Asia. 571 athletes competed in Nagano; as of 2022 it remains the highest number of athletes competing at any Winter Paralympics.
When Nagano City was selected as the host city for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games on June 15, 1991, other demands arose, both from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and from other parties, so that the city could also host what was called "other Olympics" also scheduled for that year.On November 8, 1991, the IPC sent an official document inviting Nagano to host the 8th edition of the Winter Paralympic Games and on July 30, 1992, the Bid Committee for the 1998 Winter Paralympics was launched. The Promotion Council was chaired by the president of the Japan Sports Association for the Disabled, and consisted of 13 committee members and two observers. The head of the welfare department from the Nagano City was appointed, and he was in charge of promoting the bid project.
The bidding board was chaired by the president of the Japan Sports Association for the Physically Disabled and consisted of 13 committee members and two observers.
On June 25, 1993, the Nagano City Council passed a resolution to host the Winter Paralympic Games, and around the same time, the prefectural assembly and the relevant town and village assemblies also passed resolutions to host the games, and preparations for hosting the games began in earnest. The Nagano Winter Paralympic Games Promotion Council submitted an application to the IPC to host the games on July 23 of the same year, and on September 10, at the 4th IPC General Assembly held in Berlin, Nagano was selected as the host city for the 1998 Winter Paralympic Games. However, the city would still have to wait 6 months for the host city contract to be signed. Something that happened on March 7, 1994, when there were 3 days left before the opening ceremony of the 6th edition, which would be held in Lillehammer, in Norway.
On November 16, 1993, the Nagano Winter Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (NAPOC) was established, and full-scale activities for hosting the games began. On November 30 of the same year, Nagano City launched the Nagano City Olympic and Paralympic Liaison and Coordination Committee to acting as joint preparations. The committee was chaired by the deputy mayor Tasuku Tsukada, consisted of the heads of related departments within the city government, and had nine divisions, including a public relations division. Despite this, some steps needed to be overcome. On April 1, 1995, a Paralympic Management sector was established within the city Disability Welfare Division in order to carry out operations in a more professional manner.
The same delegation that was in Lillehammer to participate in the signing ceremony of the host city contract in Norway was present at the closing ceremony and received the Paralympic flag from the mayor of Lillehammer on March 19, 1994 and three days later on March 22 of that year, there was an official ceremony to receive the Paralympic flag.This was the first public main event to raise public awareness and understanding of the Games, and the construction of the Paralympic Village in Kawanakajima Imai, to meet the needs of people with disabilities.In addition, various citizen groups promoted projects to create a people-friendly town, where they conducted surveys to find out what problems people with various disabilities face in living a safe and comfortable life, and proposed countermeasures. After that, on June 17, 1996, 600 days before the 1998 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies, a joint management committee in which the common areas of the two events were merged, with the then mayor Tasuku Tsukada assuming the presidency of both and also exercising the coordination and intermediation function and the city divided the work of dispatching staff to the Games into eight departments: general affairs, facilities, environment, culture, spectators, transportation, Olympic venues, and Paralympic venues, and the organizing work started.After this event, the first measure action for the NAPOC was relative to the provide financial assistance, including operating subsidies, amounting to over ¥1.21 billion; second, to have the mayor and other city executives assumed the posts of vice-chairs and organizing committee members of NAPOC and in their respective functions; and third, to dispatch a total of 51 city employees to promote the work of NAPOC both before and after its establishment. In addition to this, 465 long-term and short-term support staff were dispatched to each venue during the Games. Another total of 64 people were dispatched from the Fire Department for acting during the Games.
Is also noted that there was an expansion of several programs designed for the Olympic Games for the Paralympic Games in order to expand the involvement of the local population in relation to the two events: one of them was "One School, One Country" and poster, painting, writing, drawing and slogan competitions for high school students.The "Happy Nagano Campaign" was also held, which included providing free pork soup to the general public and making souvenirs which were being sold to help finance various social projects.The engagement of the local population was so great that other groups and committees were created to provide support in other activities, such as the Nagano Paralympic Countdown Event Executive Committee, and the Nagano Paralympic Games Support Executive Committee. Among them, the "Nagano Para-Volunteer Association" was an organization made up of groups of people with disabilities and the volunteer groups that support them, and attracted attention for its unique activities, mainly in Nagano City, with the goal of "encouraging the Paralympic athletes and raising awareness of people with disabilities from a free perspective as citizens of the host city."It was said that the special ceremonies held at the milestones of 1000 days, 2 years, 500 days, 300 days, 100 days and the 50 days countdown, had the focus to awareness-raising activities were effective in livening up the Games and increasing citizens' sense of participation.The Nagano Public Relations magazine also played a major role in raising awareness of the Paralympics.
The philosophy of the Nagano Paralympic Winter Games was "To bring together physically disabled people from around the world, to expand the circle of friendship and international goodwill through sports, a culture shared by all mankind, to discover new possibilities, and to inspire bright hope and courage," and the main slogan of the Games is "Interaction and Inspiration." The other main slogan was chosen through public submissions, and was "Spreading, Communicating, and Rising Emotions," with the sub-slogans "You Shine in the Winter of '98 in Nagano," and "Shining Now, the Joy of Living, and Challenging Nagano." The symbol mark is an abbreviation of the character "Nagano" (cho) and depicts a rabbit running around happily and speedily on the snow and ice, enjoying the sport. The nickname of the mascot, created based on the symbol mark of the Games, was "Parabit."