1998 Winter Paralympics
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The 1998 Winter Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held in Nagano, Japan, featuring winter sports competitions such as alpine skiing, ice sledge hockey, and cross-country skiing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1998 Winter Paralympics canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2929811 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1998 Winter Paralympics Context triple: [Nagano, knownFor, 1998 Winter Paralympics]
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1994 Winter Paralympics
The 1994 Winter Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held in Lillehammer, Norway, featuring winter sports competitions parallel to the Winter Olympics.
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B.
2002 Winter Paralympics
The 2002 Winter Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, held in March 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, featuring winter sports competitions such as alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, and ice sledge hockey.
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C.
1984 Winter Paralympics
The 1984 Winter Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, held in Innsbruck, Austria, featuring winter sports competitions parallel to the 1984 Winter Olympics.
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D.
2006 Winter Paralympics
The 2006 Winter Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, held in March 2006 and featuring winter sports competitions such as alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, ice sledge hockey, and wheelchair curling.
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E.
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics were an international multi-sport winter games held in Nagano, Japan, featuring events such as ice hockey, skiing, and figure skating.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1998 Winter Paralympics Target entity description: The 1998 Winter Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held in Nagano, Japan, featuring winter sports competitions such as alpine skiing, ice sledge hockey, and cross-country skiing.
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A.
1994 Winter Paralympics
The 1994 Winter Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held in Lillehammer, Norway, featuring winter sports competitions parallel to the Winter Olympics.
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B.
2002 Winter Paralympics
The 2002 Winter Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, held in March 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, featuring winter sports competitions such as alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, and ice sledge hockey.
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C.
1984 Winter Paralympics
The 1984 Winter Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, held in Innsbruck, Austria, featuring winter sports competitions parallel to the 1984 Winter Olympics.
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D.
2006 Winter Paralympics
The 2006 Winter Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, held in March 2006 and featuring winter sports competitions such as alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, ice sledge hockey, and wheelchair curling.
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E.
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics were an international multi-sport winter games held in Nagano, Japan, featuring events such as ice hockey, skiing, and figure skating.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Winter Paralympic Games
ⓘ
multi-sport event ⓘ |
| category |
1998 in multi-sport events
ⓘ
International sports competitions hosted by Japan ⓘ Paralympic Games in Japan ⓘ Sport in Nagano ⓘ |
| ceremoniesLocation | M-Wave ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1998-03-14 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| countryCodeOfHost | JPN ⓘ |
| disabilityClassificationSystem |
Paralympic classification
ⓘ
linked to:
disability sport classification
|
| followedBy | 2002 Winter Paralympics ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Paralympic Committee ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| hostCity | Nagano ⓘ |
| hostCityAlsoHosted | 1998 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| hostCityCountry |
Nagano, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Nagano
|
| hostCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| hostRegion | Nagano Prefecture ⓘ |
| includedSport |
alpine skiing
ⓘ
biathlon ⓘ cross-country skiing ⓘ ice sledge hockey ⓘ ice sledge speed racing ⓘ |
| mainVenue | M-Wave ⓘ |
| motto | Hope, Passion, and Challenge ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first Winter Paralympics held in Asia ⓘ |
| numberOfDisciplines | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 122 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingAthletes | 571 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingNations | 31 ⓘ |
| numberOfSports | 4 ⓘ |
| officialName | VII Paralympic Winter Games ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1998-03-05 ⓘ |
| parallelEvent | 1998 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Paralympic Games
ⓘ
Winter Paralympic Games ⓘ
linked to:
Paralympic Games
|
| precededBy | 1994 Winter Paralympics ⓘ |
| purpose | international elite competition for athletes with disabilities ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5 March 1998 – 14 March 1998 ⓘ |
| torchRelayRegion | Nagano Prefecture ⓘ |
| typeOfAthletes |
athletes with physical disabilities
ⓘ
athletes with visual impairments ⓘ |
| year | 1998 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1998 Winter Paralympics Description of subject: The 1998 Winter Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held in Nagano, Japan, featuring winter sports competitions such as alpine skiing, ice sledge hockey, and cross-country skiing.
Referenced by (8)
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