Claim: With IPC Code RSA, the 1998 Winter Paralympics which was held in Nagano, the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, located in the Nagano Basin (Zenkoji Daira) in the central Chūbu region of Japan, saw South Africa sent 1 competitor in 1 sport.
Evidence: The 1998 Winter Paralympics (第七回パラリンピック冬季競技大会, Dai Shichi-kai Pararinpikku Tōkikyōgi Taikai), the seventh Winter Paralympics, were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan from 5 to 14 March 1998. Nagano (長野市, Nagano-shi, pronounced [nagaꜜno ɕi) is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, located in the Nagano Basin (Zenkoji Daira) in the central Chūbu region of Japan. South Africa South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee Despite the large number of participating delegations, 40 of the 72 delegations had less than 10 athletes, with 12 nations having one sole athlete.