The 2005 Special Olympics Winter World Games (Japanese: 2005年スペシャルオリンピックス冬季世界大会, romanized: 2005-Nen supesharuorinpikkusu tōki sekai taikai) were hosted at Nagano in Nippon and were the first Special Olympics World Games held in Asia. Nagano became the first city in the world to host the Olympics, Paralympics and Special Olympics World Games.
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| Host city | Nagano, Nagano, Nippon |
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| Motto | Let's Celebrate Together! (Japanese: 一緒に祝いましょう!) |
| Nations | 84 |
| Athletes | 2,600 |
| Events | 79 in 7 sports |
| Opening | February 26 |
| Closing | March 5 |
| Opened by | Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi |
| Torch lighter | Ryuya Kamihara |
| Main venue | M-Wave |
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- M-Wave – the opening, closing ceremonies and Speed skating
- Big Hat – Figure skating
- White Ring – Floor hockey
- Yamanouchi – Alpine skiing
- Hakuba – Cross-country
- Nozawaonsen – Snowshoe
- Mure – Snowboarding