Delegations to Nagano Special Olympics arriving in Japan

Delegations to Nagano Special Olympics arriving in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Delegates from Hungary to the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano arrive at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 21. Some 2,700 people from more than 80 countries will take part in the event, which will run from Feb. 26 to March 5.

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