The IOC site for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games gives erroneous figure of 77 participated NOCs; however, one can count 78 nations looking through official results of 2002 Games Part 1نسخة محفوظة 3 January 2014 على موقع واي باك مشين., Part 2نسخة محفوظة 18 January 2014 على موقع واي باك مشين., Part 3نسخة محفوظة 18 January 2014 على موقع واي باك مشين.. Probably this error is consequence that Costa Rica's delegation of one athlete joined the Games after the Opening Ceremony, so 77 nations participated in Opening Ceremony and 78 nations participated in the Games.
The IOC site for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games gives erroneous figure of 77 participated NOCs; however, one can count 78 nations looking through official results of 2002 Games Part 1نسخة محفوظة 3 January 2014 على موقع واي باك مشين., Part 2نسخة محفوظة 18 January 2014 على موقع واي باك مشين., Part 3نسخة محفوظة 18 January 2014 على موقع واي باك مشين.. Probably this error is consequence that Costa Rica's delegation of one athlete joined the Games after the Opening Ceremony, so 77 nations participated in Opening Ceremony and 78 nations participated in the Games.
The IOC site for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games gives erroneous figure of 77 participated NOCs; however, one can count 78 nations looking through official results of 2002 Games Part 1نسخة محفوظة 3 January 2014 على موقع واي باك مشين., Part 2نسخة محفوظة 18 January 2014 على موقع واي باك مشين., Part 3نسخة محفوظة 18 January 2014 على موقع واي باك مشين.. Probably this error is consequence that Costa Rica's delegation of one athlete joined the Games after the Opening Ceremony, so 77 nations participated in Opening Ceremony and 78 nations participated in the Games.
