The IOC site for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games gives figure of 77 participated NOCs, however one can count 78 nations looking through official results of 2002 Games Part 1Arquivado 03 de xaneiro de 2014 en Wayback Machine., Part 2Arquivado 18 de xaneiro de 2014 en Wayback Machine., Part 3Arquivado 18 de xaneiro de 2014 en Wayback Machine.. Probably this is consequence that Costa Rica's delegation of one athlete joined the Games after the Opening Ceremony, or this is consequence that Puerto Rico delegation of two athletes did not start in two-man bobsleigh event.
The IOC site for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games gives figure of 77 participated NOCs, however one can count 78 nations looking through official results of 2002 Games Part 1Arquivado 03 de xaneiro de 2014 en Wayback Machine., Part 2Arquivado 18 de xaneiro de 2014 en Wayback Machine., Part 3Arquivado 18 de xaneiro de 2014 en Wayback Machine.. Probably this is consequence that Costa Rica's delegation of one athlete joined the Games after the Opening Ceremony, or this is consequence that Puerto Rico delegation of two athletes did not start in two-man bobsleigh event.
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The IOC site for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games gives figure of 77 participated NOCs, however one can count 78 nations looking through official results of 2002 Games Part 1Arquivado 03 de xaneiro de 2014 en Wayback Machine., Part 2Arquivado 18 de xaneiro de 2014 en Wayback Machine., Part 3Arquivado 18 de xaneiro de 2014 en Wayback Machine.. Probably this is consequence that Costa Rica's delegation of one athlete joined the Games after the Opening Ceremony, or this is consequence that Puerto Rico delegation of two athletes did not start in two-man bobsleigh event.