Although they have sent delegations to every Summer Olympic Games since, except the 1960 Summer Olympics, they did not participate in their first Winter Olympics until the 1994 Lillehammer Games. Nagano was thus the nation's second appearance at a Winter Olympics.
They had sent delegations to all Summer Olympic Games since, excluding the 1960 Summer Olympics, but did not take part in their first Winter Olympics until the 1994 Lillehammer Games. Nagano was the nation's second appearance at a Winter Olympics.