1 9 ) ▁ ▁( 3 5 ) ▁ ▁( 2 0 ) ▁ ▁( 1 ) ▁ ▁( 2 ) ▁ ▁( 1 ) ▁ ▁( 3 9 ) ▁ ▁( 4 0 ) ▁ ▁( 2 ) ▁ ▁( 3 ) ▁ ▁( 1 ) ▁ ▁( 1 ) ▁▁ ▁( 1 ) ▁ ▁( 2 ) ▁ ▁( 2 9 ) ▁ ▁( 1 1 ) ▁ ▁( 2 9 ) ▁ ▁( 1 7 ) ▁ ▁( 1 ) ▁ ▁( 1 ) ▁ ▁( 9 ) ▁ ▁( 1 9 ) ▁ ▁( 2 1 ) ▁ ▁( 1 2 ) ▁ ▁( 5 6 ) ▁ ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 8 6 ▁athlet es ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Games , ▁ 3 8 5 ▁male ▁and ▁ 1 0 1 ▁female . ▁This ▁is ▁an ▁increase ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 3 0 ▁athlet es ▁participated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Despite ▁overall ▁increase ▁of ▁deleg ates ▁and ▁athlet es , ▁the ▁following ▁nations ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Winter ▁Par al ym p ics ▁did ▁not ▁send ▁athlet es ▁to ▁Tur in . ▁ ▁Mexico ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁country ▁who ▁had ▁sent ▁an ▁ath lete ▁to ▁these ▁Games ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁Winter ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Other ▁information ▁These ▁are ▁the ▁second ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁Italy , ▁which ▁hosted ▁the ▁first ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics ▁in ▁Rome