2013 Summer Deaflympics
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Host city | Sofia |
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Country | ![]() |
Nations | 90 |
Athletes | 2879 |
Sport | 17 sports (20 disciplines) |
Events | 203 |
Opening | July 26, 2013 |
Closing | August 4, 2013 |
Opened by | Rosen Plevneliev |
Main venue | Armeets Arena / Vasil Levski National Stadium |
Website | sofia 2013 |
Summer | |
← Taipei 2009 Samsun 2017 → | |
Winter | |
← Vysoké Tatry 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 2015 → |
The 2013 Summer Deaflympics (Bulgarian: 2013 летни дефлимпийски игри), officially known as the 22nd Summer Deaflympics (Bulgarian: 22-ра лятна глуха олимпиада), was an international multi-sport event that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013.[1] The marathon had been held before in Füssen, Germany on 21 July.[2]
Sofia was hosting the biggest sports event for deaf athletes for a second time. In the past the Bulgarian capital hosted the 1993 Summer Deaflympics, thus becoming only the second city, together with Copenhagen, which has hosted two Summer Deaflympics.[3]
The 2013 games was to be held in Athens, Greece, but the city decline the hosting rights citing no Organising Committee for the event and economic turmoil in the country.[4]
Sports
The sports offered at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics was held in 19 disciplines, including 14 individual sports and 5 team sports:[5]
Individual sports
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Team sports
- Basketball (2)
- Football (2)
- Handball (1)
- Volleyball (4)
Venues
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- Armeets Arena was announced as the venue of the 2013 Summer Deaflympics opening and closing ceremonies in February 2013.[6] It was also announced as venue of volleyball.
- Vasil Levski National Stadium is the venue of athletics and football finals.[7]
- Carlsberg National Tennis Center - Tennis
- Universiada Hall – Basketball
- Overgas Hall – Basketball
- Borisova gradina Velodrome – Cycling
- Winter Palace of Sports – Table tennis
- Mega Extreme Sky City Mall – Bowling
- Riu Resort and Spa Pravets – Football
- National Sports Academy – Beach volleyball, handball, karate, judo, taekwondo
- MoI Shooting Range Geo Milev – Shooting
- Spartak Sofia Aquatics Centre – Swimming
- Sofia Sports Hall – Table tennis
- Dema Sports Complex – Tennis
- Hristo Botev Hall – Badminton
- Zapaden Park – Orienteering
- Füssen Course – Marathon
Medal table
References
- ^ "Sofia 2013 – 22nd Summer Deaflympics". International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Sofia 2013 22nd Deaflympics Marathon Details". CISS. Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "22nd Summer Deaflympics 2013". H3 TV. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ Greek Government officially confirms lack of support for Athens 2013 Deaflympics
- ^ "Official Schedule of the 2013 Deaflympics". International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ ""Arena Armeec" – Opening and closing ceremony for Sofia 2013 Deaflympics". Sofia 2013 Deaflympics. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Договорът за летните олимпийски игри през 2013 бе подписан" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian National Sports Federation for the Deaf. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "2013 Summer Deaflympics Medal Tally". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
External links
- International Committee of Sports for the Deaf
- Official site for the 2013 Summer Deaflympics
- Results site
Preceded by | Summer Deaflympics XXII Sofia | Succeeded by |
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- ^ Bowling was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 2021 games were postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.