Athletes participating 2879 Opening ceremony July 26 | Nations participating 90 Events 116 in 19 sports Closing ceremony August 4 | |
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The 2013 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 22nd Summer Deaflympics, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013. The marathon had been held before in Füssen, Germany on 21 July.
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.
Contents
Sports
The sports offered at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics was held in 19 disciplines, including 14 individual sports and 5 team sports:
Team sports
Venues
Medal Tally
Host countries (Bulgaria/Germany)
References
2013 Summer Deaflympics Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA