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22nd Summer Deaflympics
Host city
Sofia
Country
Bulgaria
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]
^"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
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