Deaflympics

Updated/Revised Date: 2022-04-10 Author: Related: On This Page: Synopsis: Information on the Deaflympics, the International Games competition for the Deaf sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee. Unlike other games for athletes with disabilities, which are all directed by non-disabled officials, the Deaflympics are run by deaf people for deaf athletes. To qualify for the games, athletes must have a hearing loss of at least 55 decibels in their "better ear". Hearing aids, cochlear implants and the like are not allowed to be used in competition, to place all athletes on the same level. Main Document What are the Deaflympics? The Deaflympics (previously called World Games for the Deaf, and International Games for the Deaf) are an International Olympic Committee (IOC)-sanctioned event at which deaf athletes compete at an elite level. However, unlike the athletes in other IOC-sanctioned events (i.e., the Olympics, the The Deaflympics are held every 4 years. To date, the Deaflympics have been hosted by 36 cities in 21 countries, but by cities outside Europe on only five occasions (Washington D.C. 1965, Los Angeles 1985, Christchurch 1989, Melbourne 2005 and Taipei 2009). The last summer games were held in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2013, and the next scheduled winter games will be in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia in 2015. Formal international competition in deaf sport began with the 1924 Paris Silent Games, organized by the Comite International des Sports des Sourds, CISS (The Inter...

The 2021 Summer 24th Summer Deaflympics, was an international This is the first time the Games are being held in a Host city selection [ ] Brazil was selected as the host country for the 2021 Games at a meeting of the • Sports [ ] Originally, the program for this edition would consist of 221 finals in 18 sports. However, due to problems with the available infrastructure and the low number of participants, the bowling events had to be removed from Caxias do Sul and was later relocated to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and will be held on 20–30 October 2022. Thus, the program will consist of 216 events in 18 sports. Medals disputed in Malaysia will later be added to the medal table and their results and the number of athletes will be added later to official statistics. New events were added in athletics, karate, orienteering, shooting, and swimming, whereas the number of events in bowling, judo, and taekwondo has been reduced. This will also be the first time since the Individual sports [ ] • • • • Mountain biking (2) • Road (8) • • • • • • • • • • • Freestyle (8) • Greco-Roman (8) Team sports [ ] • • • • • Indoor volleyball (2) • Beach volleyball (2) Bowling [ ] Bowling was held between on 21–30 October 2022 in • Calendar [ ] In the following calendar for the events held in Caxias do Sul, each blue box represents an event competition. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport are held. The number in each yellow box represents the number of fin...

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Deaflympics 2021 was held at Festa da Uva Main Pavilion in the city of Caxias do Sul in southern Brazil. The quadrennial event began on May 1 and concluded on May 15 with around 2,100 athletes from 72 countries participating at the Games. India sent a contingent of 65 athletes to compete in 11 sports, making it the country’s largest-ever representation at Deaflympics since making its debut in 1965. The first edition of the Deaflympics, then known as the International Silent Games, were held in Paris in 1924. At the last edition in Turkey in 2017, the 46-member Indian contingent returned with five medals – a gold, a silver and three bronze. Wrestler Virender Singh defended his title in the 74kg freestyle event while Tokyo Olympian golfer Diksha Dagar claimed silver. Both athletes participated at the Deaflympics 2021, the 24th edition of the Games. In the 2021 edition, India recorded their best performance at the Deaflympics by winning 16 medals, including eight golds. India finished ninth in the Deaflympics 2021 medals tally. Ukraine led the table with 62 golds (along with 38 silvers and 38 bronze and an overall tally of 138). India's previous best came at Sofia 1993 when they bagged seven medals, including five gold and two bronze. India also won seven medals each at Copenhagen 1997 (3 gold, 3 silvers, 1 bronze) and at Melbourne 2005 (3 golds, 1 silver, 3 bronze). In Brazil, badminton player Jerlin Jayaratchagan won three gold medals - in the women's singles, mixed doubles...

The 2018 Winter Olympics are in full swing in PyeongChang, South Korea and Team USA has been taking home the golds! You’ve probably heard of the Paralympics, the international Olympic tournament for physically-impaired athletes. But did you know there is also an official Olympic tournament specifically for deaf athletes? It’s called the Deaflympics: The Beginning The Deaflympics were originally called the “International Games for the Deaf” and the first games were held in Paris in 1924. This was the first international sporting event held for athletes with a disability. The games were organized by deaf Frenchman Eugene Rubens-Alcais, who previously founded France’s sports federation for the deaf and mute. There were nine participating countries with 148 athletes who excelled in road cycling, diving, In 1996, the name changed to “World Games for the Deaf,” and then changed again in 2001 to “Deaflympics.” The games are held every two years and alternate Summer and Winter games. Deaflympics Now The most recent Deaflympics Games were held in July 2017 and hosted by Turkey. Over three thousand athletes from 97 countries participated in the games. Russia ruled the games, taking home a total of 199 medals, including 85 gold. Team USA came in tenth place, with only 16 medals. However, the US holds a total of 1,003 Summer Deaflympics medals since the inception of the games, the most of any country. The 2015 Winter Deaflympics was hosted in Russia with 336 athletes from 27 countries...