2013 Summer Deaflympics Explained
The 2013 Summer Deaflympics (bg|2013 летни дефлимпийски игри), officially known as the 22nd Summer Deaflympics (bg|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 were scheduled for 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
Venues
- 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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Sofia 2013 – 22nd Summer Deaflympics. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. 6 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130401032832/http://www.deaflympics.com/games/index.asp?GamesID=39. 2013-04-01. dead.
- Web site: Sofia 2013 22nd Deaflympics Marathon Details. CISS. 11 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723020754/http://www.deaflympics.com/news/enews/?PID=2&id=1635. 2015-07-23. dead.
- Web site: 22nd Summer Deaflympics 2013. H3 TV. 6 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130714223511/http://www.h3.tv/event_details.php?evnt_id=53. 14 July 2013. dead. dmy-all.
- https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/109527/greek-government-officially-confirms-lack-of-support-for-athens-2013-deaflympics Greek Government officially confirms lack of support for Athens 2013 Deaflympics
- Web site: Official Schedule of the 2013 Deaflympics. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. 6 April 2013.
- Web site: "Arena Armeec" – Opening and closing ceremony for Sofia 2013 Deaflympics. https://web.archive.org/web/20130507133927/http://sofia2013.com/?p=166. dead. 7 May 2013. Sofia 2013 Deaflympics. 6 April 2013.
- Web site: Договорът за летните олимпийски игри през 2013 бе подписан. Bulgarian National Sports Federation for the Deaf. 6 April 2013. bg. https://web.archive.org/web/20130825020951/http://www.bdsf-bg.com/. 25 August 2013. dead.
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