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Deaflympics
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The Deaflympics, also known as Deaflympiad (previously called World Games for the Deaf, and International Games for the Deaf) are a periodic series of multi-sport events sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at which deaf athletes compete at an elite level. Unlike the athletes in other IOC-sanctioned events (the Olympics, the Paralympics, and the Special Olympics), athletes cannot be guided by sounds (such as starting pistols, bullhorn commands or referee whistles). The games have been organized by the Comité International des Sports des Sourds (CISS, "The International Commi
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- Comité International des Sports des Sourds
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- Deaflympics Games
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- Deaflympics logo
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- Per Ludos Aequalitas (Equality Through Sport)
- Sporting event organization.formation
- in Paris, France – 1924 Summer Deaflympics
- Sporting event organization.recurrence
- 4 years
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- 2023 Winter Deaflympics in Erzurum, Turkey2025 Summer Deaflympics in Tokyo, Japan
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- 2027 Winter Deaflympics in Innsbruck, Austria2029 Summer Deaflympics in Athens, Greece
- Sporting event organization.purpose
- To provide opportunities for deaf persons to participate in elite sports
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- www.deaflympics.com
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- Deaflympics
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- 1924-00-00
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15 sectionsContents
- History
- Host nations and cities
- List of Summer Deaflympics hosts
- List of Winter Deaflympics hosts
- Youth Games
- All-time medal table
- Summer Deaflympics
- Winter Deaflympics
- Combined
- Sports
- Summer Deaflympics
- Winter Deaflympics
- See also
- References
- External links
The Deaflympics, also known as Deaflympiad (previously called World Games for the Deaf, and International Games for the Deaf) are a periodic series of multi-sport events sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at which deaf athletes compete at an elite level. Unlike the athletes in other IOC-sanctioned events (the Olympics, the Paralympics, and the Special Olympics), athletes cannot be guided by sounds (such as starting pistols, bullhorn commands or referee whistles). The games have been organized by the Comité International des Sports des Sourds (CISS, "The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf") since the first event in 1924.
== History == The Deaflympics are held every four years, and are the longest running multi-sport event in history after the Olympics. The first games, held in Paris in 1924, were the first ever international sporting event for athletes with a disability. The event has been held every four years since, apart from a break for World War II, and an additional event, the Deaflympic Winter Games, was added in 1949. The games began as a small gathering of 148 athletes from nine European nations competing in the International Silent Games in Paris, France, in 1924; now, they have grown into a global movement.