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2013 Summer Deaflympics

2013 multi-sport event for deaf people in Sofia, Bulgaria

Field	Value
name	22nd Summer Deaflympics
logo	2013 Summer Deafolympics Initial Logo.jpg
size	200
host_city	Sofia
country	Bulgaria
nations	83
athletes	2711
sports	17 sports (20 disciplines)
events	203
opening	July 26, 2013
closing	August 4, 2013
opened_by	Rosen Plevneliev
stadium	Armeets Arena / Vasil Levski National Stadium
SpreviousS	[Taipei 2009](2009-summer-deaflympics)
SnextS	[Samsun 2017](2017-summer-deaflympics)
Sprevious	[Vysoké Tatry 2011](2011-winter-deaflympics)
Snext	[Khanty-Mansiysk 2015](2015-winter-deaflympics)
website	[sofia 2013](https://web.archive.org/web/20130815111447/http://www.sofia2013.com/)

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.

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. Athens is now scheduled to host the 2029 Summer Deaflympics

Sports

The sports offered at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics was held in 19 disciplines, including 14 individual sports and 5 team sports:

Individual sports

[[File:Athletics_pictogram.svg|20px]]Athletics (44)
[[File:Badminton_pictogram.svg|20px]]Badminton (5)
[[File:Bowling_pictogram.svg|20px]]Bowling (8)
[[File:Cycling_pictogram.svg|20px]]Cycling (9)
- Road (3W+4M=7)
- Mountain biking (2)
[[File:Judo_pictogram.svg|20px]]Judo (7M+6W+2Open+1Mens team+1 Men Kata=17)
[[File:Karate_pictogram.svg|20px]]Karate (5M+4W+2Open+2KATA+1kata team men+1kumite team men=15)
[[File:Orienteering_pictogram.svg|20px]]Orienteering (8)
[[File:Shooting_pictogram.svg|20px]]Shooting (5W+6M=11)
[[File:Swimming_pictogram.svg|20px]]Swimming (38)
[[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|20px]]Table tennis (7)
[[File:Taekwondo_pictogram.svg|20px]]Taekwondo (4W+4M+5poomsae=13)
[[File:Tennis_pictogram.svg|20px]]Tennis (5)
[[File:Wrestling_pictogram.svg|20px]]Wrestling (14)
- Freestyle (7)
- Greco-Roman (7)

Team sports

Basketball (2)
Football (2)
Handball (1)
Volleyball (4)
- Beach (2)
- Indoor (2)

Venues

Armeets Arena was announced as the venue of the 2013 Summer Deaflympics opening and closing ceremonies in February 2013. It was also announced as venue of volleyball.
Vasil Levski National Stadium is the venue of athletics and football finals.
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

Medal table

References

"Sofia 2013 – 22nd Summer Deaflympics". International Committee of Sports for the Deaf.
"Sofia 2013 22nd Deaflympics Marathon Details". CISS.
"22nd Summer Deaflympics 2013". H3 TV.
[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]
[https://www.deaflympics.com/news/host-city-for-the-summer-deaflympics-2029-athens-greece Host City for the Summer Deaflympics 2029: Athens, Greece]
"Official Schedule of the 2013 Deaflympics". International Committee of Sports for the Deaf.
""Arena Armeec" – Opening and closing ceremony for Sofia 2013 Deaflympics". Sofia 2013 Deaflympics.
"Договорът за летните олимпийски игри през 2013 бе подписан". Bulgarian National Sports Federation for the Deaf.
"2013 Summer Deaflympics Medal Tally".

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