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]
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| Host city | Sofia |
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| 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 |
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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
editThe 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
edit- Basketball (2)
- Football (2)
- Handball (1)
- Volleyball (4)
Venues
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- 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
Medal table
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* Host nation (Host countries (Bulgaria/Germany))
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 67 | 52 | 58 | 177 |
| 2 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 21 | 30 | 37 | 88 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 19 | 11 | 12 | 42 |
| 4 |  Belarus (BLR) | 12 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 |  China (CHN) | 12 | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 9 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| 7 |  Turkey (TUR) | 7 | 9 | 17 | 33 |
| 8 |  Iran (IRI) | 7 | 4 | 21 | 32 |
| 9 |  Kenya (KEN) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 10 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 12 |  Italy (ITA) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 13 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 3 | 12 | 9 | 24 |
| 14 |  Germany (GER)* | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 15 |  Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 10 | 9 | 21 |
| 17 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 18 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 |  Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 21 |  Bulgaria (BUL)* | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 22 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Estonia (EST) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 27 |  Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 |  Macau (MAC) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 |  India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 34 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 36 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 38 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 40 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 43 |  Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkmenistan (TKM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (49 entries) | 203 | 203 | 253 | 659 | |
Source: [8]
References
edit- ^ "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
- ^ "Official Schedule of the 2013 Deaflympics". International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ ""Arena Armeec" – Opening and closing ceremony for Sofia 2013 Deaflympics". Sofia 2013 Deaflympics. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Договорът за летните олимпийски игри през 2013 бе подписан" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian National Sports Federation for the Deaf. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "2013 Summer Deaflympics Medal Tally". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-10-02.