1993 Summer Deaflympics
| Host city | Sofia, Bulgaria |
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| Nations participating | 52 countries |
| Athletes participating | 1679 athletes |
| Events | 126 (14 disciplines) |
| Opening ceremony | 24 July 1993 |
| Closing ceremony | 2 August 1993 |
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The 1993 Summer Deaflympics (Bulgarian: 1993 летни дефлимпийски игри), officially known as the 17th Summer Deaflympics (Bulgarian: 13-та лятна глуха олимпиада) is an international multi-sport event that was held from 24 July 1993 to 2 August 1993. The event was hosted by Sofia, Bulgaria.[1]
It was the first Deaflympic event in which more than 50 nations participated. The Summer Games included 14 different disciplines.
Sofia was selected to host the Deaflympic event for the first time and after 20 years, the city went on to host the Summer Deaflympics competition in 2013. In fact, Sofia became only the second city in the world to have hosted the Summer Deaflympics event twice after Copenhagen.
References[]
- ^ "Games |1993 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
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