2021 Summer Deaflympics

The 2021 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 24th Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event scheduled to take place in Caxias do Sul, Brazil from May 1 to May 15, 2022.

XXIV Summer Deaflympics
Host cityCaxias do Sul, Brazil
MottoSports comes from the heart
Sport(s)18
Opening ceremonyMay 1, 2022
Closing ceremonyMay 15, 2022
Officially opened byJair Bolsonaro (expected)
WebsiteOfficial website
Summer
Winter

Caxis do Sul was selected as the host city for the 2021 games a meeting of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf on February 26, 2020. Originally scheduled to take place from December 5 to 21, 2021, the games were postponed to 2022 in January 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the first such instance in the history of the Deaflympics (previous games had been cancelled but not rescheduled).[1][2]

Sports

The 2021 Summer Deaflympics are set to consist of 18 sports, the same number as in 2017:[3]

  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Cycling
    • Mountain biking
    • Road
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Handball
  • Judo
  • Karate
  • Orienteering
  • Shooting
  • Swimming
  • Table tennis
  • Taekwondo
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
    • Indoor Volleyball (2)
    • Beach Volleyball (2)
  • Wrestling
    • Freestyle
    • Greco-Roman

References
  1. "Brazil Declares Host for the Summer Deaflympics in 2021". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  2. "Postponement of the 2021 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  3. "SPORTS". 24th Summer Deaflympics. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
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