Deaflympics

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The Deaflympics are an international multi-sport event sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee, featuring elite deaf and hard-of-hearing athletes competing under modified communication rules such as visual instead of auditory signals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international sporting event ⓘ
multi-sport event ⓘ
parasport event ⓘ
recurring sporting event ⓘ
adoptedCurrentName 2001 ⓘ
aimsTo promote elite sport for deaf people ⓘ
promote social integration of deaf athletes ⓘ
showcase the capabilities of deaf and hard-of-hearing athletes ⓘ
alsoKnownAs International Games for the Deaf ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics

World Games for the Deaf ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics
alternatesWith Summer Deaflympics ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics

Winter Deaflympics ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics
category deaf sports competitions ⓘ
communicationMode sign language ⓘ
visual signals ⓘ
competitionLevel international elite ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Olympic Games ⓘ
Paralympic Games ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion athletes with a hearing loss of at least 55 dB in the better ear ⓘ
firstHeld 1924 ⓘ
firstHostCity Paris ⓘ
firstHostCountry France ⓘ
foundedBy Eugène Rubens-Alcais ⓘ
frequency every four years ⓘ
governingBody International Committee of Sports for the Deaf ⓘ
hasCharacteristic adapted rules for communication but standard sport rules otherwise ⓘ
athletes compete in silence at start of events ⓘ
elite-level competition ⓘ
no use of hearing aids during competition ⓘ
hasEditionType Summer Deaflympics ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics

Winter Deaflympics ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics
hasMotto Equal through sports ⓘ
includes individual sports ⓘ
team sports ⓘ
involves deaf athletes ⓘ
hard-of-hearing athletes ⓘ
originalName International Silent Games ⓘ
participantType national deaf sports federations ⓘ
relatedTo Deaf culture ⓘ
disability sport ⓘ
renamedIn 1966 ⓘ
renamedTo World Games for the Deaf ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics
sanctionedBy International Olympic Committee ⓘ
scope global ⓘ
sportsType summer sports ⓘ
winter sports ⓘ
uses visual starting signals instead of auditory signals ⓘ
winterFrequency every four years ⓘ

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Paralympic Games → relatedTo → Deaflympics ⓘ
Deaflympics → alsoKnownAs → World Games for the Deaf ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics
Deaflympics → alsoKnownAs → International Games for the Deaf ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics
Deaflympics → hasEditionType → Summer Deaflympics ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics
Deaflympics → hasEditionType → Winter Deaflympics ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics
Deaflympics → renamedTo → World Games for the Deaf ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics
Deaflympics → alternatesWith → Summer Deaflympics ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics
Deaflympics → alternatesWith → Winter Deaflympics ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics
International Sign → usedAt → Deaflympics ⓘ
International Committee of Sports for the Deaf → oversees → Summer Deaflympics ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics
International Committee of Sports for the Deaf → oversees → Winter Deaflympics ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics
International Silent Games → alsoKnownAs → World Games for the Deaf ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics