International Silent Games

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International Silent Games was the original name for what is now known as the Deaflympics, an international multi-sport event for deaf athletes.

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International Silent Games canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf multi-sport event ⓘ
predecessor of the Deaflympics ⓘ
alsoKnownAs World Games for the Deaf ⓘ
linked to: Deaflympics
category deaf sports ⓘ
international deaf multi-sport competitions ⓘ
distinctionFromOlympics events are held without reliance on sound-based starting systems ⓘ
distinctionFromParalympics exclusively for athletes with hearing impairment ⓘ
eligibility athletes who are deaf ⓘ
athletes with hearing loss ⓘ
firstEditionHostCity Paris ⓘ
firstEditionHostCountry France ⓘ
firstEditionYear 1924 ⓘ
formerNameOf Deaflympics ⓘ
foundedBy Eugène Rubens-Alcais ⓘ
frequency every four years ⓘ
governingBody Comité International des Sports des Sourds ⓘ
International Committee of Sports for the Deaf ⓘ
hasCompetitionsIn athletics ⓘ
swimming ⓘ
team sports ⓘ
inception 1924 ⓘ
languageOfCommunication sign languages ⓘ
locationOfFirstEdition Paris, France ⓘ
linked to: Paris
mottoType emphasis on equality and inclusion for deaf athletes ⓘ
organizedFor deaf athletes ⓘ
participantType deaf athletes ⓘ
purpose to provide an international multi-sport event for deaf athletes ⓘ
renamingReason to modernize the image of the Games for the Deaf ⓘ
sportType summer multi-sport event ⓘ
successor Deaflympics ⓘ
targetCommunity global deaf community ⓘ

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Deaflympics → originalName → International Silent Games ⓘ