2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games

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13th Special Olympics World Summer Games
Παγκόσμιοι Θερινοί Αγώνες 13ου Ειδικού Ολυμπιακού

Host city	Athens, Greece
Motto	Join the wonderful winning world (Greek: Ενωθείτε με τον υπέροχο κόσμο των νικητών)
Nations	185
Athletes	7,000
Events	21
Opening	25 June 2011
Closing	4 July 2011
Opened by	Karolos Papoulias
Main venue	Panathenaic Stadium
Summer
← 2007 Shanghai 2015 Los Angeles →
Winter
← 2009 Idaho 2013 PyeongChang →

The 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games (Greek: Ειδικοί παγκόσμιοι καλοκαιρινοί αγώνες Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων 2011, Eidikoí pankósmioi kalokairinoí agónes Olympiakón Agónon 2011), was a sporting event in Athens, Greece. The opening ceremony of the games took place on 25 June 2011 at the Panathenaic Stadium and the closing ceremony was held on 4 July 2011.

Over 7,500 athletes, from 185 countries, competed in a total of 22 sports.^[1]