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| Host city | Sofia |
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| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Nations | 90 |
| Athletes | 2879 |
| Sport | 17 sports (20 disciplines) |
| Events | 203 |
| Opening | July 26, 2013 |
| Closing | August 4, 2013 |
| Opened by | Rosen Plevneliev |
| Main venue | Armeets Arena / Vasil Levski National Stadium |
| Website | sofia 2013 |
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The 2013 Summer Deaflympics (Bulgarian: 2013 летни дефлимпийски игри), officially known as the 22nd Summer Deaflympics (Bulgarian: 22-ра лятна глуха олимпиада), was an international multi-sport event that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013.[1] The marathon had been held before in Füssen, Germany on 21 July.[2]
Sofia was hosting the biggest sports event for deaf athletes for a second time. In the past the Bulgarian capital hosted the 1993 Summer Deaflympics, thus becoming only the second city, together with Copenhagen, which has hosted two Summer Deaflympics.[3]
The 22nd Summer Deaflympics Games were originally scheduled to be held from 28 September to 9 October 2012 in London, but was decided to withdraw and host it in 2013 due to the schedule of 2012 Summer Olympics.
The 2013 games was then to be held in Athens, Greece, but the city decline the hosting rights citing no Organising Committee for the event and economic turmoil in the country.[4]
- ^ "Sofia 2013 – 22nd Summer Deaflympics". International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Sofia 2013 22nd Deaflympics Marathon Details". CISS. Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "22nd Summer Deaflympics 2013". H3 TV. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ Greek Government officially confirms lack of support for Athens 2013 Deaflympics