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Action and emotion on the second day of #Berlin2023

In the photo, a female open water swimmer is cheering after her race. At the same time, she is warmly embraced by a volunteer.
Special Olympics World Games 2023 Berlin Grünau 19.06.2023 Freiwasser Schwimmen 1500m Open Water Swim Finals Foto: Tilo Wiedensohler/camera4
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The second day of competition of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 is behind us. It was marked by emotional moments, a lot of joy and high-class sports. Here you can find a selection of our pictures and videos of the day.

 
Our athletes competed in 23 out of 26 sports today.

Medals have already been won in open water swimming, powerlifting, athletics and gymnastics-rhythmic. An overview of the awards schedule can be found here.
 

In the photo you can see Timothy Morahan taking 1st place in 5000m F-Final Plus. He looks very happy.
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In the picture, a female basketball player is smiling at the camera. She holds a basketball in one hand and stands in front of the 3x3 court.
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The photo shows an action scene during open water swimming.
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The photo shows a bocce player just concentrating on her next throw.
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The photo shows young Special Olympics cheerleaders with their pompoms.
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The photo shows a little girl who participated in the Young Athletes program during the World Games in Berlin, holding a plush Unity in her arms.
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In the photo a track and field athlete is cheering happily.
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The photo shows the start of open water swimming at the World Games in Berlin.
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You want to know when your favorite sports are taking place and how the competitions turned out?

All detailed schedules and as soon as they are fixed also all results are available here:

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

 

You want more information about individual athletes?

Here you can search for your favorites:

ATHLETES

 

And now we say goodbye with the most beautiful shots of the day:
 

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