Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023
The Special Olympics World Games are the world's largest inclusive sports event. Thousands of athletes with intellectual disabilities compete together.
From 17 to 25 June 2023, the Special Olympics World Games took place in Berlin and for the first time in Germany.
We celebrated a colorful international festival of sports – with the aim of achieving greater recognition and social participation of people with intellectual disabilities in our society.
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#Berlin2023: Recap
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What was left over from the National Games Berlin 2022: a lot of material for new things. About 1000m of banners, 500m of construction fence fabric and over 30 printed stage and photo backgrounds have been produced and now find a new purpose.
Just 250 days to go until #Berlin2023 starts
We are getting more and more excited: It's only 250 days until the start of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023! We celebrate this day together with our international delegations and athletes, who tell us in a special video message what they are looking forward to the most.
A sign for inclusion at the NHL Global Series
Together with Special Olympics, the National Hockey League (NHL) sets an example for more inclusion in our society: Special Olympics athlete Juliana Rößler and former German-Canadian NHL professional Rob Zepp opened the NHL's Germany guest game in Berlin with the puck drop.
Results
Here you can check out how the competitions of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 turned out.
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#Berlin2023 at a glance
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Olympiapark
The Olympiapark hosts the following sports:
We will also celebrate the grand Opening Ceremony at Olympiastadion.
Messe Berlin
The following sports take place at Messe Berlin:
Visitors can also experience the Special Olympics Festival, our Activity Zone and the award ceremonies.
Various congresses are also held here for invited guests only.
Various congresses are also held here for invited guests only.
City Cluster
Here the competitions in 3x3 basketball, cycling and beach volleyball take place:
There will also be the Special Olympics Festival at Neptunbrunnen and various highlight events at Brandenburg Gate, as well as the big Closing Ceremony.
SSE
In the SSE (swimming and diving hall at Europasportpark) you can see the competitions in swimming:
We want to welcome people from all over the world to Berlin. We want to show through the spirit of sport how invaluable inclusion can be for everyone, and how much fun and joy we can have together.
Mark Solomeyer
National Athlete Leader and Special Olympics Germany Vice President
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