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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#Berlin2023 Day 5: What's on the agenda today?
Today, final competitions in a total of 12 sports can be attended. In the evening, we will dance at the Athletes' Party right in front of the historic Brandenburger Tor. More information about the highlights of the day can be found here.
Half time! Four of eight competition days are over
The fourth day of the Games is already behind us with exciting competitions in 22 sports. If you have not managed to come by or watch us on TV yet, you should get to it – it is definitely worth it. Here you can find a selection of our pictures and videos of the day.
The youngest participant of the Games is called Valery
We are pleased to introduce a special participant of the Games: Valery Vera, 12 years old, is the youngest athlete of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023, comes from Paraguay and competes in gymnastics-rhythmic. We met her and talked to her about her passion.
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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