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 2: What's on the agenda today?
It's Day 2 of the Berlin Games and we are kicking it off with exciting sport, our concert evening at Brandenburger Tor and more. An overview of the day's highlights can be found here.
This was the first day of the Games in Berlin
The first competition day of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 is behind us. It was full of athletic ambition, good mood and many new experiences. Here you can find a selection of our pictures and videos of the day.
Healthy Athletes® program officially started
Permanently improving health care for people with intellectual disabilities – this is the goal of the Healthy Athletes® program, which is also taking place as part of our Games and was ceremoniously opened today in the CityCube of Messe Berlin.
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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