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17-25 June 2023

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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After rain comes the sun – what a perfect day

24 June 2023, 20:36
The seventh and penultimate day of competition is over. And what a day it was: bright sunshine, perfect atmosphere and strong performances with medal decisions in a total of 23 sports. Here you can find a selection of our pictures and videos of the day.

Sport Officials: Their sense of proportion is indispensable

24 June 2023, 10:04
Not only athletes, volunteers and many enthusiastic spectators belong to big sporting events, but also Sports Officials. They act with a sense of proportion, expertise and empathy. We spoke to some of them to find out more about their work.

#Berlin2023 Day 7: What's on the agenda today?

24 June 2023, 07:00
Today is the big decision day in most sports and one of the last chances to experience the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 in its fullness. An overview of the highlights of the day can be found here.

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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#Berlin2023 at a glance

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.

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.

Wannsee

Wannsee is the venue for our sailing competitions:

Grünau

In Grünau the kayaking and the open water swimming competitions take place:

Bad Saarow

In Bad Saarow, the golf competitions take place:

SSE

In the SSE (swimming and diving hall at Europasportpark) you can see the competitions in swimming:

Bowling World

Here, the bowling competitions take place (unfortunately without spectators):
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.
The photo is a portrait of Mark Solomeyer, National Athletes' Spokesperson and Vice President of Special Olympics Germany. He is wearing a black suit and smiling towards the camera.
Mark Solomeyer
National Athlete Leader and Special Olympics Germany Vice President
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