2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games
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| Host city | Athens, Greece |
| Motto | Join the wonderful winning world (Greek: Ενωθείτε με τον υπέροχο κόσμο των νικητών) |
| Teams participating | 185 |
| Athletes participating | 7,000 |
| Events | 21 |
| Opening ceremony | 25 June 2011 |
| Closing ceremony | 4 July 2011 |
The 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games was a sporting event held from June, 25th 2011 – July, 4th 2011 in Athens, Greece. The opening ceremony of the games took place on 25 June 2011 at the Panathinaiko Stadium and the closing ceremony was held on 4 July 2011.
"Over 7,500" athletes, from 185 countries, will be competing in a total of twenty-two sports.[1]
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Sports
- Aquatics
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Bocce
- Bowling
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Floor Hockey
- Football (Soccer)
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Judo
- Kayak
- Powerlifting
- Roller Skating
- Sailing
- Softball
- Table Tennis
- Team Handball
- Tennis
- Volleyball
Nations
Bangladesh was represented by 40 athletes.[2]
Egypt was represented by 77 athletes competing in 11 sports.[3] They won 41 medals (13 Gold, 16 Silver and 12 Bronze).[4][5]
India was represented by 256 athletes.[6]
Lithuania was represented by 17 athletes.[7]
New Zealand was represented by 35 athletes competing in seven sports: athletics (2 golds won in shotput – Andrew Oswin and 4x100m Relay – Andrew Oswin, Mitchell Brown, Ryan Smith and Kwame Williams-Accra), aquatics ( 8 golds), basketball (1 silver) equestrian, golf and powerlifting.[8]
Pakistan was represented by 90 athletes, winning 56 Medals, (17 Gold, 25 Silver and 14 Bronze). Adeel Ameer (most successful athlete in the squad) captured 3 Gold Medals, winning 100-metre, high-jump and 4×100 metre events.[9]
Philippines was represented by 38 athletes competing in six sports: athletics, aquatics, badminton, bowling, gymnastics and powerlifting.[10]
Samoa was represented by 8 athletes.[11]
The United Kingdom was represented by 151 athletes.[12]
The Vietnam was represented by 8 athletes competing in two sports: athletics, Bocce .
A total of 146 athletes represented Ireland in the Special Olympics 2011 World Summer Games. They returned to Ireland with a total of 106 medals.
References
- ^ "Special Olympics New Zealand team heads away", Special Olympics NZ press release, June 13, 2011
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- ^ From closed to open Al-Ahram Weekly, 30 June 2011
- ^ "Special Olympics Medalists return from Athens after winning 41 medals" Al-Ahram, 6 July 2011 (In Arabic)
- ^ "So Special" Al-Ahram Weekly, 7 July 2011
- ^ "A special contingent carries country's gold hopes", The Hindu, June 9, 2011
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Special Olympics New Zealand team heads away", Special Olympics NZ press release, June 13, 2011
- ^ http://tribune.com.pk/story/202262/special-olympics-summer-games-2011-pakistan-come-back-bearing-56-medals
- ^ "PH bets eye strong show in Special Olympics", Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 11, 2011
- ^ "Special athletes unite the nation", Samoa Observer, May 28, 2011
- ^ Special Olympics Great Britain
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