International Silent Games

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International Silent Games was the original name for what is now known as the Deaflympics, an international multi-sport event for deaf athletes.

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International Silent Games canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf multi-sport event
predecessor of the Deaflympics
alsoKnownAs World Games for the Deaf
linked to: Deaflympics
category deaf sports
international deaf multi-sport competitions
distinctionFromOlympics events are held without reliance on sound-based starting systems
distinctionFromParalympics exclusively for athletes with hearing impairment
eligibility athletes who are deaf
athletes with hearing loss
firstEditionHostCity Paris
firstEditionHostCountry France
firstEditionYear 1924
formerNameOf Deaflympics
foundedBy Eugène Rubens-Alcais
frequency every four years
governingBody Comité International des Sports des Sourds
International Committee of Sports for the Deaf
hasCompetitionsIn athletics
swimming
team sports
inception 1924
languageOfCommunication sign languages
locationOfFirstEdition Paris, France
linked to: Paris
mottoType emphasis on equality and inclusion for deaf athletes
organizedFor deaf athletes
participantType deaf athletes
purpose to provide an international multi-sport event for deaf athletes
renamingReason to modernize the image of the Games for the Deaf
sportType summer multi-sport event
successor Deaflympics
targetCommunity global deaf community

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Deaflympics originalName International Silent Games