Deaflympic
- "The Summer and Winter Deaflympics are among the
world's fastest growing sports events. More than 3,300 deaf athletes
and officials from 74 nations participated in the 20th Summer
Deaflympics in Melbourne, Australia, in January 2005.
Nearly 600 athletes and officials participated in the 16th Winter
Deaflympics in Salt Lake City, United States in February 2007". Visit Deaflympic
website for indepth
information and news
21st Deaflympic - Taipei, Taiwan 2009 -
"The first Winter
Deaflympics was held in Seefeld, Austria in 1949, where 33 athletes
from 5 countries participated in, and 253 athletes from 22 countries
participated in the 15th Winter Deaflympics in Sundsvall, Sweden in
2003.
DEAFLYMPICS to
replace World Games of the Deaf, and the new name was
then employed in the 19th Rome Summer Deaflympics and onwards" Visit
21st Deaflympic
website for more.
International Deaf
Basketball -
"Deaf International Basketball Federation (DIBF) is a world governing
body for international deaf basketball in cooperation with the
Deaflympics and its confederations. DIBF shall be an independent
association composed of the National Organisations governing deaf
basketball".
Visit Deaf
Basketball
website for in-depth news and information.
British
Deaf Sport - This website
is aimed at anyone who is interested in keeping informed in what the
latest events are in the Deaf Sporting Community in the UK. You
will also find up to date deaf sports result , up to date deaf sport
media and you will enjoy reading deaf sport news stories written by
Deaf sport writers.
Visit Deaf
Sport website for indepth information and news
Sections
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links from within this website
USA
Deaf Sports- "The Akron Club
of the Deaf in Ohio sponsored the first national basketball tournament
in 1945, at which time it established the American Athletic Union of
the Deaf. The organization was later renamed the American Athletic
Association of the Deaf, and in 1997, the USA Deaf Sports Federation
(USADSF)".
Visit USA Deaf Sports
website for indepth information and news
Irish
Deaf Sports Association - "The Irish Deaf
Sports Association (IDSA) was founded on the 2 nd September 1968. The
Founders were Kevin Lynch, Larry Coogan, James Woulfe, Sean Kelly,
Christopher Foran and Andy O'Grady".
Visit Deaf Irish
Sport website for in-depth, news and information
National
Deaf Womens Bowling Association - Website for
bowling tournament that is held annually across the USA. This years
tournament will be held in Reno, Nevada July 15-19, 2007
There is Mens
and Womens Tournament. Email me for entry forms or flyers
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