Host city | PyeongChang, South Korea |
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Events | – |
Opening ceremony | January 29 |
Closing ceremony | February 5 |
Officially opened by | Lee Myung-bak |
Main venue | Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink |
The 11th Special Olympics World Winter Games was a Special Olympics, a multi-sports event that was held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from January 29 through February 5, 2013. Though officially allocated to Pyeongchang, events were also held in Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink.
The three venues and events are:
The 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games programme featured 8 sports with encompassing many disciplines (in parentheses).
The mascots are Ra, In and Bow.
Canada won the overall medal table. They won 109 medals (44 Gold, 44 Silver and 21 Bronze).