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2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games

11th Special Olympics World Winter Games
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Host city PyeongChang, South Korea
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).


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