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2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games

Summary

The 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games (Arabic: 2019 الألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية الخاصة بألعاب العالم الصيفية, 2019 al'aleab al'uwlimbiat alsayfiat alkhasat bi'aleab alealam alsayfia) were a special olympics multi-sport event for athletes with intellectual disabilities in the tradition of the Special Olympics movement. It was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from March 14–21, 2019.[1] ESPN offered international coverage of the games.[2]

15th Special Olympics World Summer Games
الألعاب الصيفية العالمية الخامسة عشرة للأولمبياد الخاص
Host cityAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
MottoMeet the Determined
(Arabic: تلبية العزم)
Nations195
Athletes7,500
Events22 Sports
OpeningMarch 14
ClosingMarch 21
Opened byMohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Main venueZayed Sports City Stadium
WebsiteOfficial website
Summer
Winter

The 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games was the first Special Olympics games to take place in the Middle East, were also the first to be held in winter/autumn in the host city and the largest sports and humanitarian event recorded, featuring 200 National Programs, more than 7,000 athletes and 20,000 registered volunteers.[3] Since 2017 and following its national policy, the United Arab Emirates coined the term "determination" instead of "disability", referring to disabled people as "People of Determination".[3]

Host selection

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Three finalists were chosen from the countries which had submitted bids to host the games: Australia, Germany (which was chosen latter to host the 2023 Games), and South Africa.[4] However, all three countries had withdrawn their bids by April 2015.

In November 2016, it was announced that the Emirate of Abu Dhabi would host the 2019 Summer Games. This was the first time that the Special Olympics were to be held in the Middle East / North Africa Region. Due to the region's extreme climate, the games were held during the local late winter/early spring season for the first time, from March 14–21, 2019.[5]

Ceremonies

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Opening ceremony

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The closing ceremony of the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi.

It was held at Zayed Sports City Stadium which also held the FIFA Club World Cup in 2017 and 2018 and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.The headliners of the ceremonies included Avril Lavigne, Hussain Al Jassmi, Assala Nasri, Tamer Hosny, Paul Oakenfold, Sumi Jo, Now United, and Luis Fonsi.

Closing ceremony

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The closing ceremony took place on 21 March 2019 at the Zayed Sports City Stadium where the Special Olympics flag was handed over from Abu Dhabi to Jämtland County, Sweden as the hosts of the 2021 Special Olympics World Winter Games. The headliners of the ceremonies were Nicole Scherzinger, Keala Settle, Now United, Hamad Al Ameri, Rashed Al Majed and Waleed Al Shami. Before the ceremonies the music video of the game's theme song "Right Where I'm Supposed To Be" by Ryan Tedder, Avril Lavigne, Luis Fonsi, Hussain Al Jassmi, Assala Nasri and Tamer Hosny was premiered.

Venues

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Events were held at nine venues across two emirates:[6]

Abu Dhabi

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Dubai

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Sports

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The following competitions took place:[7]

2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games

Medals

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Medal table

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Nations

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  *   Host nation (United Arab Emirates)

Medals won by participating delegations
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Canada903728155
2  Russia875134172
3  India729995266
4  United States726170203
5  United Arab Emirates*645463181
6  Great Britain635749169
7  China586039157
8  Hong Kong45242089
9  Australia424455141
10  South Korea42262896
11  Germany414328112
12  Syria364424104
13  Hungary31251268
14  Netherlands31181968
15  Ireland30292786
16  Egypt30252479
17  Poland30211970
18  Greece27201764
19  Belgium24212267
20  Libya24211560
21  Chinese Taipei2321852
22  Bangladesh229637
23  Italy214145107
24  South Africa20121244
25  Pakistan18281561
26  Trinidad and Tobago18152356
27  Saudi Arabia1891340
28  Cyprus17191046
29  Romania17182156
30  Puerto Rico17162154
31  Uruguay17141243
32  Spain16232564
33  Costa Rica16132352
34  France16121543
35  Bahrain16121139
36  Mexico16112148
37  Lithuania168428
38  Sudan167427
39  Thailand1512633
40  Japan15101843
41  Panama14171748
42  Macau14122248
43  Iran14121036
44  Uzbekistan1491639
45  Jamaica149831
46  Finland13211347
47  Austria13182152
48  Sweden1314431
49  Tunisia13101134
50  Ivory Coast1341330
51  Oman12191748
52  Slovakia1217635
53  Iraq12161846
54  Switzerland12151340
55  Morocco12132247
56  Malta12131540
57  Kazakhstan12111134
58  Kenya128525
59  Colombia11201041
60  Cayman Islands116825
61  Denmark10222052
62  Paraguay1010727
63  Czech Republic107421
64  Indonesia106420
65  Algeria9151337
66  Estonia914629
67  Philippines9101029
68  Nigeria910726
69  Venezuela93517
70  Iceland8141234
71  Lebanon811928
72  Brazil89219
73  Norway871025
74  Gibraltar87318
75  San Marino85720
76  Saint Kitts and Nevis82313
77  Ecuador7141132
78  Dominican Republic714930
79  Kuwait78722
80  Portugal771024
81  Jordan6131433
82  Monaco6121432
83  Azerbaijan610824
84  Peru68519
85  Suriname66315
86  Ukraine65314
87  Fiji64616
88  Argentina64414
89  Bahamas63514
  Zimbabwe63514
91  New Zealand5131432
92  Serbia510419
93  Palestine561324
94  Malaysia56314
95  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines55313
96  East Timor53210
97  Nicaragua52411
98  Guinea-Bissau5005
99  Guatemala481123
100  Bulgaria47819
101  Israel46919
102  Mauritius46717
103  Senegal46313
104  Singapore44816
105  Luxembourg44715
106  Qatar44513
107  Montenegro43310
108  Latvia4318
109  Uganda4239
110  Turkmenistan4228
111  Tanzania4127
112  Slovenia313824
113  Burkina Faso39820
114  Croatia37010
115  Isle of Man36615
116  Cuba35311
117  Chile33713
118  Aruba3317
119  Dominica3306
120  Bosnia and Herzegovina32510
121  Tajikistan3227
122  North Macedonia3137
123  Barbados3104
124  Liberia3014
125  Mongolia27918
126  Liechtenstein27615
127  Andorra27312
128  Botswana26210
129  Bonaire25310
130  El Salvador2439
131  Rwanda2428
132  Samoa2417
133  Cambodia2349
  Faroe Islands2349
135  Papua New Guinea2327
136  Benin2305
  Malawi2305
  Sri Lanka2305
139  Georgia2226
  Guinea2226
141  Niger2215
142  Belarus2204
  Cape Verde2204
  Tonga2204
145  Saint Lucia2136
146  Yemen2125
147  Congo2114
148  Laos2103
149  South Sudan2035
150  Armenia2013
151  Kiribati2002
  Kyrgyzstan2002
153  Honduras16613
154  Equatorial Guinea1416
155  Myanmar1326
156  Togo1315
157  Brunei1225
158  Afghanistan1214
  Antigua and Barbuda1214
160  Zambia1203
161  Bolivia1168
162  American Samoa1135
163  Bhutan1113
  Haiti1113
  Mali1113
  Moldova1113
  Nauru1113
  Nepal1113
169  Lesotho1102
  Maldives1102
  Seychelles1102
  Solomon Islands1102
  Vanuatu1102
174  Eswatini1023
  Kosovo1023
176  Burundi1012
  Namibia1012
178  DR Congo1001
  Ghana1001
180  Bermuda0358
181  Guyana0325
182  Micronesia0303
183  Comoros0202
184  Madagascar0123
185  Djibouti0112
  Mauritania0112
  Palau0112
  Vietnam0112
189  Marshall Islands0101
190  Chad0022
  Ethiopia0022
192  Gambia0011
  Mozambique0011
  Turkey0011
195  Albania0000
Totals (195 entries)1,9851,9051,7525,642

Participating nations

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Below is a list of all 195 participating delegations. The number of competitors per delegation is indicated in parentheses.

Delegations to the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games (according to the protocolar order)[8][9]
  •   Greece (64) (Hellas)
  •   Democratic Republic of the Congo (3)
  •   Faroe Islands (12)
  •   Iceland (38)
  •   Liechtenstein (10)
  •   Macau (42)
  •   Moldova (11)
  •   Myanmar (9)
  •   Nepal (16)
  •   Norway (28)
  •   Sri Lanka (20) (Serendib)
  •   Sweden (53)
  •   Azerbaijan (54)
  •   Cyprus (35)
  •   Estonia (41)
  •   Kazakhstan (64)
  •   Luxembourg (36)
  •   Mongolia (28)
  •   South Africa (71)
  •   Tajikistan (5)
  •   Ghana (16)
  •   Uganda (32)
  •   Afghanistan (4)
  •   Albania (2)
  •   Czech Republic (44)
  •   Denmark (86)
  •   Georgia (4)
  •   Palestine (25)
  •   Portugal (34)
  •   Slovakia (42)
  •   Turkmenistan (15)
  •   Ukraine (20)
  •   Bahamas (24)
  •   Bahrain (24)
  •   Bangladesh (103)
  •   Benin (8)
  •   Bonaire (12)
  •   Botswana (32)
  •   China (105)
  •   Ivory Coast (81)
  •   Germany (164)
  •   Guyana (4)
  •   Haiti (16)
  •   Honduras (9)
  •   Iraq (79)
  •   Kiribati (2)
  •   Kuwait (52)
  •   Lebanon (45)
  •   Mali (12)
  •   Mauritius (13)
  •   Monaco (25)
  •   Pakistan (91)
  •   Saudi Arabia (46)
  •   Sudan (32)
  •   Switzerland (65)
  •   Trinidad and Tobago (30)
  •   Andorra (20)
  •   Aruba (21)
  •   Australia (106)
  •   Austria (77)
  •   Belgium (80)
  •   Bermuda (12)
  •   India (292) (Bharat)
  •   Brazil (36)
  •   Brunei (9)
  •   Cambodia (10)
  •   Canada (109)
  •   Chile (21)
  •   Cuba (8)
  •   Egypt (69)
  •   Fiji (21)
  •   Finland (70)
  •   Gibraltar (19)
  •   Great Britain (127)
  •   Hong Kong (72)
  •   Ireland (90)
  •   Italy (114)
  •   Jordan (26)
  •   Kenya (71)
  •   South Korea (106)
  •   Kyrgyzstan (4)
  •   Laos (5)
  •   Libya (36)
  •   Mauritania (5)
  •   Netherlands (67)
  •   Nigeria (60)
  •   Japan (74) (Nippon)
  •   Oman (92)
  •   Papua New Guinea (15)
  •   Poland (65)
  •   Rwanda (25)
  •   Samoa (17)
  •   San Marino (16)
  •   Slovenia (27)
  •   Spain (107)
  •   Suriname (13)
  •   Eswatini (4)
  •   Syria (95)
  •   Togo (4)
  •   Tunisia (32)
  •   United States (214)
  •   Uzbekistan (23)
  •   Vanuatu (4)
  •   Venezuela (12)
  •   Zambia (8)
  •   Zimbabwe (16)
  •   Algeria (69)
  •   American Samoa (12)
  •   Antigua and Barbuda (4)
  •   Argentina (12)
  •   Armenia (2)
  •   Barbados (4)
  •   Belarus (15)
  •   Bhutan (4)
  •   Bolivia (6)
  •   Bosnia and Herzegovina (18)
  •   Bulgaria (18)
  •   Burkina Faso (37)
  •   Burundi (4)
  •   Cape Verde (4)
  •   Cayman Islands (25)
  •   Chad (4)
  •   Chinese Taipei (50)
  •   Colombia (20)
  •   Comoros (4)
  •   Costa Rica (34)
  •   Croatia (12)
  •   Djibouti (3)
  •   Dominica (7)
  •   Dominican Republic (25)
  •   Ecuador (19)
  •   El Salvador (4)
  •   Equatorial Guinea (4)
  •   Ethiopia (4)
  •   France (84)
  •   Guatemala (25)
  •   Guinea (4)
  •   Guinea-Bissau (4)
  •   Hungary (62)
  •   Indonesia (68)[10]
  •   Iran (33)
  •   Isle of Man (18)
  •   Israel (27)
  •   Jamaica (73)
  •   Kosovo (4)
  •   Latvia (14)
  •   Lesotho (4)
  •   Liberia (3)
  •   Lithuania (26)
  •   Madagascar (4)
  •   Malawi (3)
  •   Malaysia (29)
  •   Maldives (4)
  •   Malta (28)
  •   Marshall Islands (4)
  •   Mexico (32)
  •   Federated States of Micronesia (4)
  •   Montenegro (12)
  •   Morocco (40)
  •   Mozambique (4)
  •   Namibia (9)
  •   Nauru (4)
  •   New Zealand (43)
  •   Nicaragua (9)
  •   Niger (4)
  •   North Macedonia (18)
  •   Palau (3)
  •   Panama (40)
  •   Paraguay (20)
  •   Peru (22)
  •   Philippines (39)
  •   Puerto Rico (61)
  •   Qatar (17)
  •   Republic of the Congo (4)
  •   Romania (34)
  •   Russia (150)
  •   Senegal (27)
  •   Serbia (89)
  •   Seychelles (4)
  •   Singapore (30)
  •   Solomon Islands (3)
  •   South Sudan (4)
  •   Saint Kitts and Nevis (13)
  •   Saint Lucia (18)
  •   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (24)
  •   Tanzania (15)
  •   Thailand (46)
  •   The Gambia (1)
  •   East Timor (10)
  •   Tonga (4)
  •   Turkey (11)
  •   Uruguay (40)
  •   Vietnam (4)
  •   Yemen (4)
  •   United Arab Emirates (289) (Host)

Marketing

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Logo and branding

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The logo was unveiled on March 25, 2017, during the handover at the closing ceremony of the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Graz, Austria. The logo was projected on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The logo was inspired by palm fronds woven together in an eastern Arabian cultural technique known in Gulf Arabic as khoos (Arabic: خوص), with the Special Olympics symbol in a red circle in the middle.[11]

Sponsors

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Source:[12]

Presenting partner

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Official partners

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Official sponsors

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Official suppliers

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Official supporters

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Host, broadcast, media, government and venue partners and supporters

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References

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  1. ^ Staff Report (16 November 2016). "Abu Dhabi to host 2019 Special Olympic World Games".
  2. ^ Couch, Teri (2019-03-18). "Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019: Monday, March 18". ESPN MediaZone U.S. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  3. ^ a b Jerusalem Post (9 March 2019). "United Arab Emirates to be First in Middle East to Host Special Olympics".
  4. ^ "2019 Special Olympics World Games Finalists Announced". Special Olympics (specialolympics.org). Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  5. ^ "World Games in MENA for the First Time". specialolympics.org.
  6. ^ "Venues". English. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  7. ^ "Home". abudhabi2019.org.
  8. ^ "Delegations". 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games. 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games Organizing Committee, ESPN, Special Olympics. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Athlete Directory".
  10. ^ "Award/Achievement". Special Olympics Indonesia. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Abu Dhabi Launches Countdown to Special Olympics World Games 2019". broadwayworld.com. 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Sponsors".
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