Summer Deaflympics 2009

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XXI. Summer Deaflympics
Logo of the Summer Deaflympics 2009
venue Taipei , TaiwanTaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) 
Participating Nations 77
Participating athletes 2493
Competitions 177 (20 disciplines)
opening September 5, 2009
Closing ceremony September 15, 2009
Opened by President Ma Ying-jeou
Main stadium Taipei Municipal Stadium

The XXI. Summer Deaflympics from September 5 to 15, 2009 was the 21st edition of the Deaflympics . It was carried out in the Taiwanese capital Taipei .

Application process

Taipei and Athens applied to host the 21st Summer Deaflympics . The Deaf Sports Association of Taiwan, the Chinese Taipei Sport Association for the Deaf , ran for the 2001 Summer Deaflympics in Rome . The host of the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2004 Summer Paralympics , Athens , was also a candidate.

On November 24, 2002, the President of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD), John Lovett, visited Taipei and toured the sites in question. The Deaf Sports Association of Taiwan arranged a meeting with the President of the Republic of China , Chen Shui-bian, and the Chairman of the National Olympic Committee , Huang Ta-chou .

The decision on the venue was made on the occasion of the 38th ICSD Congress, which took place on February 28, 2003 in Sundsvall , Sweden . Taipei won through with 52 votes against 32 for Athens.

Decision vote for the summer Deaflympics 2009
venue National Olympic Committee 1 round
Taipei , Taiwan Zhonghua Aolinpike Weiyuanhui 52
Athens , Greece Elliniki Olympiaki Epitropi 32

preparation

Preparations for the Games began in 2005. For the preparation and implementation, 4.6 billion Taiwan dollars (approx. 125 million euros) were budgeted. The largest item on the expenditure side was the demolition and rebuilding of the Taipei Stadium . The Deaflympics were financed by the city of Taipei and the Taiwanese Ministry of Sports (體育 委員會). The Taipei Stadium was completed on 15 June 2009 and received the certificate class 1 of the IAAF . In addition to the opening and closing ceremonies, athletics and football competitions were held in the stadium.

Jackie Chan was chosen as ambassador, who promoted the Deaflympics in sign language. But the latter had to end his engagement after allegedly criticizing Taiwanese politics.

Volunteers

3,000 volunteers were selected for the games from 8,000 candidates. In addition to those who took on general tasks, volunteers were selected who either spoke foreign languages ​​or had a knowledge of sign language . The volunteers completed a 120-hour training course. In this training not only general or knowledge relating to their work area were taught, there were also sign language lessons.

Deaflympics Arts Month

In the month before the event, in August 2009, the Taipei Deaflympics Arts Month was launched. During this month, artists or teams from such performed in the Taipei Stadium, so among others A-mei , Blue Man Group , Dynamic Yunnan and Minghuayuan . In addition, exhibitions were held to give the population an insight into the deaf culture .

symbolism

The logo is based on the Chinese character for Northern ( Chinese  北 , Pinyin at , W.-G. pei 3 ) and has the venue Taipei ( Chinese  台北 , Pinyin Taibei , W.-G. t'ai 2 PEI 3 ). In addition, an ear is represented as a symbol for the Deaflympics. The figure is supposed to represent the athletes. The colors used are those of the national flag of the Republic of China. The representation is calligraphic and is intended to illustrate dynamics. The symbol of a running person is also used for this. The logo as a whole should represent the courage and commitment of the participants as well as the vitality of Taiwan.

The motto of the Deaflympics was “Power in me!”, In Chinese “無聲 的 力量”, which literally means “the power of silence”.

A male and a female Rhacophorus taipeianus , a species of frog found in Taiwan, were chosen as mascots . They have spread their arms in a welcoming pose. Like the logo, the pose is intended to illustrate the Chinese character 北 for north. The mascots have attached a banyan leaf and an azalea flower to their head , which are typical of the Taiwanese flora . A competition was held to name the mascot, with “Peace” for the male and “Love” for the female mascot.

The official song of the Deaflympics was "Dreams You Can Hear" ( Chinese  聽得 見 的 夢想 ) by A-mei .

Disciplines

Judo , karate and taekwondo were included as new disciplines in the official program for the first time. The Deaflympics were held in 20 disciplines.

Individual sports

Team sports

Venues

The games were played in 22 locations, most of which are within Taipei and New Taipei .

Some disciplines were held outside the city in Taoyuan and Hsinchu Counties . Swimming and water polo were held at the Hsinchu County Swimming Area , and shooting was held at the Gongxi Firing Range in Taoyuan County. When it rained, tennis was switched to the National Taiwan University of Sports , also in Taoyuan.

Participating national associations

77 national associations took part:

Opening ceremony

The Taiwanese playwright and theater director Stan Lai was entrusted with the artistic implementation of the celebration .

The People's Republic of China team stayed away from the opening ceremony without providing an official explanation. The media prematurely suspected a connection with a recent visit by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan or because of the presence of the President of the Republic of China, Ma Ying-jeou at the opening ceremony. The deputy team leader of the Chinese team subsequently justified it with problems with flight tickets, which is why they could not make it to the celebration in time. There was a similar case in the same year on the occasion of the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung . Nevertheless, 63 hearing impaired dancers took part in a performance during the celebration.

Closing ceremony

The dominant element of the closing ceremony was a large banquet. The parades, fireworks or the artistic performances should play a minor role. After playing the final song, Aaron Kwok said, "The Deaflympics touched our hearts, Taipei touched the world."

The mainland players announced they would attend the closing ceremony, with over ten attending.

In the end, the flag was handed over to Athens. Athens was chosen as the venue for the Deaflympics 2013, but had to withdraw in the meantime for financial reasons: the public purse was no longer willing to co-finance the implementation. The President of the ICSD, Donalda Ammons, concluded with the signs "It was the best games of all time".

Medal table

space country gold silver bronze total
01 RussiaRussia Russia (RUS) 29 41 28 98
02 UkraineUkraine Ukraine (UKR) 20th 22nd 25th 67
03 Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea (KOR) 14th 13 7th 34
04th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China (CHN) 12 9 17th 38
05 TaipeiChinese Taipei Chinese Taipei (TPE) 11 11 11 33
06th Belarus 1995Belarus Belarus (BLR) 10 6th 7th 23
07th United StatesUnited States United States (USA) 10 5 7th 22nd
08th South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa (RSA) 8th 2 2 12
09 JapanJapan Japan (JPN) 5 6th 9 20th
10 SwedenSweden Sweden (SWE) 5 2 3 10
11 TurkeyTurkey Turkey (TUR) 4th 6th 7th 17th
12 ItalyItaly Italy (ITA) 4th 5 5 14th
13 FranceFrance France (FRA) 4th 2 6th 12
14th EstoniaEstonia Estonia (EST) 4th 2 2 8th
15th KenyaKenya Kenya (KEN) 4th 2 1 7th
16 GermanyGermany Germany (GER) 3 8th 12 23
17th IranIran Iran (IRI) 3 5 5 13
18th AustraliaAustralia Australia (AUS) 3 2 1 6th
19th VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela (VEN) 3 1 2 6th
20th LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania (LTU) 2 4th 7th 13
21st LatviaLatvia Latvia (LAT) 2 3 - 5
22nd HungaryHungary Hungary (HUN) 2 - 3 5
23 CubaCuba Cuba (CUB) 2 - 2 4th
23 PortugalPortugal Portugal (POR) 2 - 2 4th
25th NorwayNorway Norway (NOR) 2 - - 2
26th United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom (GBR) 1 4th 5 10
27 PolandPoland Poland (POL) 1 2 1 4th
28 BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria (BUL) 1 1 3 5
29 MongoliaMongolia Mongolia (MGL) 1 - 2 3
29 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland (SUI) 1 - 2 3
31 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand (NZL) 1 - 1 2
31 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico (PUR) 1 - 1 2
33 CroatiaCroatia Croatia (CRO) 1 - - 1
33 FinlandFinland Finland (FIN) 1 - - 1
33 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands (NED) 1 - - 1
36 GreeceGreece Greece (GRE) - 2 3 5
37 CanadaCanada Canada (CAN) - 2 - 2
37 NigeriaNigeria Nigeria (NGR) - 2 - 2
39 IrelandIreland Ireland (IRL) - 1 1 2
39 MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia (MAS) - 1 1 2
39 SerbiaSerbia Serbia (SRB) - 1 1 2
42 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic (CZE) - 1 - 1
42 SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia (SVK) - 1 - 1
42 SpainSpain Spain (ESP) - 1 - 1
45 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina (ARG) - - 2 2
45 AustriaAustria Austria (AUT) - - 2 2
47 BrazilBrazil Brazil (BRA) - - 1 1
47 DenmarkDenmark Denmark (DEN) - - 1 1
47 Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong (HKG) - - 1 1
47 IndiaIndia India (IND) - - 1 1
47 KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan (KAZ) - - 1 1
47 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) - - 1 1
47 MexicoMexico Mexico (MEX) - - 1 1
47 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (KSA) - - 1 1
47 UzbekistanUzbekistan Uzbekistan (UZB) - - 1 1
total 178 176 205 559

Events

Blue areas represent qualification competitions, yellow areas final decisions, the number indicates the number of final decisions in this sport on that day.

  • Qualifying competitions
    		•
  • Final decisions
    		•
    September 2009  4th  5.  6th  7th  8th.  9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14th 15th Gold
    fights
    Opening ceremony ●
    Closing ceremony ●
    athletics 2 9 7th 5 9 9 2 42
    badminton 1 5 6th
    basketball 2 2
    beach volleyball 2 2
    bowling 2 2 4th 2 10
    Cycling 1 2 2 1 6th
    Soccer 1 1 2
    Handball 1 1
    Judo 4th 4th 4th 12
    karate 2 3 5
    Orienteering 2 2 2 2 8th
    shoot 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 10
    swim 6th 6th 7th 7th 5 7th 38
    Table tennis 2 1 2 2 7th
    Taekwondo 2 2 2 1 7th
    tennis 1 2 2 5
    volleyball 2 2
    Water polo 1 1
    Wrestling 4th 3 4th 3 14th
    total 182

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Bidding History - 21st Summer Deaflympics Taipei 2009 ( Memento from January 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
    2. ↑ 38th Congress Minutes - Sundsvall . Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
    3. ^ Youth Daily News . Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
    4. ^ IAAF Certificates . Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
    5. ↑ blog.chip.de
    6. ↑ Gebaerdenwelt.at Deaflympics - without Jackie Chan
    7. ↑ 2009 Summer Deaflympics Volunteers Website . Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
    8. ↑ President joined 4 kilometer run to promote Taipei Deaflympics - The China Post . Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
    9. ↑ Taipei Deaflympics Mascot Names Revealed: Peace 」and「 Love 」 ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / english.2009deaflympics.org
    10. ↑ Taipei Deaflympics Mascot Naming Contest ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / service.wretch.cc
    11. ↑ Dreams You Can Hear MV
    12. ↑ General Technical Rules - Summer Deaflympics . Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved August 2009.
    13. ↑ Venues - 21st Summer Deaflympics Taipei 2009 . Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved August 2009.
    14. ↑ Deaflympics expected to attract more than 10,000 visitors: organizer - The China Post
    15. ↑ Tickets for Taipei Deaflympics Opening Ceremony Go on Sale in May; All Sports Competitions Free to the Public ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / english.2009deaflympics.org
    16. ↑ [ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/sports/olympics/2009/08/31/222787/Chinese-team.htm ( Memento from September 8, 2009 on WebCite ) Chinese team will not attend Deaflympics opening: organizers - The China Post] . Archived from the original on September 8, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
    17. ↑ [ http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2009/09/01/2003452525 ( September 8, 2009 memento on WebCite ) Taipei Times - archives] . Archived from the original on September 8, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
    18. ^ Radio Taiwan International . Archived from the original on September 8, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 6, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / english.rti.org.tw
    19. ↑ etaiwannews.com
    20. ↑ thestar.com.my
    21. ↑ [ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/06/content_12002372.htm ( Memento from September 8, 2009 on WebCite ) Mainland performance presented at Taipei Deaflympics opening_English_Xinhua] . Archived from the original on September 8, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
    22. ^ Anna Hung: ICSD President impressed by Taipei . Archived from the original on September 27, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
    23. ↑ Program Schedule - 21st Summer Deaflympics Taipei 2009 ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
    24. ↑ Sports - 21st Summer Deaflympics Taipei 2009 ( Memento from November 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

    Web links

    Commons : 2009 Summer Deaflympics  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files