International Silent Games

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International Silent Games was the original name for what is now known as the Deaflympics, an international multi-sport event for deaf athletes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf multi-sport event
predecessor of the Deaflympics
alsoKnownAs World Games for the Deaf NERFINISHED
category deaf sports
international deaf multi-sport competitions
distinctionFromOlympics events are held without reliance on sound-based starting systems
distinctionFromParalympics exclusively for athletes with hearing impairment
eligibility athletes who are deaf
athletes with hearing loss
firstEditionHostCity Paris NERFINISHED
firstEditionHostCountry France NERFINISHED
firstEditionYear 1924
formerNameOf Deaflympics NERFINISHED
foundedBy Eugène Rubens-Alcais NERFINISHED
frequency every four years
governingBody Comité International des Sports des Sourds NERFINISHED
International Committee of Sports for the Deaf NERFINISHED
hasCompetitionsIn athletics
swimming
team sports
inception 1924
languageOfCommunication sign languages
locationOfFirstEdition Paris, France NERFINISHED
mottoType emphasis on equality and inclusion for deaf athletes
organizedFor deaf athletes
participantType deaf athletes
purpose to provide an international multi-sport event for deaf athletes
renamingReason to modernize the image of the Games for the Deaf
sportType summer multi-sport event
successor Deaflympics NERFINISHED
targetCommunity global deaf community

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Deaflympics originalName International Silent Games