The Deaflympics, an international sports competition for deaf and hard-of-hearing athletes, will be held in Tokyo from Saturday, November 15 to Wednesday, November 26.
The first Deaflympics was held in Paris, France in 1924. The Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics will mark the 100th anniversary of the event and will be the first Deaflympics to be held in Japan. As the word “Deaf” means “unable to hear,” the athletes will remove their hearing aids and other devices during the games, and everyone will compete from a position of fair hearing loss.
Athletes from 70 to 80 countries will compete in track and field, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, bowling, cycling, soccer, golf, handball, judo, karate, cycling, orienteering, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, wrestling (freestyle), and wrestling (freestyle). (freestyle), and wrestling (Greco-Roman).
Watching the competitions, you can “see the sound, feel the sound.
At each competition venue, spectators will be able to experience “seeing and feeling sounds” by utilizing universal communication technology.
At each venue, announcements will be displayed in Japanese and English on a large screen at the venue so that everyone can enjoy watching the competitions regardless of whether they can hear or not.
For table tennis at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium and badminton at the Keio Arena TOKYO, the sounds of table tennis and badminton rallies and cheers will be visualized using onomatopoeic sounds and displayed on displays set up in the venue. Visitors can visually enjoy the sounds and realism of the competitions.
With the exception of shooting, all events are free of charge and reservations are not required. Why don’t you experience firsthand the appeal of sports spectating without relying on sound, which has never been done before, and also the appeal of Deaf Sports?
Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics Outline
📅November 15 (Saturday) to 26 (Wednesday)
📍 Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground Athletic Field, Tokyo Budoh Hall, etc.
👉Official website🎟️ free