Outline ofthe 25th Summer Deaflympics
Tokyo 2025
Japanese Federation of the Deaf
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Tokyo Sport Benefits CorporationIntroduction
1The Deaflympics

2Vision for the Games

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Contents

Name of the Games

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Games Emblem

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Preparation/OperationalStructure
9Games Period, ParticipatingCountries, and Number ofAthletes

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Venues11

Introduction• The Japanese Federation of the Deaf was nominated as a candidate to host the2025 Deaflympics at a 49th ICSD Congress held in Vienna, Austria on 9th and10th September 2022. After garnering much support, the official decision wasmade to hold the Games in Tokyo.
• This will be the first time that Japan hosts the Deaflympics, and also marks
the 100th anniversary of the Deaflympics, which were first held as theInternational Games for the Deaf in Paris in 1924.
• These historic games provide an opportunity to promote understanding of theDeaflympics and deaf sports and to help create an inclusive society in whichpeople with and without disabilities can enjoy sports, recognise and respect
each other’s differences.
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The Deaflympicsl The Deaflympics is an international multi-sports event hosted by the International Committee of Sports
for the Deaf (ICSD) and held in the summer and winter every four years.
l First held in 1924 in Paris, France.
l The name ʻDeaflympics’ received approval from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2001.
l The event conforms to standard competition rules, whilst it is notable for the prohibition on the useof devices such as hearing aids from the point competitors enter the competition venue and the use ofvisually-based information provision methods such as starting lights and flags in addition tocommunication using International Sign.
l Recent Games[Summer Games][Winter Games]

2021 Caxias do Sul (Brazil)

2019 Valtellina (Italy)

2017 Samsun (Turkey)

2015 Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia)

2013 Sofia (Bulgaria)

2007 Salt Lake City (USA)*2011 Host of the Games was canceled

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Vision for the Games
1. Connect people and society through thebrilliance and values of deaf sportsl Deaf athletes to be the leading role of the TOKYO 2025 DEAFLYMPICS; toadvance its preparations so that the athletes will be able to perform to the peakof their ability. Through the performance of deaf athletes, to communicate andpromote the inherent brilliance of sports, along with the attractiveness andvalues of the Deaflympics and deaf sports.
l To value the diverse perspectives throughout the Games operations, withcollaboration by all kind of people including the participation of children.
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2. Bridge the TOKYO 2025 DEAFLYMPICS
to the world and the futurel Taking the opportunity of TOKYO 2025 DEAFLYMPICS, to advance current
promotion and strengthen of access to information and communication
including understanding, popularization, and spreading of sign languages, aswell as the development of new communication tools using the digitaltechnologies and their use in society.
l To strengthen the relationships with the world through the initiatives above;
people will know more about the attractiveness of Tokyo where everybody cancommunicate between people with and without disabilities regardless ofnationalities.

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3. Realise an inclusive society where“everyone can make the most of their individuality
and exert their abilities”
l To further encourage communication between people with and without
disabilities, and barrier-free setting in mind-set, information and city
environment, by cultivating the understanding of deaf sports and deaf culture
as part of the Deaflympics Movement through the TOKYO 2025 DEAFLYMPIC.
l To contribute by the Deaflympics Movement to the development of aninclusive society where everyone recognizes and respects mutual differences
and can make the most of their individuality and exert their abilities.
5Name of the Games
Japanese

第25回夏季デフリンピック競技大会

English25th Summer Deaflympics Tokyo 2025

Japanese

東京2025デフリンピック

EnglishTOKYO 2025 DEAFLYMPICS

東京2025

Official NameAbbreviations

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Games Emblem<Approach to Emblem Creation>○ Creating the design proposals• Students mainly from the Department of Synthetic Design of the Faculty of Industrial Technology,Tsukuba University of Technology, Japan’s only university for the hearing and/or visual disabilities,
created several design proposals.
*The Games emblem is required to have a design that uses the text elements of ‘25th Summer Deaflympics’ and ‘Tokyo 2025’.

○ Screening and selecting a winning design• Junior high and senior high school students in Tokyo, including students from schools for the deaf,
participated in a group work session.
• The students cast their votes in the group work session to select a winning design (September 2023).
Ø The emblem creation process embodied the inclusive society that we are aiming for.
Ø In this creation process, communication was facilitated through the use of digital technologies in addition
to sign language interpretation.
On 3rd September 2023, junior high and senior high school students in Tokyo voted to select a design for the Games emblem.

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Games Emblem○ Creator’s comment• I took the theme of a ‘circle’ to represent the connections between people.
• Using a hand, a symbol representative of the deaf community, my design expresses touching on topics and sports through the Deaflympics, with the hope that mutual
exchange and connecting communities like a ‘circle’ will lead to a new future blossoming like a flower. I used cherry blossom petals as a motif for the flower.

8Preparation/Operational Structure
・ The Japanese Federation of the Deaf and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (herein after called ‘TMG’) have concluded an agreement to share the duties ofpreparing for and running the Games.
・ To carry out duties in line with this sharing of responsibilities, an organisation to act as a point of contact for the International Committee of Sports for theDeaf with regard to holding these Games has been established within the Japanese Federation of the Deaf. Tokyo Sport Benefits Corporation is responsible forevent and venue management, and other administrative tasks.

●Games preparation and operation
Japanese Federationof the Deaf

Tokyo MetropolitanGovernment (TMG)●Coordination/discussions related
to the Games
Games Partnership Meeting
Japanese Federation of the Deaf
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Japan Sports Agency

Deaflympics OrganisingCommittee• International Committee of Sports
for the Deaf
• Games promotion, raise awarenessetc.

Tokyo Sport Benefits Corporation
Deaflympics Preparation andOperation Office• Competition, venue operation• Accommodation, transport etc.

Japanese Olympic Committee
Japanese Para Sports Association
External experts⃝ Responsibility
Coordination related to the GamesPreliminary arrangements of games
preparation⃝ Office
Japanese Federation of the Deaf, TMG*The Federation will also cooperate with deaf NF/NF/PF (prefectural athletic federations), as well as Fukushima and Shizuoka Prefectures.

9Games Period, Participating Countries, andNumber of AthletesGames Period〇 15th to 26th November 2025 (12 days)
・ Opening ceremony: 15th November
・ Closing ceremony: 26th November

Participating Countries〇 Approximately 70 to 80 countries and regions

Number of Athletes〇 Approximately 3,000 athletes
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SportsCompetition venues

SportsCompetition venues

0Opening and Closing
Ceremonies

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

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JudoTokyo Budokan Budo Arena

1Athletics

Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports
Ground, etc.

12KarateTokyo Budokan Budo Arena

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BadmintonMusashino Forest Sport Plaza

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Orienteering

Hibiya Park
Izu Oshima Island

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Basketball

Ota-City General Gymnasium

14

Shooting

Ajinomoto National Training Center4

Beach Volleyball

Omori Higashi Waterside Sports Square

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Swimming

Tokyo Aquatics Centre

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Bowling

Higashiyamato Grandbowl

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Table Tennis

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

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Cycling Road

Japan Cycle Sports Center (Shizuoka Pref.)17

Taekwondo

Nakano-city General Gymnasium7

Mountain Bike

Japan Cycle Sports Center (Shizuoka Pref.)18

TennisAriake Tennis Park

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FootballJ-VILLAGE (Fukushima Pref.)19

Volleyball

Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports
Ground9Golf

Wakasu Golf Links

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Wrestling Freestyle

Fuchu Kyodo-no-Mori Gymnasium

10Handball

Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports
Ground21

Wrestling GrecoRoman

Fuchu Kyodo-no-Mori Gymnasium

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