SOFIA - A press conference held in Sofia before the upcoming Deaflympics from 26 July to 4 August in the capital of Bulgaria. About 5,000 athletes from 80 countries are expected to participate in the competition in 18 sports.
The journalists were briefed by the President of the Organizing Committee Lazar Kamenov, the Secretary General of the International Federation of the Deaf Marc Cooper, President of the Bulgarian Sports Federation for the Deaf Nikola Nikolov, and a representative of the ministry Tanya Stoyanova. Journalists were informed in detail about the organization.
Nikolay Nikolov: We will have many reasons to see you again. Deaflympics is the name in the International Olympic Committee, which means the official Olympic Games for the Deaf.
Lazar Kamenov: The crisis is not only in our country but around the world. But since the last time Bulgaria successfully hosted several World championships for Deaf athletes we decided it was a good basis to expand the scope of the sports disciplines by hosting the Olympics.
During the Games in Sofia will be held the next Congress of the International Federation of Sports for the Deaf, where it is expected the number of participating countries to reach the number 100. VIP guests from various sports organizations will be in the capital of Bulgaria At the event is expected Mr. Christopher Dubie to represent the IOC. Visit http://sofia2013.com for more informations.
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