Highlights of the 2021 Summer Deaflympics

The 24th edition of 2021 Summer Deaflympics i.e. Caxias 2021, officially called the XXIV Summer Deaflympic Games, was an international multi-sport event held at Festa da Uva, Caxias do Sul, Brazil. The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) is the main governing body responsible for the organisation of the Deaflympics and other World Deaf Championships.

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This is the first time the Games are being held in a Latin American country and not during the summer of the host city (as it is autumn in May in the south of Brazil) and the third time for the Games to be held in the Southern Hemisphere only after 1989 games held in Christchurch in New Zealand and 2005 games in Melbourne, Australia. The event was opened by Michelle Bolsonaro, the First Lady of Brazil.

The motto of the 2021 Deaflympics

The Motto of the event is “Sports comes from the our hearts”

Mascot

The mascot of the Deaflympics is the Ring-tailed Coati – Nino, meaning priceless, worthy of appreciation, cheerful, happy, very lucky, and auspicious.

Events and Participation

A total number of 226 events across 18 sports were held with a participation of 2,349 athletes representing 71 nations.

Total Medal Tally:

Rank	Country	Total
1	Ukraine	138 (Gold- 62, Silver- 38, Bronze- 38)
2	USA	55 (Gold- 20, Silver- 11, Bronze- 24)
3	Iran	40 (Gold- 14, Silver- 12, Bronze-14)
9	India	17 (Gold- 8, Silver- 1, Bronze- 8)

Medals Won by India:

Athlete	Event	Medal
Dhanush Srikanth	Men’s 10m air rifle	Gold
Abhinav Deshwal	Men’s 10m air pistol	Gold
Dhanush Srikanth & Priyesha Deshmukh	Mixed team 10m air rifle	Gold
Badminton Team	Mixed team badminton	Gold
Jerlin Jayaratchagan	Women’s singles badminton	Gold
Diksha Dagar	Women’s golf	Gold
Jerlin Jayaratchagan & Abhinav Sharma	Mixed doubles badminton	Gold
Sumit Dahiya	Men’s freestyle 97kg	Gold
Prithvi Sekhar & Dhananjay Dubey	Men’s doubles tennis	Silver
Shourya Saini	Men’s 10m air rifle	Bronze
Vedika Sharma Women’s	10m air pistol	Bronze
Abhinav Sharma	Men’s singles badminton	Bronze
Prithvi Sekhar	Men’s singles tennis	Bronze
Prithvi Sekhar & Jafreen Shaik	Mixed doubles tennis	Bronze
Virender Singh	Men’s freestyle 74kg	Bronze
Amit Krishan	Men’s freestyle 86kg	Bronze

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