23rd Summer Deaflympics

A fast-growing major Black Sea port city with population already over half a million, Samsun has two universities, several hospitals, shopping malls, manufacturing industry and an opera. It also boasts of having numerous sports facilities.  The city was a recent host of the 6th Para-Taekwondo World Championship, followed by World Taekwondo Grand Prix series 2.

"Samsun is a sport city,"  Samsun Governor Ibrahim Sahin was quoted saying.  "We are building new sports facilities (in advance for the 2017 Deaflympics)."

 

 

Location: Samsun Turkey (TUR)
Opening Date: 18 Jul 2017
Closing Date: 30 Jul 2017
Nations: 86
Athletes: 2873
     Men: 1913
     Women: 960
     First Time Athletes: 2873
     Returning Athletes: 0