2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games Explained

12th Special Olympics World Winter Games
XII Giochi Mondiali Invernali Special Olympics
Host City:Turin, Italy
Motto:The Future is Here (Italian: Il futuro è qui)
Athletes:3,125 (Expected)
Events:8
Opening:8 March 2025
Closing:16 March 2025
Stadium:Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Spreviouss:2023 Berlin
Snexts:2027 Santiago
Sprevious:2017 Austria
Snext:2029 Switzerland

The 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games, officially known as the XII Special Olympics World Winter Games. and commonly known as Torino 2025, (Italian: XII Giochi Mondiali Invernali Special Olympics) is a planned international multi-sport event. It will be the 12th Special Olympics World Winter Games.[1] They are scheduled to take place in Turin, Piedmont, Italy from 8 to 16 March 2025. This marks the first time that Italy is hosting the Special Olympics World Games.[2]

Hosting

The application was presented in 2021 by the Italian Government, the Piedmont Region, the City of Turin, the Italian National Olympic Committee, the Paralympics Committee of Italy and, President of .[3] The proposed date was originally between 29 January and 9 February 2025. According to the application, the opening and closing ceremonies were to take place at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, which had been renovated for the 2006 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. It is expected that there would be around 3,125 athletes, 3,000 volunteers and 300,000 spectators.

On 16 July 2021, Turin, along with the other venues Bardonecchia, Sestriere and Pragelato, were awarded the World Games by Special Olympics International.[4] [5] At the conclusion of the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, it was officially announced that the next Winter Games will take place in Turin from 8 to 16 March 2025.[6]

Sports and venues

The following eight sports will be represented:[7] [8] [9]

Public relations

The application ran under the slogan The Future is Here.[10]

The following design was chosen for the logo: Turin's landmark, the Mole Antonelliana, and Alps that are stylized, combined with the shape of a snowflake and arranged in a circle around the Special Olympics logo.[11] [12]

External links

References

  1. Web site: 2023-12-12 . Nomination open for Torino 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games . 2024-02-17 . Special Olympics Great Britain . en.
  2. Web site: 2023-08-02 . Compresso AG . de-CH . World Winter Games - Special Olympics Switzerland . specialolympics.ch.
  3. Web site: 2023-08-02 . 2021-02-28 . Turin bid to hold 2025 Winter Special Olympics in run-up to Milan-Cortina 2026 .
  4. Web site: 2023-08-02 . Redazione Agenzia Nova . 2021-07-16 . en . The 2025 Winter Special Olympics assigned to Turin . Agenzia Nova.
  5. Web site: 2023-08-02 . Redazione Ideawebtv.it . 2021-07-16 . it . A Torino e in Piemonte gli Special Olympics invernali 2025 . www.ideawebtv.it - Quotidiano on line della provincia di Cuneo.
  6. Web site: 2023-08-02 . 2023-06-24 . de . Special Olympics: Fabio Grosso drückt den Italienern die Daumen und denkt an Berlin 2006 .
  7. Web site: 2023-08-02 . Compresso AG . de-CH . World Winter Games - Special Olympics Switzerland . specialolympics.ch.
  8. Web site: 2023-08-02 . Redazione Agenzia Nova . 2021-07-16 . en . The 2025 Winter Special Olympics assigned to Turin . Agenzia Nova.
  9. Web site: 2023-08-04 . NEWS - Special Olympics Italia presenta la candidatura per i Giochi Mondiali Invernali - Torino 2025 .
  10. Web site: 2023-08-03 . 2021-07-21 . it . Assegnati a Torino gli Special Olympics invernali del 2025 - Consulta per le persone in difficoltà .
  11. Web site: 2023-08-03 . 2021-07-21 . it . Assegnati a Torino gli Special Olympics invernali del 2025 - Consulta per le persone in difficoltà .
  12. Web site: 2023-08-02 . Redazione Agenzia Nova . 2021-07-16 . en . The 2025 Winter Special Olympics assigned to Turin . Agenzia Nova.