Hong Kong first competed at a Deaflympics that was held in what US city?
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Hong Kong at the Deaflympics Hong Kong first competed at the Deaflympics for the first time way back in 1985. Since then Hong Kong has been participating at the Deaflympics. Hong Kong won it's first medal during the 2009 Summer Deaflympics, which is also the only medal bagged by them in Deaflympic history.
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1985 Summer Deaflympics The 1985 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 15th Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from July 10 to July 20, 1985, in Los Angeles, California United States.
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Uzbekistan at the Deaflympics Uzbekistan has been participating at the Deaflympics since 1997.
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2015 Winter Deaflympics The 2015 Winter Deaflympics, officially known as the 18th Winter Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from March 28 to April 5 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian Federation.
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Hong Kong at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Hong Kong, also known as Hong Kong, China, participated in the 2007 Asian Winter Games held in Changchun, China from January 28, 2007 to February 4, 2007.
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Venues of the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympic Games were held in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The games ran from February 8 to 24, 2002, and the Paralympics from March 7 to 16, 2002. The sporting events were held in ten competitive venues, while non-competitive events, such as the opening ceremony, were held in six other venues. Three venues were also created for training purposes. All Olympic venues were scattered throughout Northern Utah.
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Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC; ) is one of the two major convention and exhibition venues in :Hong Kong, along with AsiaWorld-Expo. It is located in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island. Built along the Victoria Harbour, it is linked by covered walkways to nearby hotels and commercial buildings. The venue was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, in association with Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. Larry Oltmanns led the design as the Design Partner with SOM.
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Hong Kong Sports Institute The Hong Kong Sports Institute () is a sports institute in the Fo Tan, Sha Tin district of Hong Kong. The aim of the HKSI is to provide an environment in which sport talent can be identified, nurtured and developed to pursue excellence in sport. Other than sports facilities, the support given to athletes includes elite coaching and training, sports science, sports medicine, strength and conditioning, athlete affairs and education, applied research and sports information. The campus is located on reclaimed land on the bank of the Shing Mun River, next to the Sha Tin Racecourse.
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Ireland at the Deaflympics Ireland has been participating at the Deaflympics since 1977 and has earned a total of 42 medals.
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1968 Special Olympics Summer World Games The "First" International Special Olympics Games (Summer Special Olympics) were held in Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois on July 20, 1968.
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Cayman Islands at the 1976 Summer Olympics The Cayman Islands competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Hal Connolly Harold Vincent "Hal" Connolly (August 1, 1931 – August 18, 2010) was an American athlete and hammer thrower from Somerville, Massachusetts. He won a gold medal in the hammer throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Connolly became the first American to throw hammer more than 200 feet. He set his first of six world records just prior to the 1956 Olympics, and held the world record for nearly 10 years.
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Olympic House The Hong Kong Olympic House (), originally named Sports House (). The House is in the Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po in Causeway Bay. Which opened in 1994. The Sports House was the Administration Centre of Sports. There are now 44 Local Sports Association office there.
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Guam at the 2009 East Asian Games Guam competed in the 2009 East Asian Games which were held in Hong Kong, China from December 5, 2009 to December 13, 2009. Guam won a Bronze medal in Taekwondo.
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United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics The United States, represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. U.S. athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympics edition of the modern era, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which they boycotted.
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United States at the 1976 Summer Paralympics The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada. Its athletes finished first in the gold and overall medal count.
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List of 1904 Summer Olympics medal winners The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the III Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1904 in St. Louis, United States.
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Hong Kong at the 2006 Asian Games Hong Kong participated in the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar with a total of 281 athletes (195 men, 86 women) in 30 different sports.
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Modesto Relays The Modesto Relays, now known as the California Invitational Relays is an annual elite track and field meet. It is held about the second weekend in May. For 67 years, the meet was held at Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California, a track notable for tight turns and long straightaways, ending in 2008. During its run in Modesto, it was the site of over 30 world records. After taking the 2009 season off, the meet moved to Hughes Stadium at Sacramento City College in Sacramento, California.
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United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics The United States competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 297 competitors, 251 men and 46 women, took part in 139 events in 18 sports.
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New Zealand at the Deaflympics New Zealand has been participating at the Deaflympics since 1957. New Zealand has earned about 18 medals at the Deaflympic Games.
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Iceland at the Deaflympics Iceland competed at the Deaflympics for the first time in 1993 and also bagged their first medal at the Deaflympics, which is also Iceland's only medal in Deaflympics history. Iceland also competed in the 1997, 2005 and 2013 Deaflympic events.