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Schedule

Here's the tentative schedule for the U.S. Deaflympics Centennial Celebrations Reunion.

  • All day - Arrival to location.
  • Deaflympic Breakfast Tent
  • Deaflympic Exhibits (team dress outfits, posters, photos, films, etc. )
  • Opening Ceremony of the Event
  • Lecture Presentation: The History of the Deaflympic Games and The United States Delegations’ Participation and Deaflympic Quiz Game Contest
    Lecture Presentation by a Living Family Member of Mr. Antoine Dresse, co-founder of the CISS and Deaflympic Games - “How Did It All Begin?”
  • International/National Invitational Events in Track and Field, Basketball, Wrestling, Soccer, etc.
  • Deaflympic Night Tent Reception and Socializing
  • Deaflympic Breakfast Tent
  • International/National Invitational Events in Track and Field, Basketball, Wrestling, Soccer, etc. 
    Deaflympic Exhibits (team dress outfits, posters, photos, films, etc.)
  • Lunch in Honor of Today’s Opening Ceremony of the 33rd Olympic Summer Games in Paris (France) - a large TV set will be installed with its live showing from Paris
  • The Past, Present and Future Participation of the United States Delegations at the Deaflympic Summer and Winter Games: Panel Discussion
  • Receptions/Congratulatory Speeches by the Governor of the State of Colorado, Mayor of the City of Colorado Springs, President of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, President of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum, Commissioner of the USA Deaf Basketball
  • Deaflympic Night Tent Reception and Socializing
  • Deaflympic Breakfast Tent
  • Group Picture Session
  • International/National Invitational Events in Track and Field, Basketball, Wrestling, Soccer, etc. 
  • U.S. Deaflympic Delegation Dress Outfit Game Contest
  • Deaflympic Exhibits (team dress outfits, posters, photos, films, etc. )
  • U.S. Deaflympic Team Reunion Meetings in Different Sports
  • Picture Session in front of a large cake with its 100th CISS/Deaflympic Anniversary Emblem
  • 100th CISS/Deaflympic Anniversary Awards Night Banquet 
    • Ten Top U. S. Deaflympic Athlete of the Century Award Recipients
    • Ten Top Schools for the Deaf - Athlete’s Producers for the U.S. Deaflympic Delegations
  • All day - Departure for Home