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Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics Kicks Off with Record 3,081 Athletes

11/15/2025

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The Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics opened on November 15, 2025, with Crown Prince Akishino in attendance.
A record 3,081 athletes from 81 countries are participating, including neutral competitors from Russia and Belarus.
Team Kenya will compete in five disciplines, starting with women's basketball against Australia.
Defender Sylvia Adhiambo expressed confidence in their preparation after Kenya's historic seventh-place finish in 2022.
The games will run until November 26, 2025.

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The Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics opened on November 15, 2025, with Crown Prince Akishino in attendance.
A record 3,081 athletes from 81 countries are participating, including neutral competitors from Russia and Belarus.
Team Kenya will compete in five disciplines, starting with women's basketball against Australia.
Defender Sylvia Adhiambo expressed confidence in their preparation after Kenya's historic seventh-place finish in 2022.
The games will run until November 26, 2025.