2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games

12th Special Olympics World Winter Games
XII Giochi Mondiali Invernali Special Olympics
Host cityTurin, Italy
MottoThe Future is Here (Italian: Il futuro è qui)
Nationsestiminated 102
Athletes3,125 (Expected)
Events8
Opening8 March 2025
Closing15 March 2025
Main venueStadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Summer
Winter

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 15 March 2025. This marks the first time that Italy is hosting the Special Olympics World Games.[2]

Hosting

Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino

The bidding was presented in 2021 by the Italian Government, the Piedmont Region, the City of Turin, the Italian National Olympic Committee, the National Paralympic Committee of Italy Angelo Moratti [it], President of Special Olympics Italy.[3] The original scheduled dates were between 29 January to 9 February 2025. According the bidding, the ceremonies were planned to be held at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, which had been renovated for the 2006 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. It is expected that there would be around 3125 athletes, 3000 volunteers and 300000 spectators.[3]

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:[2][4][7]

Public relations

The Mole Antenelliana in Turin is to become part of the World Games logo

The application ran under the slogan The Future is Here.[8]

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.[8][4]

References

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