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World Games Berlin 2023 Unified Sports Delegates

Athletes running into the water for an Open Water Swimming event.
As Berlin, Germany gears up to host the next Special Olympics World Games in 2023, Special Olympics is pleased to announce the selection of the Unified Sports Delegates. The Unified Sports Delegate (USD) is appointed by Special Olympics as the key authority for overseeing the Unified Sports Competition Protocol and is responsible for ensuring that the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the World Games correctly interprets, implements and enforces Special Olympics Unified Sports Rules. The Unified Sports Delegate manages a group of volunteers and consults with the Sport Technical Delegate regarding penalties, disqualifications or suspensions due to observed violations of the Unified Sports "Principle of Meaningful Involvement." Click on the profiles below to learn more about the team.

Kris Cuppens

3x3 Basketball Unified Sports Delegate - Belgium

Sibi Vidyadharan Chandrabhanu

Badminton Unified Sport Delegate - United Arab Emirates

Valerie Geluykens

Basketball Unified Sport Delegate - Belgium

Joachim Joris

Basketball Assistant Unified Sport Delegate - Belgium

Adele Fioravera

Beach Volleyball Unified Sports Delegate - Italy

Danielle Kent

Bocce Unified Sports Delegate - Florida, USA

Hend Soliman

Bowling Unified Sports Delegate - Cairo, Egypt

Kristijan Kruk

Football Unified Sports Delegate – Tartu, Estonia

André Peeters

Football Unified Sports Delegate - Belgium

Daniyal Alvi

Futsal Unified Sports Delegate - Pakistan

Briana Haines

Golf Unified Sports Delegate - Missouri, USA

Mike Bovino

Handball Unified Sports Delegate - Pennsylvania, USA

Stephen Minshull

Indoor Volleyball Unified Sports Delegate - Arizona, USA

Róża Banasik-Zarańska

Kayaking Technical & Unified Sports Delegate - Pomorskie, Poland

Dave Harman

Open Water Swimming Technical & Unified Sports Delegate - Raalte, Netherlands

Pauli Saksa

Sailing Unified Sports Delegate - Finland

John Muringani

Table Tennis Unified Sports Delegate - Zimbabwe

Kata Orban-Sebestyen

Tennis Unified Sports Delegate - Hungary