Saudi Arabia first competed at the

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for the first time in 2001. Saudi Arabia won its first Deaflympic medal (bronze) in the

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for bowling, which is also the only medal won by them in Deaflympic history. Saudi Arabia has yet to compete at the Winter Deaflympics but the nation first participated in the Winter Olympics in Beijing 2022 with

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who took part in

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Medal tallies

Summer Deaflympics

References

Nations at the Deaflympics D Parasports in Saudi Arabia {{Deaflympics-stub

Medal tallies

Summer Deaflympics

See also

References