{"id":131403,"date":"2026-10-15T08:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T06:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/specialolympics.ch\/blog\/2026\/10\/15\/world-games-2029-the-path-to-team-suisse-begins-in-chur\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T13:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T11:47:09","slug":"world-games-2029-the-path-to-team-suisse-begins-in-chur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/specialolympics.ch\/en\/blog\/2026\/10\/15\/world-games-2029-the-path-to-team-suisse-begins-in-chur\/","title":{"rendered":"World Games 2029: The path to Team Suisse begins in Chur!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Special Olympics World Winter Games 2029 are coming to Switzerland! This offers athletes and coaches a unique opportunity to experience the world&#8217;s largest sporting and humanitarian event in front of a home crowd. Over 2000 winter athletes from around 100 nations are expected in Switzerland in 2029. And the best part: Team Suisse is expected to be almost three times larger than at previous World Winter Games. So, the chances of becoming part of this special delegation are good!<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The most important prerequisite for a potential spot on Team Suisse 2029<\/strong> <strong>is participation in the National Winter Games Chur 2028.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All other selection criteria can be found here: <a href=\"LINK\"><strong>Participate \u2013 World Winter Games<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Find out more about Chur 2028 now<\/strong>: On the freshly updated website of the National Winter Games Chur 2028, you will find initial information on the sports, registration dates, and other important details.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/chur2028.ch\/teilnahme\/\">All information about Chur 2028<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Special Olympics World Winter Games 2029 are coming to Switzerland! 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