Today, November 15, the official opening ceremony of the 25th Summer Deaflympics was held in Tokyo, Japan. The largest international sporting event for athletes with hearing impairments, held every four years, has gained special historical significance this year — it coincides with the 100th anniversary of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. It was exactly one hundred years ago, with the first Deaflympics, then known as the International Silent Games, that the history of international...