Invitational games for the deaf gets underway

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A warm-up event for the 2009 Deaflympics has kicked off in Taipei.

On Saturday The Invitational Games for the Deaf, Taipei 2008 started with the soccer and table tennis competitions.

Three other events in the invitational competition -- karate, judo, and taekwando -- will open on Sunday.

The five-day invitational games serve as a trial run for the Summer Deaflympics, the premier international competition for the hearing impaired. The Deaflympics will be held in Taipei from September 5 to 15 next year.
 
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