248 athletes and coaches from 25 Russian regions participated in the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games The athletes participated in 24 sports, including track and field, swimming, judo, powerlifting, handball, volleyball, football, basketball, rhytmic and artistic gymnastics, badminton and others. The Russian team won 119 gold, 50 silver, and 42 bronze medals. According to the results of the Special Olympics Games, the Russian team won 26 gold medals and took first place by a landslide, beating the US, Canada and five Chinese teams.