The International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. Its purpose is to organise the summer and winter Paralympic Games and act as the International Federation for nine sports, supervising and coordinating World Championships and other competitions.
Founded September 1989 as a non-profit organisation, it is based in Bonn, Germany and aims to develop sports opportunities for all people with an impairment from the beginner to elite level. The vision of the IPC, run by 200 members, is ‘To enable Para athletes to achieve sporting excellence and inspire and excite the world.’
The International Wheelchair & Amputee Sport Federation – IWAS
The International Wheelchair & Amputee Sport Federation (IWAS) a merger of the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (ISMWSF, previously ISMGF) and the International Sports Organisation for the Disabled (ISOD) has underpinned the paralympic movement since its inception in 1952 as the ISMGC.
The International Stoke Mandeville Games “experience” has provided a birthplace and history for the Paralympic Games; it has given a base and a focus to the international goals of the many tens of thousands of athletes who have come through its portals, and in promoting their achievements, spread the message of opportunity across the globe. Additionally, it created a family network of nations focused on developing programmes for athletes with a disability and a forum for the development of educators, trainers/coaches and experts creating and sustaining an infrastructure for international competition and achievement for athletes with a disability. Thus, the paralympic movement was born.
Para-Sport Austria – Österreichischer Behindertensportverband
Czech Sports Organization for the Physically Disabled – Český Sportovní Organizace Pro Tělesně Postižené
Para Sport Denmark – Parasport Danmark
Finnish Sports Association for Persons with Disabilities (VAU) – Suome Vammaisurheilu ja-liikunta VAU ry
French Federation Handisport – Fédération Française Handisport
WheelPower: British Wheelchair Sports
The National Sports Federation for Persons with Disabilities – Η Ομοσπονδία Εθνικό Αθλητικό Ατόμων με Αναπηρίες – Greece
Iran Sports Federation for the Disabled
Irish Wheelchair Association – Sport
Israel Sports Association for Disabled
Japanese Para-Sports Association
Korean Disabled Veterans Sports Council
Persatuan Orang-Orang Cacat Anggota Malaysia (POCAM) or Society of The Orthopaedically Handicapped Malaysia
Portuguese Federation of Sports for People with Disabilities – FPDD – Federação Portuguesa de Desporto para Pessoas com Deficiência – FPDD
Slovak Union of Physically Disabled – Slovenský zväz telesne postihnutých
Association For The Disabled Sports Slovenia – Zveza Za Šport Invalidov Slovenije – ZSIS
South African Sports Association for Physically Disabled
Spanish Sports Federation for People with Physical Disabilities – FEDDF
Swedish Para Sports Federation – Svenska Para Idrottsförbund
