A National Paralympic Committee (NPC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), NPCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Paralympic Games.
Overview
editThe Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their respective Olympic Games, in the same host city.
As of September 2023,[update] there are 183 NPCs who are full members of the IPC.[1][2][3] Only NPCs in good standing may enter athletes in the Paralympic Games. Within countries, some NPCs serve as the national governing body for one or more sports, while others only act as the IPC member with responsibility for Paralympic Games.
List of NPCs by continent
editThere are five regional organizations:[2]
Continent | Association | NPCs | |
---|---|---|---|
Africa
|
African Paralympic Committee | 48 | |
America
|
Americas Paralympic Committee | 33 | |
Asia
|
Asian Paralympic Committee | 45 | |
Europe
|
European Paralympic Committee | 49 | |
Oceania
|
Oceania Paralympic Committee | 9 |
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editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "TEAMS / NATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEES". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ a b National Paralympic Committees Archived 2015-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ a b "Paralympic family grows to 208 as IPC welcomes five new members". 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Eritrea - Profile". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "IPC suspends Russian, Belarusian committees with immediate effect". Reuters. 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Kosovo becomes provisional member of International Paralympic Committee". 19 July 2022.
- ^ Malta Paralympic Committee
- ^ "IPC suspends Russian, Belarusian committees with immediate effect". Reuters. 17 November 2022.