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National Paralympic Committee

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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

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The 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, 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

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There are five regional organizations:[2]

Continent Association NPCs
 
  Africa
 African Paralympic Committee 49
  America
 Americas Paralympic Committee 33
  Asia
 Asian Paralympic Committee 45
  Europe
 European Paralympic Committee 49
  Oceania
 Oceania Paralympic Committee 9

Africa

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Country National Paralympic Committee
  Algeria Algerian National Paralympic Committee
  Angola Comité Paralímpico Angolano [pt]
  Benin Federation Handisport du Benin-Comité National Paralympique
  Botswana Paralympic Association of Botswana
  Burkina Faso National Paralympic Committee Burkina Faso
  Burundi Burundi Paralympic Committee
  Cameroon Cameroonian Paralympic Committee
  Cape Verde Comité Paralímpico de Cabo Verde
  Central African Republic Comité National Paralympique Centrafricain
  Comoros Comité National Paralympic des Comores
  Congo Comité National Paralympique Congolais
  DR Congo Paralympic Committee of the Democratic Republic of Congo
  Djibouti National Paralympic Committee of Djibouti
  Egypt Egyptian Paralympic Committee
  Eritrea Eritrean National Paralympic Committee[4]
  Ethiopia Ethiopian Paralympic Committee
  Gabon Federation Gabonaise Omnisports pour Paralympique pour Handicapées
  Gambia Gambia Association of the Physically Disabled
  Ghana National Paralympic Committee of Ghana
  Guinea Guinea Paralympic Committee
  Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Federation of Sports for the Disabled
  Ivory Coast Fédération Ivoirienne des Sports Paralympiques
  Kenya Kenya National Paralympic Committee
  Lesotho National Paralympic Committee of Lesotho
  Liberia Liberia National Paralympic Committee
  Libya Libyan Paralympic Committee
  Madagascar Fédération Malagasy Handisport
  Malawi Malawi Paralympic Committee
  Mali National Paralympic Committee of Mali
  Mauritius Mauritius National Paralympic Committee
  Morocco Royal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled [ar]
  Mozambique Paralympic Committee of Mozambique
  Namibia Namibia National Paralympic Committee
  Niger Fédération Nigérienne des Sports Paralympiques
  Nigeria Nigeria Paralympic Committee
  Rwanda National Paralympic Committee of Rwanda
  São Tomé and Príncipe National Paralympic Committee of São Tomé and Príncipe
  Senegal Comité National Provisoire Handisport et Paralympique Sénégalais
  Seychelles Paralympic Association of Seychelles
  Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Paralympic Committee
  Somalia Somali Paralympic Committee
  South Africa South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
  Sudan Sudan National Paralympic Committee
  Tanzania Tanzania Paralympic Committee
  Togo Federation Togolaise de Sports pour Personnes Handicapees
  Tunisia Tunisian Paralympic Committee
  Uganda Uganda National Paralympic Committee
  Zambia National Paralympic Committee of Zambia
  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Paralympic Committee

Americas

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Country National Paralympic Committee
  Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Paralympic Committee
  Argentina Argentine Paralympic Committee
  Aruba Aruba Paralympic Committee
  Barbados Paralympic Association of Barbados
  Bermuda Bermuda Paralympic Association
  Brazil Brazilian Paralympic Committee
  Canada Canadian Paralympic Committee
  Chile Chile Paralympic Committee [es]
  Colombia Colombian Paralympic Committee
  Costa Rica Comité Paralímpico de Costa Rica [es]
  Cuba Comité Paralímpico Cubano [es]
  Dominican Republic Comité Paralímpico Dominicano [es]
  Ecuador Ecuadorian Paralympic Sport Federation [es]
  El Salvador Comite Paralímpico de El Salvador [es]
  Grenada Grenada Paralympic Committee
  Guatemala Comité Paralímpico Guatemalteco [es]
  Guyana Guyana Paralympic Committee
  Haiti National Paralympic Committee of Haiti
  Honduras Honduran Paralympic Committee [es]
  Jamaica Jamaica Paralympic Association
  Mexico Comité Paralímpico Mexicano [es]
  Nicaragua Comité Paralímpico Nicaragüense [es]
  Panama Comité Paralímpico de Panamá [es]
  Paraguay Paralympic Committee of Paraguay
  Peru National Paralympic Committee Peru [es]
  Puerto Rico Comité Paralímpico de Puerto Rico [es]
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Paralympic Committee St Vincent & the Grenadines
  Suriname National Paralympic Committee of Suriname
  Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago Paralympic Committee
  United States of America United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
  Uruguay Uruguayan Paralympic Committee
  U.S. Virgin Islands National Paralympic Committee US Virgin Islands
  Venezuela Comité Paralímpico Venezolano [es]

Asia

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Country National Paralympic Committee
  Afghanistan Afghanistan Paralympic Committee
  Bahrain Bahrain Disabled Sports Federation-Bahrain Paralympic Committee
  Bangladesh National Paralympic Committee of Bangladesh
  Bhutan Bhutan Paralympic Committee
  Brunei Paralympic Council of Brunei Darussalam
  Cambodia National Paralympic Committee of Cambodia
  China National Paralympic Committee of China
  Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Paralympic Committee [zh]
  Hong Kong China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee [zh]
  India Paralympic Committee of India
  Indonesia National Paralympic Committee of Indonesia
  Iran I. R. Iran National Paralympic Committee
  Iraq Iraqi National Paralympic Committee
  Japan Japanese Paralympic Committee
  Jordan Jordan Paralympic Committee
  Kazakhstan National Paralympic Committee of Kazakhstan [ru]
  Kuwait Kuwait Paralympic Committee
  Kyrgyzstan National Paralympic Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic [ru]
  Laos Lao Paralympic Committee
  Lebanon Lebanese Paralympic Committee [ar]
  Macao Associação Recreativa dos Deficientes de Macau
  Malaysia Paralympic Council of Malaysia
  Maldives Maldives Paralympic Committee
  Mongolia Mongolian Paralympic Committee
  Myanmar Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation
    Nepal National Paralympic Committee Nepal
  North Korea National Paralympic Committee of Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  Oman Oman Paralympic Committee
  Pakistan National Paralympic Committee of Pakistan
  Palestine Palestinian Paralympic Committee
  Philippines Paralympic Committee of the Philippines
  Qatar Qatar Paralympic Committee
  Saudi Arabia Paralympic Committee of Saudi Arabia [ar]
  Singapore Singapore National Paralympic Council
  South Korea Korean Paralympic Committee
  Sri Lanka National Federation of Sports for the Disabled
  Syria Syrian Paralympic Committee
  Tajikistan Tajik Paralympic Committee
  Thailand Paralympic Committee of Thailand
  East Timor Comité Paralimpico Nacional de Timor-Leste
  Turkmenistan National Paralympic Committee of Turkmenistan
  United Arab Emirates UAE Paralympic Committee
  Uzbekistan National Paralympic Committee of Uzbekistan
  Vietnam Vietnam Paralympic Association
  Yemen Yemen Paralympic Association

Europe

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Country National Paralympic Committee
  Andorra Andorran Adapted Sports Federation
  Armenia Armenian Paralympic Committee
  Austria Austrian Paralympic Committee
  Azerbaijan The National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan
  Belarus Paralympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (suspended)[5]
  Belgium Belgian Paralympic Committee
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Paralympic Committee of Bosnia & Herzegovina
  Bulgaria Bulgarian Paralympic Association
  Croatia Croatian Paralympic Committee [hr]
  Cyprus Cyprus National Paralympic Committee
  Czech Republic Czech Paralympic Committee [cs]
  Denmark Paralympic Committee Denmark [da]
  Estonia Estonian Paralympic Committee
  Faroe Islands Itrottasamband Fyri Brekad - Faroese Paralympic Committee
  Finland Finnish Paralympic Committee
  France French Paralympic and Sports Committee
  Georgia Georgian Paralympic Committee
  Germany National Paralympic Committee Germany
  Great Britain British Paralympic Association
  Greece Hellenic Paralympic Committee
  Hungary Hungarian Paralympic Committee
  Iceland Icelandic Sports Association for the Disabled [is]
  Ireland Paralympics Ireland
  Israel Israel Paralympic Committee
  Italy Italian Paralympic Committee
  Kosovo Paralympic Committee of Kosovo[6][3]
  Latvia Latvian Paralympic Committee
  Liechtenstein Liechtensteiner Behinderten Verband
  Lithuania Lithuanian Paralympic Committee
  Luxembourg Luxembourg Paralympic Committee
  Malta Malta Paralympic Committee[7]
  Moldova Paralympic Committee of Moldova
  Montenegro Paralympic Committee of Montenegro
  Netherlands National Paralympic Committee of the Netherlands
  North Macedonia Macedonian Paralympic Committee - Federation for Sport and Recreation for Disabled of Macedonia
  Norway Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
  Poland Polish Paralympic Committee
  Portugal Portugal Paralympic Committee [pt]
  Romania Romanian Sport Federation for Disabled People
  Russia Paralympic Committee of Russia (suspended)[8]
  San Marino San Marino Paralympic Committee [it]
  Serbia Paralympic Committee of Serbia
  Slovakia Slovak Paralympic Committee [sk]
  Slovenia Paralympic Committee of Slovenia - Sports Federation for the Disabled of Slovenia
  Spain Spanish Paralympic Committee
  Sweden Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee
   Switzerland Swiss Paralympic Committee
  Turkey Turkish Paralympic Committee
  Ukraine National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine [uk]

Oceania

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Country National Paralympic Committee
  Australia Paralympics Australia
  Fiji Fiji Paralympic Association
  Kiribati Kiribati National Paralympic Committee
  New Zealand Paralympics New Zealand
  Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Paralympic Committee
  Samoa Samoa Paralympic Committee
  Solomon Islands Solomon Islands National Paralympic Committee
  Tonga Tonga National Paralympic Committee
  Vanuatu Vanuatu Paralympic Committee

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TEAMS / NATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEES". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b National Paralympic Committees Archived 2015-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  3. ^ a b "Paralympic family grows to 208 as IPC welcomes five new members". 29 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Eritrea - Profile". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. ^ "IPC suspends Russian, Belarusian committees with immediate effect". Reuters. 17 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Kosovo becomes provisional member of International Paralympic Committee". 19 July 2022.
  7. ^ Malta Paralympic Committee
  8. ^ "IPC suspends Russian, Belarusian committees with immediate effect". Reuters. 17 November 2022.
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