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Asian Paralympic Committee

International regional committee representing Asia


Summary

International regional committee representing Asia

FieldValue
nameAsian Paralympic Committee
imageAsian Paralympic Committee Logo 2021Ver.svg
image_size200px
captionLogo of the Asian Paralympic Committee
abbreviationAPC
formation
founding_locationBusan, South Korea
typeContinental Sports Federation
headquartersDubai, United Arab Emirates
membership45 Members
languageEnglish
leader_titlePresident
leader_nameUAE Majid Rashed
leader_title2Vice-Presidents
leader_name2KOR Jai-Jun Choung
KSA Abdulraheem Alsheikh
UZB Mukhtorkhon Tashkhodjaev
JPN Kazuhiro Yagi
leader_title3CEO
leader_name3UAE Tarek Souei
affiliationsInternational Paralympic Committee
websiteAsianParalympic.org

KSA Abdulraheem Alsheikh UZB Mukhtorkhon Tashkhodjaev JPN Kazuhiro Yagi

The Asian Paralympic Committee (acronym: APC) is an organization based in United Arab Emirates. It has 45 National Paralympic Committees of the Asian continent as members. It organizes the Asian Para Games and is affiliated to the International Paralympic Committee.

History

The Asian Paralympic Committee was formed on 30 October 2002 during the 2002 FESPIC Games in Busan, South Korea as the Asian Paralympic Council, following a motion presented by NPC Malaysia at the 1999 IPC General Assembly. It consisted originally of three sub-regions which are East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. In April 2004, in order to align with the structure followed by the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee decided that the Central Asia and West Asia sub-regions fall under the council's responsibility. An agreement was signed on 16 May 2004 to merge the Asian Paralympic Council and the FESPIC Federation. The organisation was only known by its present name by 28 November 2006 when the merger came into effect.

Member countries

In the following table, the year in which the NPC was recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NPC was created.

Nation/RegionCodeNational Paralympic CommitteeCreatedRef.
AfghanistanAFGAfghanistan Paralympic Committee
BahrainBRNBahrain Disabled Sports Federation-Bahrain Paralympic Committee
BangladeshBANNational Paralympic Committee of BangladeshInactive
BhutanBHUBhutan Paralympic Committee2017
BruneiBRUParalympic Council of Brunei Darussalam
CambodiaCAMNational Paralympic Committee of Cambodia
ChinaCHNNational Paralympic Committee of China
Hong KongHKGChina Hong Kong Paralympic Committee
IndiaINDParalympic Committee of India1992
IndonesiaINANational Paralympic Committee of Indonesia1962
IranIRII. R. Iran National Paralympic Committee2001
IraqIRQIraqi National Paralympic Committee
JapanJPNJapan Paralympic Committee1999
JordanJORJordan Paralympic Committee
KazakhstanKAZNational Paralympic Committee of Kazakhstan
North KoreaPRKParalympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
South KoreaKORKorean Paralympic Committee2006
KuwaitKUWKuwait Paralympic Committee
KyrgyzstanKGZNational Paralympic Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic
LaosLAOLao Paralympic Committee
LebanonLIBLebanese Paralympic Committee
MacauMACMacau Paralympic Committee - Recreation and Sports Association for the Disabled1979
MalaysiaMASParalympic Council Malaysia1989
MaldivesMDVMaldives Paralympic Committee2019
MongoliaMGLMongolian Paralympic Committee1995
MyanmarMYAMyanmar Paralympic Sports Federation1989
NepalNEPNational Paralympic Committee Nepal2000
OmanOMAOman Paralympic Committee
PakistanPAKNational Paralympic Committee of Pakistan1998
PalestinePLEPalestinian Paralympic Committee2010
PhilippinesPHIParalympic Committee of the Philippines1997
QatarQATQatar Paralympic Committee
Saudi ArabiaKSAParalympic Committee of Saudi Arabia
SingaporeSGPSingapore National Paralympic Council2008
Sri LankaSRINational Federation of Sports for the Disabled
SyriaSYRSyrian Paralympic Committee
Chinese TaipeiTPEChinese Taipei Paralympic Committee
TajikistanTJKTajik Paralympic Committee
ThailandTHAParalympic Committee of Thailand1985
Timor-LesteTLSNational Paralympic Committee of Timor-Leste2003
TurkmenistanTKMNational Paralympic Committee of Turkmenistan
United Arab EmiratesUAEUAE Paralympic Committee
UzbekistanUZBNational Paralympic Committee of Uzbekistan
VietnamVIEVietnam Paralympic Association
YemenYEMYemen Paralympic Association2015

Regions

Source:

45 in 5 regions:

  1. East (8)
  2. Center (6)
  3. West (12)
  4. South (8)
  5. South East (11)

Events

  • Asian Para Games
  • Asian Youth Para Games

Related:

  • West Asian Para Games
  • ASEAN Para Games
  • FESPIC Games
  • FESPIC Youth Games

APC General Assembly (GA)

APC Executive Board Meeting (EBM)

APC Recognized Sports

27 Sports in 1 January 2024.

  1. Para Archery - Asian Archery Federation (AAF)
  2. Para Athletics - World Para Athletics (WPA)
  3. Para Badminton - Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC)
  4. Boccia - Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed)
  5. Wheelchair Basketball - International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)
  6. Tenpin Bowling - Asian Bowling Federation (ABF)
  7. Para Canoeing - Asian Canoe Confederation (ACC)
  8. Chess - Asian Chess Federation (ACF)
  9. Para Cycling - Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC)
  10. Wheelchair Dance Sport - Dance Sport Asia (DSA)
  11. Blind Football - International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
  12. CP Football - International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF)
  13. Go - International Go Federation (IGF)
  14. Goalball - International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
  15. Paralympic judo - International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
  16. Lawn Bowls - World Bowls (WB)
  17. Para Powerlifting - World Para Powerlifting (WPPO)
  18. Rowing - World Rowing Federation (FISA)
  19. Para Sailing - World Sailing (WS)
  20. Para Shooting - International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  21. Para Swimming - International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  22. Para Table Tennis - International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
  23. Sitting Volleyball - World ParaVolley (WPV)
  24. Wheelchair Fencing - International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS)
  25. Wheelchair Rugby - World Wheelchair Rugby (IWRF)
  26. Wheelchair Tennis - International Tennis Federation (ITF)
  27. Para Taekwondo - Asian Taekwondo Union (ATU)

Events Summary

#GamesHostNationsCompetitorsSportsEventsChampion
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  • Asian Summer Para Games (2010–2022) (4) 1,791 Events
  • Asian Youth Para Games (2009–2021) (4) 904 Events
  • Total : 8 Games (2009–2022): 2,695 Events

Medals (2009–2023)

  1. Asian Summer Para Games (2010–2022) (4 Edition) 1,791 Events
  2. Asian Youth Para Games (2009–2021) (4 Edition) 904 Events

Administration

APC Presidents

No.NameNPCTerm
1.Zainal Abu Zarin30 October 2002 – 3 December 2014
2.Majid Rashed3 December 2014 – present

Executive board

Following is the APC Executive Board for the term 2019 – 2023.

DesignationNameNPC
PresidentMajid Rashed
Vice-presidentsMasayuki Mizuno
Ms. Zhao Su-jing
Ms. Jang Hyang Sook
Member at LargeAbdulraheem Al-Sheikh
Keng Chuan Ng
Chairperson of APC Athletes' CommitteeJeong Min Lee
Chairperson of APC Women in Sports CommitteeMs. Nasanbat Oyunbat
Chairperson of APC Medical and Sports Science CommitteeDr. Hasuk Bae
Chairperson of APC Games and Sports Development CommitteeMs. Lesley Fung
South-East AsiaMichael Barredo
West AsiaAbdelrazzaq Banirasheed
Central AsiaDr. Rustam Babayev
East AsiaManabu Aso
South AsiaImran Shami
CEOTarek Souei

Committees

CommitteeChairpersonNPC
APC Athletes' CommitteeJeong Min Lee
APC Women in Sports CommitteeMs. Nasanbat Oyunbat
APC Legal and Ethics CommitteeKeng Chuan Ng
APC Medical and Sports Science CommitteeDr. Hasuk Bae
APC Games and Sports Development CommitteeMs. Lesley Fung

Tournaments organized

  • Asian Para Games
  • Asian Youth Para Games

Affiliated event

  • ASEAN Para Games

References

References

  1. (7 August 2006). "Agreement on merger signed between APC FESPIC To open a new regional development structure".
  2. "APC History".
  3. [http://www.paralympic.org/teams-npc National Paralympic Committees (NPCs)], [[International Paralympic Committee]] (IPC)
  4. "Members – Asian Paralympic Committee".
  5. "Executive Board". APC's Official Website.
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