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National Paralympic Committee
National constituent of the Paralympic Movement
National constituent of the Paralympic Movement
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
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.
there are 185 NPCs who are full members of the IPC. 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
There are five regional organizations:
| Continent | Association | NPCs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Association of National Olympic Committees.svg | 180px]] | African Paralympic Committee | |
| Americas Paralympic Committee | 34 | ||
| Asian Paralympic Committee | 45 | ||
| European Paralympic Committee | 49 | ||
| Oceania Paralympic Committee | 8 |
Africa
| Country | National Paralympic Committee |
|---|---|
| Algeria | Algerian National Paralympic Committee |
| Angola | |
| 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 |
| Egypt | Egyptian Paralympic Committee |
| Eritrea | Eritrean National Paralympic Committee |
| Eswatini | Eswatini Paralympic Committee |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| South Sudan | South 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
| 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 |
| Bolivia | Bolivian Paralympic Committee |
| Brazil | Brazilian Paralympic Committee |
| Canada | Canadian Paralympic Committee |
| Chile | |
| Colombia | Colombian Paralympic Committee |
| Costa Rica | |
| Cuba | |
| Dominican Republic | |
| Ecuador | |
| El Salvador | |
| Grenada | Grenada Paralympic Committee |
| Guatemala | |
| Guyana | Guyana Paralympic Committee |
| Haiti | National Paralympic Committee of Haiti |
| Honduras | |
| Jamaica | Jamaica Paralympic Association |
| Mexico | |
| Nicaragua | |
| Panama | |
| Paraguay | Paralympic Committee of Paraguay |
| Peru | |
| Puerto Rico | |
| 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 |
Asia
| 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 | |
| Hong Kong | |
| 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 | |
| Kuwait | Kuwait Paralympic Committee |
| Kyrgyzstan | |
| Laos | Lao Paralympic Committee |
| Lebanon | |
| 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 | |
| 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
| 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) |
| Belgium | Belgian Paralympic Committee |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Paralympic Committee of Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Paralympic Association |
| Croatia | |
| Cyprus | Cyprus National Paralympic Committee |
| Czech Republic | |
| Denmark | |
| 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 | |
| Ireland | Paralympics Ireland |
| Israel | Israel Paralympic Committee |
| Italy | Italian Paralympic Committee |
| Kosovo | Paralympic Committee of Kosovo |
| Latvia | Latvian Paralympic Committee |
| Liechtenstein | Liechtensteiner Behinderten Verband |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Paralympic Committee |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg Paralympic Committee |
| Malta | Malta Paralympic Committee |
| 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 | |
| Romania | Romanian Sport Federation for Disabled People |
| Russia | Paralympic Committee of Russia |
| San Marino | |
| Serbia | Paralympic Committee of Serbia |
| Slovakia | |
| 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 |
Oceania
| 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 |
| Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands National Paralympic Committee |
| Tonga | Tonga National Paralympic Committee |
| Vanuatu | Vanuatu Paralympic Committee |
References
References
- "National Paralympic Committees". International Paralympic Committee.
- "IPC welcomes three new members at 2025 General Assembly".
- "Eritrea - Profile". [[International Olympic Committee]].
- (17 November 2022). "IPC suspends Russian, Belarusian committees with immediate effect". Reuters.
- (19 July 2022). "Kosovo becomes provisional member of International Paralympic Committee".
- (29 September 2023). "Paralympic family grows to 208 as IPC welcomes five new members".
- [http://www.maltapara.com/ Malta Paralympic Committee]
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