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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

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

There 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

Africa

Country National Paralympic Committee
 Algeria Algerian National Paralympic Committee
 Angola Comité Paralímpico Angolano
 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
 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
 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 Sao Tome and Principe
 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

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
 Colombia Colombian Paralympic Committee
 Costa Rica Comité Paralímpico de Costa Rica
 Cuba Comité Paralímpico Cubano
 Dominican Republic Organización Dominicana de Ciegos
 Ecuador Ecuadorian Paralympic Sport Federation
 El Salvador Comite Paralímpico de El Salvador
 Grenada Grenada Paralympic Committee
 Guatemala Comité Paralímpico Guatemalteco
 Guyana Guyana Paralympic Committee
 Haiti National Paralympic Committee of Haiti
 Honduras Honduran Paralympic Committee
 Jamaica Jamaica Paralympic Association
 Mexico Comité Paralímpico Mexicano
 Nicaragua Comité Paralímpico Nicaragüense
 Panama Comité Paralímpico de Panamá
 Paraguay Paralympic Committee of Paraguay
 Peru National Paralympic Committee Peru
 Puerto Rico Comité Paralímpico de 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 Comité Paralímpico Venezolano

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 Chinese Taipei Paralympic Committee
 Hong Kong Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled
 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
 Kuwait Kuwait Paralympic Committee
 Kyrgyzstan National Paralympic Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic
 Laos Lao Paralympic Committee
 Lebanon Lebanese Paralympic Committee
 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
 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 Committee Paralimpic Andorra
 Armenia Armenian Paralympic Committee
 Austria Austrian Paralympic Committee
 Azerbaijan Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan
 Belarus Paralympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (suspended)[4]
 Belgium Belgian Paralympic Committee
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Paralympic Committee of Bosnia & Herzegovina
 Bulgaria Bulgarian Paralympic Association
 Croatia Croatian Paralympic Committee
 Cyprus Cyprus National Paralympic Committee
 Czech Republic Czech Paralympic Committee
 Denmark Paralympic Committee 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 Icelandic Sports Association for the Disabled
 Ireland Paralympics Ireland
 Israel Israel Paralympic Committee
 Italy Italian Paralympic Committee
 Kosovo Paralympic Committee of Kosovo[5][3]
 Latvia Latvian Paralympic Committee
 Liechtenstein Liechtensteiner Behinderten Verband
 Lithuania Lithuanian Paralympic Committee
 Luxembourg Luxembourg Paralympic Committee
 Malta Malta Paralympic Committee[6]
 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
 Romania Romanian Sport Federation for Disabled People
 Russia Paralympic Committee of Russia (suspended)[7]
 San Marino San Marino Paralympic Committee
 Serbia Paralympic Committee of Serbia
 Slovakia Slovak Paralympic Committee
 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

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
 Samoa Samoa Paralympic Committee
 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands National Paralympic Committee
 Tonga Tonga National Paralympic Committee
 Vanuatu Vanuatu Paralympic Committee

See also

References

  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. ^ "IPC suspends Russian, Belarusian committees with immediate effect". Reuters. 17 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Kosovo becomes provisional member of International Paralympic Committee". 19 July 2022.
  6. ^ Malta Paralympic Committee
  7. ^ "IPC suspends Russian, Belarusian committees with immediate effect". Reuters. 17 November 2022.

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