International Paralympic Committee
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| Founded | September 22, 1989 |
| Place of foundation | Dusseldorf |
| president | Andrew Parsons |
| Members | over 200 (as of end of 2015) |
| Homepage | www.paralympic.org |
The International Paralympic Committee ( IPC ) is an amalgamation of international disabled sports associations and national organizations. It was founded on September 22, 1989 in Düsseldorf and is based in Bonn ( Adenauerallee 212/214 ). The number of members grew to over 200 in 2015. The president of the committee was Robert Steadward from Canada until 2001 . He was followed by Sir Philip Craven as President, former Paralympic participant and President of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Andrew Parsons assumed the presidency on September 8, 2017 . There is close contact between the IPC and the IOC .
As the most important competitions on a global level for disabled athletes, the IPC organizes the Paralympic Games every four years . It is also responsible for hosting various IPC World Championships , which are the most important global competitions in disabled sports after the Paralympic Games and before the IWAS World Games .
The IPC is also responsible for hosting and organizing some continental competitions (such as the IPC European Championships ).
Every two years the IPC also awards the Paralympic Order , the Paralympic Sport Award , the Paralympic Media Award and the Paralympic Scientific Award for special achievements relating to the Paralympic movement.
See also
Web links
- Official website of the International Paralympic Committee
- Official website of the European Paralympic Committee
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual Report 2015 , at: paralympic.org, accessed October 27, 2016.
- ↑ Awards . From: paralympic.org, accessed December 20, 2015.
Coordinates: 50 ° 43 ′ 10 ″ N , 7 ° 6 ′ 58 ″ E