Hellenic Athletic Federation of the Deaf
SportDeaflympics
JurisdictionGreece
AbbreviationHAFD
Founded1988 (1988)
AffiliationCISS
HeadquartersPiraeus
LocationNeo Faliro, Piraeus
PresidentIosif Stavrakakis
SecretaryIoannis Stoufis
Official website
hafdeaf.gr
Greece

Hellenic Athletic Federation of the Deaf (Greek: Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Αθλητισμού Κωφών) is the official national sport governing body of Deaf Sports in Greece.[1]

The Hellenic Athletic Federation of the Deaf was formed in 1988.[2] It is affiliated with the Comité International des Sports des Sourds (CISS) and European Deaf Sports Organization.[3]

The Federation is responsible for sending, funding, supporting Deaf sportspeople representing Greece at the Deaflympics and in other Deaf Championships. The Deaf Sport Federation continues to send the deaf sportspeople from Greece to participate at the Deaflympics since 1957.

References

  1. ↑ "Countries | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  2. ↑ History
  3. ↑ "European Deaf Sports Organisation | Member Federations". www.edso.eu. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
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