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]

ContinentAssociationNPCs
  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

CountryNational Paralympic Committee
 AlgeriaAlgerian National Paralympic Committee
 AngolaComité Paralímpico Angolano
 BeninFederation Handisport du Benin-Comité National Paralympique
 BotswanaParalympic Association of Botswana
 Burkina FasoNational Paralympic Committee Burkina Faso
 BurundiBurundi Paralympic Committee
 CameroonCameroonian Paralympic Committee
 Cape VerdeComité Paralímpico De Cabo Verde
 Central African RepublicComité National Paralympique Centrafricain
 ComorosComité National Paralympic des Comores
 CongoComité National Paralympique Congolais
 DR CongoParalympic Committee of the Democratic Republic of Congo
 DjiboutiNational Paralympic Committee of Djibouti
 EgyptEgyptian Paralympic Committee
 EthiopiaEthiopian Paralympic Committee
 GabonFederation Gabonaise Omnisports pour Paralympique pour Handicapées
 GambiaGambia Association of the Physically Disabled
 GhanaNational Paralympic Committee of Ghana
 GuineaGuinea Paralympic Committee
 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau Federation of Sports for the Disabled
 Ivory CoastFédération Ivoirienne des Sports Paralympiques
 KenyaKenya National Paralympic Committee
 LesothoNational Paralympic Committee of Lesotho
 LiberiaLiberia National Paralympic Committee
 LibyaLibyan Paralympic Committee
 MadagascarFédération Malagasy Handisport
 MalawiMalawi Paralympic Committee
 MaliNational Paralympic Committee of Mali
 MauritiusMauritius National Paralympic Committee
 MoroccoRoyal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled
 MozambiqueParalympic Committee of Mozambique
 NamibiaNamibia National Paralympic Committee
 NigerFédération Nigérienne des Sports Paralympiques
 NigeriaNigeria Paralympic Committee
 RwandaNational Paralympic Committee of Rwanda
 São Tomé and PríncipeNational Paralympic Committee of Sao Tome and Principe
 SenegalComité National Provisoire Handisport et Paralympique Sénégalais
 SeychellesParalympic Association of Seychelles
 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Paralympic Committee
 SomaliaSomali Paralympic Committee
 South AfricaSouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
 SudanSudan National Paralympic Committee
 TanzaniaTanzania Paralympic Committee
 TogoFederation Togolaise de Sports pour Personnes Handicapees
 TunisiaTunisian Paralympic Committee
 UgandaUganda National Paralympic Committee
 ZambiaNational Paralympic Committee of Zambia
 ZimbabweZimbabwe Paralympic Committee

Americas

CountryNational Paralympic Committee
 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda Paralympic Committee
 ArgentinaArgentine Paralympic Committee
 ArubaAruba Paralympic Committee
 BarbadosParalympic Association of Barbados
 BermudaBermuda Paralympic Association
 BrazilBrazilian Paralympic Committee
 CanadaCanadian Paralympic Committee
 ChileChile Paralympic Committee
 ColombiaColombian Paralympic Committee
 Costa RicaComité Paralímpico de Costa Rica
 CubaComité Paralímpico Cubano
 Dominican RepublicOrganización Dominicana de Ciegos
 EcuadorEcuadorian Paralympic Sport Federation
 El SalvadorComite Paralímpico de El Salvador
 GrenadaGrenada Paralympic Committee
 GuatemalaComité Paralímpico Guatemalteco
 GuyanaGuyana Paralympic Committee
 HaitiNational Paralympic Committee of Haiti
 HondurasHonduran Paralympic Committee
 JamaicaJamaica Paralympic Association
 MexicoComité Paralímpico Mexicano
 NicaraguaComité Paralímpico Nicaragüense
 PanamaComité Paralímpico de Panamá
 ParaguayParalympic Committee of Paraguay
 PeruNational Paralympic Committee Peru
 Puerto RicoComité Paralímpico de Puerto Rico
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNational Paralympic Committee St Vincent & the Grenadines
 SurinameNational Paralympic Committee of Suriname
 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad & Tobago Paralympic Committee
 United States of AmericaUnited States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
 UruguayUruguayan Paralympic Committee
 U.S. Virgin IslandsNational Paralympic Committee US Virgin Islands
 VenezuelaComité Paralímpico Venezolano

Asia

CountryNational Paralympic Committee
 AfghanistanAfghanistan Paralympic Committee
 BahrainBahrain Disabled Sports Federation-Bahrain Paralympic Committee
 BangladeshNational Paralympic Committee of Bangladesh
 BhutanBhutan Paralympic Committee
 BruneiParalympic Council of Brunei Darussalam
 CambodiaNational Paralympic Committee of Cambodia
 ChinaNational Paralympic Committee of China
 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Paralympic Committee
 Hong KongHong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled
 IndiaParalympic Committee of India
 IndonesiaNational Paralympic Committee of Indonesia
 IranI. R. Iran National Paralympic Committee
 IraqIraqi National Paralympic Committee
 JapanJapanese Paralympic Committee
 JordanJordan Paralympic Committee
 KazakhstanNational Paralympic Committee of Kazakhstan
 KuwaitKuwait Paralympic Committee
 KyrgyzstanNational Paralympic Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic
 LaosLao Paralympic Committee
 LebanonLebanese Paralympic Committee
 MacaoAssociação Recreativa dos Deficientes de Macau
 MalaysiaParalympic Council of Malaysia
 MaldivesMaldives Paralympic Committee
 MongoliaMongolian Paralympic Committee
 MyanmarMyanmar Paralympic Sports Federation
   NepalNational Paralympic Committee Nepal
 North KoreaNational Paralympic Committee of Democratic People's Republic of Korea
 OmanOman Paralympic Committee
 PakistanNational Paralympic Committee of Pakistan
 PalestinePalestinian Paralympic Committee
 PhilippinesParalympic Committee of the Philippines
 QatarQatar Paralympic Committee
 Saudi ArabiaParalympic Committee of Saudi Arabia
 SingaporeSingapore National Paralympic Council
 South KoreaKorean Paralympic Committee
 Sri LankaNational Federation of Sports for the Disabled
 SyriaSyrian Paralympic Committee
 TajikistanTajik Paralympic Committee
 ThailandParalympic Committee of Thailand
 East TimorComité Paralimpico Nacional de Timor-Leste
 TurkmenistanNational Paralympic Committee of Turkmenistan
 United Arab EmiratesUAE Paralympic Committee
 UzbekistanNational Paralympic Committee of Uzbekistan
 VietnamVietnam Paralympic Association
 YemenYemen Paralympic Association

Europe

CountryNational Paralympic Committee
 AndorraCommittee Paralimpic Andorra
 ArmeniaArmenian Paralympic Committee
 AustriaAustrian Paralympic Committee
 AzerbaijanParalympic Committee of Azerbaijan
 BelarusParalympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (suspended)[4]
 BelgiumBelgian Paralympic Committee
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaParalympic Committee of Bosnia & Herzegovina
 BulgariaBulgarian Paralympic Association
 CroatiaCroatian Paralympic Committee
 CyprusCyprus National Paralympic Committee
 Czech RepublicCzech Paralympic Committee
 DenmarkParalympic Committee Denmark
 EstoniaEstonian Paralympic Committee
 Faroe IslandsItrottasamband Fyri Brekad - Faroese Paralympic Committee
 FinlandFinnish Paralympic Committee
 FranceFrench Paralympic and Sports Committee
 GeorgiaGeorgian Paralympic Committee
 GermanyNational Paralympic Committee Germany
 Great BritainBritish Paralympic Association
 GreeceHellenic Paralympic Committee
 HungaryHungarian Paralympic Committee
 IcelandIcelandic Sports Association for the Disabled
 IrelandParalympics Ireland
 IsraelIsrael Paralympic Committee
 ItalyItalian Paralympic Committee
 KosovoParalympic Committee of Kosovo[5][3]
 LatviaLatvian Paralympic Committee
 LiechtensteinLiechtensteiner Behinderten Verband
 LithuaniaLithuanian Paralympic Committee
 LuxembourgLuxembourg Paralympic Committee
 MaltaMalta Paralympic Committee[6]
 MoldovaParalympic Committee of Moldova
 MontenegroParalympic Committee of Montenegro
 NetherlandsNational Paralympic Committee of the Netherlands
 North MacedoniaMacedonian Paralympic Committee - Federation for Sport and Recreation for Disabled of Macedonia
 NorwayNorwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
 PolandPolish Paralympic Committee
 PortugalPortugal Paralympic Committee
 RomaniaRomanian Sport Federation for Disabled People
 RussiaParalympic Committee of Russia (suspended)[7]
 San MarinoSan Marino Paralympic Committee
 SerbiaParalympic Committee of Serbia
 SlovakiaSlovak Paralympic Committee
 SloveniaParalympic Committee of Slovenia - Sports Federation for the Disabled of Slovenia
 SpainSpanish Paralympic Committee
 SwedenSwedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee
  SwitzerlandSwiss Paralympic Committee
 TurkeyTurkish Paralympic Committee
 UkraineNational Paralympic Committee of Ukraine

Oceania

CountryNational Paralympic Committee
 AustraliaParalympics Australia
 FijiFiji Paralympic Association
 KiribatiKiribati National Paralympic Committee
 New ZealandParalympics New Zealand
 Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Paralympic Committee
 SamoaSamoa Paralympic Committee
 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands National Paralympic Committee
 TongaTonga National Paralympic Committee
 VanuatuVanuatu 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. 1 2 National Paralympic Committees Archived 2015-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  3. 1 2 "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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