National Paralympic Committee

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.

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 2012, there are 174 NPC members of the IPC.[1] 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:[1]

ContinentAssociationNPCs
  Africa
 African Paralympic Committee 49
  America
 Americas Paralympic Committee 32
  Asia
 Asian Paralympic Committee 43
  Europe
 European Paralympic Committee 48
  Oceania
 Oceania Paralympic Committee 8

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Paralympic Committees, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
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