Regional Organizations
A regional organization is an independent regional organization recognized as the sole regional representative of the IPC members within a specific region as recognized by the IPC.
Membership: The IPC currently recognizes three Regional Organizations; the African Sports Confederation of Disabled (Africa), the European Paralympic Committee (Europe) and the Oceania Paralympic Committee (Oceania). Until such time as an independent regional organization is created, the IPC has established a Regional Committee, the Paralympic Committee of the Americas (for the Americas region) and the Asian Paralympic Committee (for the Asia region) to act as the sole representative body in that region.
Function: Regional Organizations act as liaison with the IPC on behalf of its members in the respective region, organize Regional sports events, co-ordinate their development activities with the IPC and provide support to the IPC membership in the respective region.
Status: The two Regional Committees
are eligible to become members of the IPC prior to the IPC General Assembly in
November 2007. As members of the IPC, Regional Organizations have the right to
submit motions, vote and be heard at meetings of the Members, nominate
candidates for appropriate IPC bodies and may participate in all IPC activities,
subject to meeting eligibility of the respective activity.
African Sports Confederation of Disabled (ASCOD)
The African Sports Committee of Disabled is the regional organization for the African region. It is based in Cairo, Egypt.
| Function | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Dr. Nabil Salem |
| Further contacts | African NPCs |
| Website | www.ascod.org |
European Paralympic Committee
The European Paralympic Committee is the regional organization for the European region. It is based in Bonn, Germany.
| Function | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Mr. Enrique Sanchez-Guijo |
| Further contacts | European NPCs |
| Website | www.europaralympic.org |
Oceania Paralympic Committee
The Oceania Paralympic Committee is the regional organization for the Oceania region. It is based in Sydney, Australia.
| Function | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Mr. Paul Bird |
| Further contacts | Oceania NPCs |
IPC Regions
Americas Paralympic Committee
The Americas Paralympic Committee is an IPC regional committee recognized as the sole regional continental representative of the Americas region, based in Brasilia, Brazil.
| Function | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Mr. Andrew Parsons |
| Further contacts | Americas NPCs |
| Further contacts | www.americasparalympic.org |
Asian Paralympic Committee
The Asian Paralympic Committee is an IPC regional committee recognized as the sole regional continental representative of the Asian region, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
| Function | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Mr. Zainal Abu Zarin |
| Further contacts | Asian NPCs |
