National Paralympic Committees

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is an international non-profit organization formed and run by currently 161 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) from five different regions.

For information about the structure, please click here.

Regions

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.

• African Sports Confederation for Disabled (ASCOD)
• European Paralympic Committee (EPC)
• Oceania Paralympic Committee (OPC)
• Asian Paralympic Council (APC)
   

IPC Regions

An IPC region is an IPC regional committee recognized as the sole regional continental representative of the respective region.

• Americas Paralympic Committee  

International Organizations of Sport for the Disabled (IOSDs)

An International Organization for Sport for the Disabled (IOSD) is an independent organization recognized by the IPC as the sole representative of a specific disability group to the IPC.

• Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) 
• International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) 
• International Sports Federation for Persons with an Intellectual Disability (INAS-FID)
• International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) 
   

International Sport Federations (IFs)

An International Sport Federation (IF) is an independent sport federation recognized by the IPC as the sole world-wide representative of a sport for athletes with a disability that has been granted the status as a Paralympic Sport by the IPC.

Sports

IOSD Sport

An IOSD Sport is a sport for athletes with a disability on the Paralympic Programme governed by an International Organization of Sport for the Disabled (IOSD).

IPC Sports

An IPC Sport is a multi-disability sport for athletes with a disability governed by the IPC under the management of an IPC Sports Committee.

Rights and Obligations of IPC Members

For more information about duties and responsibilities for all IPC members, please visit the IPC Handbook Section 1, Chapter 2.1 .

If you have any further question, please contact Sabine Mikulas, IPC Membership Relations Manager at sabine.mikulas@paralympic.org.