European Paralympic Committee Explained

European Paralympic Committee
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Type:Sports federation
Formation:2 July 1999
Headquarters:Vienna, Austria
Membership:49 National Paralympic Committees
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Ratko Kovačić
Language:English

The European Paralympic Committee (EPC) is an international non-for-profit organisation which serves a membership of 49 National Paralympic Committees and 9 European branches of disability. Based in Vienna, Austria, the EPC was founded in November 1991 as the IPC European Committee and was later registered as an independent entity in 1999.[1]

The EPC is responsible for organising the European Paralympic Committee Youth Games. Furthermore, the EPC acts as an organisation which promotes and defends the collective interests of National Paralympic Committees, International Organisation of Sports for the Disabled or International Paralympic Sport Federation and European athletes with disabilities.[1]

The EPC has a democratic structure and the governing body of the organisation is elected every two years through a general assembly, where all registered members are entitled to send delegates and cast their vote. The Committee is made up of a president, secretary-general, treasurer, technical officer, athletes' representative and four members-at-large. The current president is Ratko Kovačić from Croatia, a former table tennis champion.

Member countries

In the following table, the year in which the NPC was recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NPC was created.

Nation Created Ref.
AndorraANDAndorran Adapted Sports Federationhttps://www.paralympic.org/andorra
ArmeniaARMArmenian Paralympic Committee1994https://www.paralympic.org/armenia
AustriaAUTAustrian Paralympic Committee1998https://www.paralympic.org/austria
AzerbaijanAZENational Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan1996https://www.paralympic.org/azerbaijan
BelarusBLRParalympic Committee of the Republic of Belarushttps://www.paralympic.org/belarus
BelgiumBELBelgian Paralympic Committee1960https://www.paralympic.org/belgium
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHParalympic Committee of Bosnia & Herzegovinahttps://www.paralympic.org/bosnia-and-herzegovina
BulgariaBULBulgarian Paralympic Associationhttps://www.paralympic.org/bulgaria
CroatiaCROCroatian Paralympic Committeehttps://www.paralympic.org/croatia
CyprusCYPCyprus National Paralympic Committee1999https://www.paralympic.org/cyprus
Czech RepublicCZECzech Paralympic Committeehttps://www.paralympic.org/czech-republic
DenmarkDENParalympic Committee Denmarkhttps://www.paralympic.org/denmark
EstoniaESTEstonian Paralympic Committee1991https://www.paralympic.org/estonia
Faroe IslandsFROFaroese Paralympic Committee1980https://www.paralympic.org/faroe-islands
FinlandFINFinnish Paralympic Committee1994https://www.paralympic.org/finland
FranceFRAFrench Paralympic and Sports Committee1992https://www.paralympic.org/france
GeorgiaGEOGeorgian Paralympic Committee2003https://www.paralympic.org/georgia
GermanyGERNational Paralympic Committee Germany1951https://www.paralympic.org/germany
GBRBritish Paralympic Association1989https://www.paralympic.org/great-britain
GreeceGREHellenic Paralympic Committee2001https://www.paralympic.org/greece
HungaryHUNHungarian Paralympic Committeehttps://www.paralympic.org/hungary
IcelandISLIcelandic Sports Association for the Disabledhttps://www.paralympic.org/iceland
IrelandIRLParalympics Ireland1987https://www.paralympic.org/ireland
IsraelISRIsrael Paralympic Committeehttps://www.paralympic.org/israel
ItalyITAItalian Paralympic Committee1990https://www.paralympic.org/italy
KOSParalympic Committee of Kosovo2023[2] https://www.paralympic.org/kosovo0
LatviaLATLatvian Paralympic Committeehttps://www.paralympic.org/latvia
LiechtensteinLIELiechtensteiner Behinderten Verbandhttps://www.paralympic.org/liechtenstein
LithuaniaLTULithuanian Paralympic Committee1990https://www.paralympic.org/lithuania
LuxembourgLUXLuxembourg Paralympic Committeehttps://www.paralympic.org/Luxembourg
MaltaMLTMalta Paralympic Committeehttps://www.paralympic.org/malta
MDAParalympic Committee of Moldovahttps://www.paralympic.org/republic-moldova
MontenegroMNEParalympic Committee of Montenegro2007https://www.paralympic.org/montenegro
NetherlandsNEDDutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federationhttps://www.paralympic.org/netherlands
MKDNorth Macedonian Paralympic Committeehttps://www.paralympic.org/north-macedonia
NorwayNORNorwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sportshttps://www.paralympic.org/norway
PolandPOLPolish Paralympic Committeehttps://www.paralympic.org/poland
PortugalPORPortugal Paralympic Committeehttps://www.paralympic.org/portugal
RomaniaROUNational Paralympic Committee, Romaniahttps://www.paralympic.org/romania
RUSRussian Paralympic Committee1996https://www.paralympic.org/russian-federation
San MarinoSMRSan Marino Paralympic Committeehttps://www.paralympic.org/san-marino
SerbiaSRBParalympic Committee of Serbia1999https://www.paralympic.org/serbia
SlovakiaSVKSlovak Paralympic Committeehttps://www.paralympic.org/slovakia
SloveniaSLOParalympic Committee of Slovenia - Sports Federation for the Disabled of Sloveniahttps://www.paralympic.org/slovenia
SpainESPSpanish Paralympic Committee1995https://www.paralympic.org/spain
SwedenSWESwedish Parasports Federation1969https://www.paralympic.org/sweden
SwitzerlandSUISwiss Paralympic Committeehttps://www.paralympic.org/switzerland
TurkeyTURTurkish Paralympic Committee2002https://www.paralympic.org/turkey
UkraineUKRNational Sports Committee for the Disabled of Ukrainehttps://www.paralympic.org/ukraine

Events

European Para Championships

See main article: European Para Championships.

The European Para Championships are held every four years in the year proceeding the Summer Paralympic Games and have been given the status of a regional games by the European Paralympic Committee.

European Para Youth Games (EPYG)

See main article: European Para Youth Games.

The European Para Youth Games is a biennial multi-sport event for young para-athletes aged between 13 and 23.[3] [4] [5] [6]

European Winter Para Sports Event

The first European Winter Para Sports Event (ParaSki4Europe) was held in 2020 in Poland:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: European Paralympic Committee - About Us. europaralympic.org. 2 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh and Kosovo join IPC and three receive Paralympic Order at General Assembly . 28 September 2023.
  3. Web site: European Para Youth Games line-up revealed.
  4. Web site: 2015 European Para Youth Games in Croatia (EPYG 2015) . www.oepc.at . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181120221317/http://www.oepc.at/index.php/en/sports-and-media/archive/news-archive/681-2015-european-para-youth-games-in-croatia-epyg-2015 . 2018-11-20.
  5. Web site: Three IBSA sports on 2019 European Youth Games programme - News - IBSA . www.ibsasport.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181120221057/http://www.ibsasport.org/news/1647/three-ibsa-sports-on-2019-european-youth-games-programme . 2018-11-20.
  6. Web site: European Para Youth Games - Calendar - IBSA . www.ibsasport.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181119232518/http://www.ibsasport.org/calendar/1019/european-para-youth-games . 2018-11-19.
  7. Web site: European Winter Para Sports Event, Poland, 2020. PDF. Europaralympic.org. 29 July 2022.
  8. Web site: GAMES & EVENTS. Europaralympic.org. 29 July 2022.
  9. Web site: INVITATION. PDF. Europaralympic.org. 29 July 2022.

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