Kiribati National Paralympic Committee Explained

Kiribati National Paralympic Committee
Country:Kiribati
Code:KIR
Association:OPC
President:Mr. Tekoaua Tamaroa[1]

The Kiribati National Paralympic Committee is the National Paralympic Committee representing Kiribati.[2] The organization became full members of the International Paralympic Committee in October 2019.[3] Kiribati was supposed to make their debut at the Summer Paralympics in the 2020 edition in Tokyo. However the country withdrew due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kiribati. International Paralympic Committee. 13 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Kiribati - National Paralympic Committee . International Paralympic Committee . 25 August 2021 . en.
  3. News: Etchells . Daniel . Discus thrower Tioti looking to claim historic Paralympic berth for Kiribati . 25 August 2021 . Inside the Games . 8 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Countries poised to make sporting history with Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020 . Tokyo 2020 . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 25 August 2021 . 25 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210825153448/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/paralympics/news/countries-poised-to-make-debut-at-tokyo-2020-paralympic-games . dead .
  5. News: Pacific countries withdraw from Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . 25 August 2021 . RNZ . 23 August 2021 . en-nz.

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