Oceania Paralympic Committee Explained

Oceania Paralympic Committee
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Type:Sports federation
Formation:2006
Headquarters:Suva, Fiji
Membership:9 National Paralympic Committees
Leader Title:President
Leader Name: Paul Bird
Language:English
Website:OceaniaParalympic.org

Oceania Paralympic Committee (acronym: OPC)[1] is an organisation based in Sydney, Australia. It is an international organization that congregates the 9 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Oceania.

History

The Oceania Paralympic Committee was formed in 2006 when the FESPIC Federation was divided into two separate bodies, the Oceania Paralympic Committee and the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC).[2] [3]

Member countries

In the following table, the year in which the NPC was recognised 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.
AustraliaAUSParalympics Australia1990[4]
FijiFIJFiji Paralympic Association1990
KiribatiKIRKiribati National Paralympic Committee
New ZealandNZLParalympics New Zealand1968
Papua New GuineaPNGPapua New Guinea Paralympic Committee
SamoaSAMSamoa Paralympic Committee
Solomon IslandsSOLSolomon Islands Paralympic Committee
TongaTGATonga National Paralympic Committee
VanuatuVANVanuatu Paralympic Committee

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.paralympic.org/export/sites/default/IPC/Reference_Documents/IPC_Style_Guide.pdf IPC Style Guide
  2. Web site: IPC Welcomes Merger Of APC And Fespic . web10.bernama.com . 18 November 2005 . 19 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311102123/http://web10.bernama.com/kpdnhep/newsBm.php?id=165609 . 2012-03-11 . dead .
  3. Web site: Oceania and Arab Countries Support KL'06 . findarticles.com/BERNAMA; Malaysian National News Agency . 17 November 2005 . 19 October 2010 .
  4. http://www.paralympic.org/teams-npc National Paralympic Committees (NPCs)