National Paralympic Committee | |
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Country | Great Britain |
Code | GBR |
Created | 1989 [1] |
Continental association | EPC |
President | Nick Webborn, CBE [2] |
Website | paralympics |
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The British Paralympic Association (BPA) is the National Paralympic Committee for Great Britain (GBR), and is responsible for the United Kingdom's participation in the Paralympic Games.
The BPA select, prepare, enter, fund and manage the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the Paralympic Games. This team is known as ParalympicsGB.
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