Kiribati National Paralympic Committee

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Kiribati National Paralympic Committee
Kiribati National Paralympic Committee logo.svg
National Paralympic Committee
CountryFlag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati
Code KIR
Continental
association		 OPC
Headquarters South Tarawa, Kiribati
President 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 intended to make their debut at the Summer Paralympics in the 2020 edition in Tokyo, but withdrew due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] [5] Kiribati debuted at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kiribati". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kiribati - National Paralympic Committee". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Etchells, Daniel (8 March 2020). "Discus thrower Tioti looking to claim historic Paralympic berth for Kiribati". Inside the Games. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Countries poised to make sporting history with Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Pacific countries withdraw from Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". RNZ . 23 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Kiribati - Profile". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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