The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports. Founded on 22 September 1989 in Düsseldorf,West Germany,its mission is to "enable Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and inspire and excite the world". Furthermore,the IPC wants to promote the Paralympic values and to create sport opportunities for all persons with a disability,from beginner to elite level.
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) is a non-profit organisation founded 1981 in Paris,France. It was formerly known as the International Blind Sports Association. IBSA's mission is to promote the full integration of blind and partially-sighted people in society through sport and to encourage people with a visual impairment to take up and practise sports. IBSA is a full and founding member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2020,the Summer Paralympics included 22 sports and 539 medal events,and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports and disciplines and about 80 events. The number and kinds of events may change from one Paralympic Games to another.
The Philippine Paralympic Committee (PPC),formerly known as Philippine Sports Association for the Differently Abled—National Paralympic Committee of the Philippines,is the national sports association for physically impaired athletes,tasked to spearhead developing sport competency for Filipino persons with disabilities. It is the Philippine National Paralympic Committee which is duly recognized by the International Paralympic Committee
Paralympics Australia (PA) previously called the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) (1998–2019) is the National Paralympic Committee in Australia for the Paralympic Games movement. It oversees the preparation and management of Australian teams that participate at the Summer Paralympics and the Winter Paralympics.
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 as the IPC European Committee,it was later registered as an independent entity in 1999.
Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. Australia commenced its involvement in the sport in 1980. Its women's team has completed in trans-Tasman competitions,the IBSA World Goalball Championships,and the Paralympic Games.
B1 is a medical-based Paralympic classification for blind sport. Athletes in this classification are totally or almost totally blind. It is used by a number of blind sports including blind tennis,para-alpine skiing,para-Nordic skiing,blind cricket,blind golf,five-a-side football,goalball and judo. Some other sports,including adaptive rowing,athletics and swimming,have equivalents to this class.
B2 is a medical based Paralympic classification for blind sport. Competitors in this classification have vision that falls between the B1 and B3 classes. The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) defines this classification as "visual acuity ranging from LogMAR 1.50 to 2.60 (inclusive) and/or visual field constricted to a diameter of less than 10 degrees." It is used by a number of blind sports including para-alpine skiing,para-Nordic skiing,blind cricket,blind golf,five-a-side football,goalball and judo. Some sports,including adaptive rowing,athletics and swimming,have equivalents to this class.
B3 is a medical based Paralympic classification for blind sport. Competitors in this classification have partial sight,with visual acuity from 2/60 to 6/60. It is used by a number of blind sports including para-alpine skiing,para-Nordic skiing,blind cricket,blind golf,five-a-side football,goalball and judo. Some other sports,including adaptive rowing,athletics and swimming,have equivalents to this class.
Japan women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Japan. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. Its women's team has internationally completed including at the IBSA World Goalball Championships and the Paralympic Games.
Israel women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Israel. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. It takes part in international competitions.
Russia women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Russia. It takes part in international goalball competitions. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment.
Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta is a Filipina retired Paralympic powerlifter. She became the first Filipina to win a Paralympic medal ever when she won bronze at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
The Philippines competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil,from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Josephine Rebeta Medina was a Filipino table tennis player. Medina represented the Philippines at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Jerrold Pete Macabio Mangliwan is a Filipino wheelchair racer who is a two-time Paralympian for the Philippines who competed in the 2016 and 2020 editions. In wheelchair racing,he competes in the T52 classification.
The 2020 ASEAN Para Games,officially known as the 10th ASEAN Para Games,is a cancelled biannual multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities which was intended to be held after the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. Participants were expected from 11 countries in Southeast Asia. The games,patterned after the Paralympics,was to include athletes with various disabilities.
The Philippines participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo,Japan,from 24 August to 5 September 2021 which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The country qualified six athletes,but only three in two sports were able to compete due to three athletes testing positive for COVID-19. The delegation did not win any medal for the first time since the 2012 edition.
Venezuela men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Venezuela. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions.
