International Blind Sports Federation

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International Blind Sports Federation
Formation1981;42 years ago (1981)
TypeSports federation
Headquarters Bonn, Germany [1]
President
Sandro Di Girolamo
Website www.ibsasport.org

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).

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In March 2022, in light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, it banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from its events. [2]

History

The International Blind Sports Association, known by the acronym 'IBSA', was formed in 1981. [3]

The inaugural IBSA president was Paralympic runner and skier Jens Bromann (from Denmark) who served eight years, before becoming involved with the International Paralympic Committee from 1988 to 1992. [3] [4] IBSA was one of four organisations, later six, which formed the 'International Co-coordinating Committee Sports for the Disabled in the World' (ICC) in 1982, which on 22 September 1989 became the International Paralympic Committee, as the global governing body of the Paralympic movement. [4] [5]

Second president (1993 to 2001) was Enrique Sanz (from Spain), followed by Enrique Perrez (2001 to 2005; also from Spain). [4] Fourth president Michael Barredo (from Philippines) served two terms, from 2005 to 2013. [3] Jannie Hammershøi (from Denmark), a former Paralympic goalball athlete, commenced in September 2013 to serve three terms. [6]

The association changed its name to federation between 2002 and 2003, when based in Spain and used the web address www.ibsa.es. The federation was later relocated and registered to Bonn, Germany. Its logo also changed at sometime from a representation of a globe, to its initials with the federation name below; in both logos, the acronym of IBSA being represented in Braille dots.

Sixth president Sandro Di Girolamo (from Italy), the president of the Italian blind sports association, commenced a four-year term from Monday 11 October 2021. [7]

Sports

IBSA is the international federation for several sports for people with a visual impairment, including three Paralympic sports (blind football, goalball and judo), powerlifting, ten-pin bowling, nine-pin bowling, torball, and showdown. [8]

Competition is held within five regions: Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. [9] For the sport of goalball, competitively Asia and Oceania are drawn together as 'Asia-Pacific' region. [10]

Sporting events

IBSA's showcase event is the IBSA World Championships and Games, held every four years. The first games took place in 1998 in Madrid, Spain, followed by the event in 2003 at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The 3rd edition of the games was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2007, and the 2011 games took place in Antalya, Turkey.

In 2015, between 8 May and 18 May, the 5th IBSA World Championships and Games was held in Seoul, South Korea, and included competitions in powerlifting, judo, goalball, football, chess, tenpin bowling, tandem cycling, swimming, showdown, and athletics.

IBSA also organizes world and regional championships in many of its sports. Regional or continental championships are generally held in odd years, while world championships take place every four years in even years when there are no Paralympic Games.

Events

IBSA World Games

EditionYearHostDateSports
11998Flag of Spain.svg  Spain, Madrid 18–26 July [11]
22003Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada, Quebec 5–10 August [12]
32007Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil, São Paulo City 28 July – 8 August [13]
42011Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey, Antalya 1–10 April [14]
52015Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea, Seoul 8–18 May
62019
Not held
—
7 2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom, Birmingham 18–27 August [15]

IBSA World Youth Games (WYC)

EditionYearHostDatesSports
12005Flag of the United States.svg  USA, Colorado Springs August 4–105
22007Flag of the United States.svg  USA, Colorado Springs July 11–175
32009Flag of the United States.svg  USA, Colorado Springs July 15–203
42011Flag of the United States.svg  USA, Colorado Springs July 13–183 [16]
52013Flag of the United States.svg  USA, Colorado Springs September 13–152
62015Flag of the United States.svg  USA, Colorado Springs July 26–301
7 2017 Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN, Budaors July 1–91 [17]

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  2. ↑ "International Blind Sports Federation latest body to ban Russia and Belarus". www.insidethegames.biz. 16 March 2022.
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  5. ↑ "Paralympics history". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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  7. ↑ "Di Girolamo elected IBSA President". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Sports". ibsasport.org. 15 February 2016.
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  16. ↑ https://usaba.org/files/uploads/2011_WYC_Medal_Count.pdf%5B%5D - 2011 Medal Table
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