International Paralympic Committee

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governing body of Paralympic sport international sports federation non-profit organization

The International Paralympic Committee is the global governing body responsible for organizing the Paralympic Games and promoting elite sport for athletes with disabilities worldwide.

Aliases (2)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing body of Paralympic sport → international sports federation → non-profit organization →
advocatesFor	rights of athletes with disabilities in sport →
cooperatesWith	International Olympic Committee →
develops	Paralympic classification code →
field	disability sport → parasport → sports governance →
focusesOn	elite disability sport → multi-sport events for athletes with disabilities →
founded	1989 →
foundedIn	Düsseldorf NERFINISHED →
foundedInCountry	Germany →
governs	summer Paralympic sports → winter Paralympic sports →
hasMotto	Spirit in Motion →
hasMovement	Paralympic Movement →
hasOfficialLanguage	English → French → Spanish →
headquartersCountry	Germany →
headquartersLocation	Bonn →
legalForm	non-governmental organization →
membershipIncludes	International Federations → National Paralympic Committees → Regional Organizations →
organizes	Summer Paralympic Games → Winter Paralympic Games →
oversees	IPC Athletics World Championships → IPC Powerlifting World Championships → IPC Swimming World Championships → Paralympic Games → multiple Paralympic sports →
promotes	equal opportunities for athletes with disabilities → high-performance parasport → inclusion through sport →
purpose	develop the Paralympic Movement → govern Paralympic sport worldwide → organize the Paralympic Games → promote elite sport for athletes with disabilities →
recognizedBy	International Olympic Committee →
regionServed	worldwide →
represents	National Paralympic Committees → athletes with disabilities →
sets	rules for Paralympic sports under its governance →
shortName	IPC →
typeOfOrganization	umbrella organization for Paralympic sport →
usesSymbol	Paralympic Agitos →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games → Games Wide Open → International Olympic Committee → Someity →	associatedWith
ParalympicsGB → Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games → UCI Para-cycling Commission ("International Paralympic Committee (through UCI as IF for para-cycling)") →	affiliation
LA28 Organizing Committee → Paris 2024 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games → UK Sport →	collaboratesWith
1994 Winter Paralympics → 2008 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony → 2022 Winter Paralympics →	organizer
2006 Winter Paralympics → Paralympic Games →	governingBody
London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games →	collaboratedWith
Association of Summer Olympic International Federations →	cooperatesWith
International Olympic movement →	hasCoreInstitution
Prince of Asturias Award for Sports →	hasLaureate
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands ("International Paralympic Committee Honorary Board") →	memberOf
Paralympic Games →	organisedBy
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee →	recognizedBy
UCI Para-cycling World Championships →	relatedOrganization