Asian Paralympic Committee

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Asian Paralympic Committee
AbbreviationAPC
Formation30 October 2002; 21 years ago (2002-10-30)
Founded atBusan, South Korea
TypeContinental Sports Federation
HeadquartersDubai, United Arab Emirates
Membership
45 Members
Official language
English
President
United Arab Emirates Majid Rashed
Vice-Presidents
Saudi Arabia Abdulraheem Alsheikh
Uzbekistan Mukhtorkhon Tashkhodjaev
South Korea Jai-Jun Choung
CEO
United Arab Emirates Tarek Souei
AffiliationsInternational Paralympic Committee
WebsiteAsianParalympic.org

The Asian Paralympic Committee (acronym: APC) is an organization based in United Arab Emirates. It has 45 National Paralympic Committees of the Asian continent as members. It organizes the Asian Para Games and is affiliated to the International Paralympic Committee.

History[edit]

The Asian Paralympic Committee was formed on 30 October 2002 during the 2002 FESPIC Games in Busan, South Korea as the Asian Paralympic Council, following a motion presented by NPC Malaysia at the 1999 IPC General Assembly. It consisted originally of three sub-regions which are East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. In April 2004, in order to align with the structure followed by the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee decided that the Central Asia and West Asia sub-regions fall under the council's responsibility. An agreement was signed on 16 May 2004 to merge the Asian Paralympic Council and the FESPIC Federation.[1] The organisation was only known by its present name by 28 November 2006 when the merger came into effect.[2]

Member countries[edit]

In the following table, the year in which the NPC was recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NPC was created.

Nation/Region Code National Paralympic Committee Created Ref.
 Afghanistan AFG Afghanistan Paralympic Committee [3]
 Bahrain BRN Bahrain Disabled Sports Federation-Bahrain Paralympic Committee [3]
 Bangladesh BAN National Paralympic Committee of Bangladesh Inactive [3]
 Bhutan BHU Bhutan Paralympic Committee 2017 [3]
 Brunei BRU Paralympic Council of Brunei Darussalam [3]
 Cambodia CAM National Paralympic Committee of Cambodia [3]
 China CHN National Paralympic Committee of China [3]
 East Timor TLS National Paralympic Committee of East Timor [3]
 Hong Kong HKG Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled [3]
 India IND Paralympic Committee of India 1992 [3]
 Indonesia INA National Paralympic Committee of Indonesia 1962 [3]
 Iran IRI I. R. Iran National Paralympic Committee 2001 [3]
 Iraq IRQ Iraqi National Paralympic Committee [3]
 Japan JPN Japan Paralympic Committee 1999 [3]
 Jordan JOR Jordan Paralympic Committee [3]
 Kazakhstan KAZ National Paralympic Committee of Kazakhstan [3]
 North Korea PRK Paralympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea [3]
 South Korea KOR Korean Paralympic Committee 2006 [3]
 Kuwait KUW Kuwait Paralympic Committee [3]
 Kyrgyzstan KGZ National Paralympic Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic [3]
 Laos LAO Lao Paralympic Committee [3]
 Lebanon LIB Lebanese Paralympic Committee [3]
 Macau MAC Macau Paralympic Committee - Recreation and Sports Association for the Disabled [3]
 Malaysia MAS Paralympic Council of Malaysia 1989 [3]
 Maldives MDV Maldives Paralympic Committee 2019 [3]
 Mongolia MGL Mongolian Paralympic Committee [3]
 Myanmar MYA Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation [3]
   Nepal NEP National Paralympic Committee Nepal [3]
 Oman OMA Oman Paralympic Committee [3]
 Pakistan PAK National Paralympic Committee of Pakistan 1998 [3]
 Palestine PLE Palestinian Paralympic Committee 2010 [3]
 Philippines PHI Paralympic Committee of the Philippines 1997 [3]
 Qatar QAT Qatar Paralympic Committee [3]
 Saudi Arabia KSA Paralympic Committee of Saudi Arabia [3]
 Singapore SGP Singapore National Paralympic Council 2008 [3]
 Sri Lanka SRI National Federation of Sports for the Disabled [3]
 Syria SYR Syrian Paralympic Committee [3]
 Chinese Taipei TPE Chinese Taipei Paralympic Committee [3]
 Tajikistan TJK Tajik Paralympic Committee [3]
 Thailand THA Paralympic Committee of Thailand 1985 [3]
 Turkmenistan TKM National Paralympic Committee of Turkmenistan [3]
 United Arab Emirates UAE UAE Paralympic Committee [3]
 Uzbekistan UZB National Paralympic Committee of Uzbekistan [3]
 Vietnam VIE Vietnam Paralympic Association [3]
 Yemen YEM Yemen Paralympic Association 2015 [3]

Regions[edit]

Source:[4]

45 in 5 regions:

  1. East (8)
  2. Center (6)
  3. West (12)
  4. South (8)
  5. South East (11)

Events[edit]

Related:

APC General Assembly (GA)[edit]

APC Executive Board Meeting (EBM)[edit]

APC Recognized Sports[edit]

27 Sports in 1 January 2024.

  1. Para Archery - Asian Archery Federation (AAF)
  2. Para Athletics - World Para Athletics (WPA)
  3. Para Badminton - Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC)
  4. Boccia - Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed)
  5. Wheelchair Basketball - International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)
  6. Tenpin Bowling - Asian Bowling Federation (ABF)
  7. Para Canoeing - Asian Canoe Confederation (ACC)
  8. Chess - Asian Chess Federation (ACF)
  9. Para Cycling - Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC)
  10. Wheelchair Dance Sport - Dance Sport Asia (DSA)
  11. Blind Football - International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
  12. CP Football - International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF)
  13. Go - International Go Federation (IGF)
  14. Goalball - International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
  15. Paralympic judo - International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
  16. Lawn Bowls - World Bowls (WB)
  17. Para Powerlifting - World Para Powerlifting (WPPO)
  18. Rowing - World Rowing Federation (FISA)
  19. Para Sailing - World Sailing (WS)
  20. Para Shooting - International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  21. Para Swimming - International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  22. Para Table Tennis - International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
  23. Sitting Volleyball - World ParaVolley (WPV)
  24. Wheelchair Fencing - International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS)
  25. Wheelchair Rugby - World Wheelchair Rugby (IWRF)
  26. Wheelchair Tennis - International Tennis Federation (ITF)
  27. Para Taekwondo - Asian Taekwondo Union (ATU)

Events Summary[edit]

# Games Host Nations Competitors Sports Events Champion
1 2009 Asian Youth Para Games (1)  Japan 24 466 5 219  Japan
2 2010 Asian Para Games (1)  China 41 2,405 19 341  China
3 2013 Asian Youth Para Games (2)  Malaysia 29 723 14 235  Japan
4 2014 Asian Para Games (2)  South Korea 41 2,497 23 443  China
5 2017 Asian Youth Para Games (1)  United Arab Emirates 30 800 7 252  Japan
6 2018 Asian Para Games (1)  Indonesia 43 2,757 18 506  China
7 2021 Asian Youth Para Games (1)  Bahrain 30 750 9 198  Iran
8 2022 Asian Para Games (1)  China 44 3,100 22 501  China
  •     Asian Summer Para Games (2010-2022) (4) 1,791 Events
  •     Asian Youth Para Games (2009-2021) (4) 904 Events
  • Total : 8 Games (2009-2022): 2,695 Events

Medals (2009-2023)[edit]

  1. Asian Summer Para Games (2010-2022) (4 Edition) 1,791 Events
  2. Asian Youth Para Games (2009-2021) (4 Edition) 904 Events
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)8204903451655
2 Japan (JPN)334293317944
3 Iran (IRI)295298241834
4 South Korea (KOR)234219242695
5 Thailand (THA)172203239614
6 Uzbekistan (UZB)1226964255
7 Indonesia (INA)112116133361
8 Hong Kong (HKG)8394108285
9 Malaysia (MAS)80103124307
10 India (IND)77103135315
11 Iraq (IRQ)675969195
12 Kazakhstan (KAZ)456768180
13 Vietnam (VIE)403861139
14 Chinese Taipei (TPE)344167142
15 United Arab Emirates (UAE)29392189
16 Jordan (JOR)24151352
17 Philippines (PHI)22283282
18 Saudi Arabia (KSA)20213374
19 Singapore (SIN)20202262
20 Sri Lanka (SRI)15262667
21 Kuwait (KUW)9201342
22 Pakistan (PAK)931123
23 Bahrain (BHR)515929
24 Oman (OMA)511319
25 Mongolia (MGL)581730
26 Myanmar (MYA)491528
27 Palestine (PLE)3317
28 Qatar (QAT)3137
29 Syria (SYR)281222
30 East Timor (TLS)2114
31 Brunei (BRU)1247
32 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)1214
33 Nepal (NEP)1124
34 Laos (LAO)1001
35 Lebanon (LBN)0516
36 Macau (MAC)0369
37 North Korea (PRK)0336
38 Turkmenistan (TKM)0246
39 Korea (COR)0112
40 Cambodia (CAM)0101
41 Tajikistan (TJK)0033
42 Yemen (YEM)0022
Totals (42 entries)2696244124727609

Administration[edit]

APC Presidents[edit]

No. Name NPC Term
1. Zainal Abu Zarin  Malaysia 30 October 2002 – 3 December 2014
2. Majid Rashed  United Arab Emirates 3 December 2014 – present

Executive board[edit]

Following is the APC Executive Board for the term 2019 – 2023.[5]

Designation Name NPC
President Majid Rashed  United Arab Emirates
Vice-presidents Masayuki Mizuno  Japan
Ms. Zhao Su-jing  China
Ms. Jang Hyang Sook  South Korea
Member at Large Abdulraheem Al-Sheikh  Saudi Arabia
Keng Chuan Ng  Malaysia
Chairperson of APC Athletes' Committee Jeong Min Lee  South Korea
Chairperson of APC Women in Sports Committee Ms. Nasanbat Oyunbat  Mongolia
Chairperson of APC Medical and Sports Science Committee Dr. Hasuk Bae  South Korea
Chairperson of APC Games and Sports Development Committee Ms. Lesley Fung  Hong Kong
Sub-Regional Representatives
South-East Asia Michael Barredo  Philippines
West Asia Abdelrazzaq Banirasheed  United Arab Emirates
Central Asia Dr. Rustam Babayev  Kazakhstan
East Asia Manabu Aso  Japan
South Asia Imran Shami  Pakistan
CEO Tarek Souei  United Arab Emirates

Committees[edit]

Committee Chairperson NPC
APC Athletes' Committee Jeong Min Lee  South Korea
APC Women in Sports Committee Ms. Nasanbat Oyunbat  Mongolia
APC Legal and Ethics Committee Keng Chuan Ng  Malaysia
APC Medical and Sports Science Committee Dr. Hasuk Bae  South Korea
APC Games and Sports Development Committee Ms. Lesley Fung  Hong Kong

Tournaments organized[edit]

Affiliated event[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Agreement on merger signed between APC FESPIC To open a new regional development structure" (PDF). 7 August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2006.
  2. ^ "APC History". Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  4. ^ https://asianparalympic.org/members/
  5. ^ "Executive Board". APC's Official Website. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

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