International Blind Sports Federation

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International Blind Sports Federation
Formation1981
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersBonn, Germany[1]
President
Jannie Hammershoi
Websitewww.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).

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, showdown.[2]

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[]

Main article: IBSA World Games
Edition Year Host Date
1  Spain, Madrid 18-26 July[3]
2  Canada, Quebec 5-10 August[4]
3  Brazil, São Paulo City 28 July-8 August[5]
4  Turkey, Antalya 1-10 April[6]
5  South Korea, Seoul 8-18 May
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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "History - IBSA".
  2. ^ "Sports". ibsasport.org. 15 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Madrid '98". IBSA. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  4. ^ "II IBSA World Championships and Games" (PDF). IBSA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-11-22. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  5. ^ "3rd IBSA World Championships and Games Brazil 2007". IBSA. Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  6. ^ "IBSA World Championships and Games Antalya 2011". IBSA. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  7. ^ http://www.ibsasport.org/news/1125/ibsa-launches-2019-world-games-bid-process

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