Oceania Paralympic Committee

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Oceania Paralympic Committee
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Type Sports federation
Membership
 7 National Paralympic Committees
President
 Mr. Paul Bird

Oceania Paralympic Committee (acronym: OPC)[1] is an organisation based in Sydney, Australia. It is an international organisation that congregates the 7 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Oceania.

History

The Oceania Paralympic Committee was formed in 2006 when the Fespic Federation was divided into two separate bodies, the Oceania Paralympic Committee and the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC).[2][3]

Member countries

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

Nation Code National Paralympic Committee Created Ref.
 Australia AUS Australian Paralympic Committee [4]
 Fiji FIJ Fiji Paralympic Association [4]
 New Zealand NZL Paralympics New Zealand [4]
 Papua New Guinea PNG Papua New Guinea Paralympic Committee [4]
 Samoa SAM Samoa Paralympic Committee [4]
 Tonga TGA Tonga National Paralympic Committee [4]
 Vanuatu VAN Vanuatu Paralympic Committee [4]

Events

FESPIC Games

FESPIC Youth Games

See also

References

  1. ↑ IPC Style Guide, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

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