Oceania Paralympic Committee
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| Formation | 2006 |
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| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Suva, Fiji |
| Membership | 9 National Paralympic Committees |
Official language | English |
President |  Paul Bird |
| Website | OceaniaParalympic.org |
Oceania Paralympic Committee (acronym: OPC)[1] is an organisation based in Sydney, Australia. It is an international organization that congregates the 9 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Oceania.
History
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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
[edit]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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ IPC Style Guide Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ "IPC Welcomes Merger Of APC And Fespic". web10.bernama.com. 18 November 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ "Oceania and Arab Countries Support KL'06". findarticles.com/BERNAMA; Malaysian National News Agency. 17 November 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
External links
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