Oceania Paralympic Committee

Oceania Paralympic Committee
Oceania Paralympic Committee
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.

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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]

See also

References

  1. ^ IPC Style Guide, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  2. ^ "IPC Welcomes Merger Of APC And Fespic". web10.bernama.com. 18 November 2005. http://web10.bernama.com/kpdnhep/newsBm.php?id=165609. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  3. ^ "Oceania and Arab Countries Support KL'06". findarticles.com/BERNAMA; Malaysian National News Agency. 17 November 2005. http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/bernama-malaysian-national-news-agency/mi_8082/is_20051117/oceania-arab-countries-support-kl06/ai_n51515162/?tag=untagged. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), International Paralympic Committee (IPC)



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Africa
ASCOD – African Paralympic Committee
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Americas
APC – Americas Paralympic Committee
Asia
APC – Asian Paralympic Committee
Europe
EPC – European Paralympic Committee
Oceania
OPC – Oceania Paralympic Committee

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