Asian Paralympic Committee

Asian Paralympic Committee
AbbreviationAPC
Formation30 October 2002; 24 years ago (2002-10-30)
Founded atBusan, South Korea
TypeContinental Sports Federation
HeadquartersDubai, United Arab Emirates
Members45 Members
Official language
English
President
United Arab Emirates Majid Rashed
Vice-Presidents
South Korea Jai-Jun Choung
Saudi Arabia Abdulraheem Alsheikh
Uzbekistan Mukhtorkhon Tashkhodjaev
Japan Kazuhiro Yagi
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

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. The organisation was only known by its present name by 28 November 2006 when the merger came into effect.

Member countries

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/RegionCodeNational Paralympic CommitteeCreatedRef.
Afghanistan AFG Afghanistan Paralympic Committee
Bahrain BRN Bahrain Disabled Sports Federation-Bahrain Paralympic Committee
Bangladesh BAN National Paralympic Committee of Bangladesh Inactive
Bhutan BHU Bhutan Paralympic Committee 2017
Brunei BRU Paralympic Council of Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia CAM National Paralympic Committee of Cambodia
China CHN National Paralympic Committee of China
Hong Kong HKG China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee
India IND Paralympic Committee of India 1992
Indonesia INA National Paralympic Committee of Indonesia 1962
Iran IRI I. R. Iran National Paralympic Committee 2001
Iraq IRQ Iraqi National Paralympic Committee
Japan JPN Japan Paralympic Committee 1999
Jordan JOR Jordan Paralympic Committee
Kazakhstan KAZ National Paralympic Committee of Kazakhstan
North Korea PRK Paralympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
South Korea KOR Korean Paralympic Committee 2006
Kuwait KUW Kuwait Paralympic Committee
Kyrgyzstan KGZ National Paralympic Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic
Laos LAO Lao Paralympic Committee
Lebanon LIB Lebanese Paralympic Committee
Macau MAC Macau Paralympic Committee - Recreation and Sports Association for the Disabled 1979
Malaysia MAS Paralympic Council Malaysia 1989
Maldives MDV Maldives Paralympic Committee 2019
Mongolia MGL Mongolian Paralympic Committee 1995
Myanmar MYA Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation 1989
  Nepal NEP National Paralympic Committee Nepal 2000
Oman OMA Oman Paralympic Committee
Pakistan PAK National Paralympic Committee of Pakistan 1998
Palestine PLE Palestinian Paralympic Committee 2010
Philippines PHI Paralympic Committee of the Philippines 1997
Qatar QAT Qatar Paralympic Committee
Saudi Arabia KSA Paralympic Committee of Saudi Arabia
Singapore SGP Singapore National Paralympic Council 2008
Sri Lanka SRI National Federation of Sports for the Disabled
Syria SYR Syrian Paralympic Committee
Chinese Taipei TPE Chinese Taipei Paralympic Committee
Tajikistan TJK Tajik Paralympic Committee
Thailand THA Paralympic Committee of Thailand 1985
Timor-Leste TLS National Paralympic Committee of Timor-Leste 2003
Turkmenistan TKM National Paralympic Committee of Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates UAE UAE Paralympic Committee
Uzbekistan UZB National Paralympic Committee of Uzbekistan
Vietnam VIE Vietnam Paralympic Association
Yemen YEM Yemen Paralympic Association 2015

Regions

Source:

45 in 5 regions:

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

Events

Related:

APC General Assembly (GA)

APC Executive Board Meeting (EBM)

APC Recognized Sports

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

#GamesHostNationsCompetitorsSportsEventsChampion
12009 Asian Youth Para Games (1) Japan244665219 Japan
22010 Asian Para Games (1) China412,40519341 China
32013 Asian Youth Para Games (2) Malaysia2972314235 Japan
42014 Asian Para Games (2) South Korea412,49723443 China
52017 Asian Youth Para Games (1) United Arab Emirates308007252 Japan
62018 Asian Para Games (1) Indonesia432,75718506 China
72021 Asian Youth Para Games (1) Bahrain307509198 Iran
82022 Asian Para Games (1) China443,10022501 China

Medals (2009–2023)

  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)8204903451,655
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 Timor-Leste (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)2,6962,4412,4727,609

Administration

APC Presidents

No.NameNPCTerm
1.Zainal Abu Zarin Malaysia30 October 2002 – 3 December 2014
2.Majid Rashed United Arab Emirates3 December 2014 – present

Executive board

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

DesignationNameNPC
PresidentMajid Rashed United Arab Emirates
Vice-presidentsMasayuki Mizuno Japan
Ms. Zhao Su-jing China
Ms. Jang Hyang Sook South Korea
Member at LargeAbdulraheem Al-Sheikh Saudi Arabia
Keng Chuan Ng Malaysia
Chairperson of APC Athletes' CommitteeJeong Min Lee South Korea
Chairperson of APC Women in Sports CommitteeMs. Nasanbat Oyunbat Mongolia
Chairperson of APC Medical and Sports Science CommitteeDr. Hasuk Bae South Korea
Chairperson of APC Games and Sports Development CommitteeMs. Lesley Fung Hong Kong
Sub-Regional Representatives
South-East AsiaMichael Barredo Philippines
West AsiaAbdelrazzaq Banirasheed United Arab Emirates
Central AsiaDr. Rustam Babayev Kazakhstan
East AsiaManabu Aso Japan
South AsiaImran Shami Pakistan
CEOTarek Souei United Arab Emirates

Committees

CommitteeChairpersonNPC
APC Athletes' CommitteeJeong Min Lee South Korea
APC Women in Sports CommitteeMs. Nasanbat Oyunbat Mongolia
APC Legal and Ethics CommitteeKeng Chuan Ng Malaysia
APC Medical and Sports Science CommitteeDr. Hasuk Bae South Korea
APC Games and Sports Development CommitteeMs. Lesley Fung Hong Kong

Events organized

Affiliated event

See also

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  4. ↑ "Members – Asian Paralympic Committee".
  5. ↑ "Executive Board". APC's Official Website. Retrieved 15 March 2020.