Asian Paralympic Committee
Appearance
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Type | Sports federation |
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Headquarters | United Arab Emirates |
Membership | 42 National Paralympic Committees |
Official language | English |
President | Majid Rashed[1] |
Website | asianparalympic.org |
The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) is an organization based in United Arab Emirates. Its members are the is 42 National Paralympic Committees of the Asian region, who are also members of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
History
The Asian Paralympic Committee was formed on 30 October 2002 in Busan, Republic of Korea, following a motion presented by NPC Malaysia at the 1999 IPC General Assembly. [2]
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.