International Paralympic Committee

Adenauerallee 212-214, 53113 Bonn, Germany

Register of Associations: 20VR7414, District Court Bonn, Germany

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International Paralympic Committee is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement.

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Company Overview

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for nine sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the World Championships and other competitions. The IPC is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to developing sport opportunities for all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include courage, determination, inspiration and equality.

Vision of the IPC: "To Enable Paralympic Athletes to Achieve Sporting Excellence and Inspire and Excite the World."

General information

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. Its purpose is to organize the summer and winter Paralympic Games and act as the International Federation for nine sports, supervising and coordinating World Championships and other competitions.

The vision of the IPC, run by 200 members, is ‘To enable Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and inspire and excite the world.’

Enable - Creating conditions for athlete empowerment

Paralympic Athletes - The primary focus, from initiation to elite level

Achieve - Sporting excellence is the goal of a sport centred organization

Inspire & Excite - Touch the heart of all people for a more equitable society

Founded on 22 September 1989 as a non-profit organization, it is based in Bonn, Germany and aims to develop sports opportunities for all people with an impairment from the beginner to elite level.

It employs nearly 50 people from 17 countries and is composed of a General Assembly (highest decision making body), a Governing Board (executive body), a Management Team and various Standing Committees and Councils.

Aspiration

Athletes and the Paralympic Games are at the heart of our Movement. Their performances and incredible stories teach the values of

acceptance and appreciation for people with a disability. The Paralympic Movement builds a bridge which links sport with social awareness thus contributing to the development of a more equitable society with respect and equal opportunities for all individuals.

Paralympic Values

Courage

It encompasses the unique spirit of the Paralympic athlete who seeks to accomplish what the general public deems unexpected, but what the athlete knows as a truth.

Determination

The manifestation of the idea that Paralympic athletes push their physical ability to the absolute limit.

Inspiration

When intense and personal affection is begotten from the stories and accomplishments of Paralympic athletes, and the effect is applying this spirit to one's personal life.

Equality

Paralympic Sport acts as an agent for change to break down social barriers of discrimination for persons with a disability.

Management Team

Located at the IPC headquarters are more than 50 team members who work under the Chief Executive Officer in all day-to-day business affairs regarding the Paralympic Movement.