Asian Paralympic Committee

Asian Paralympic Committee
Abbreviation APC
Formation 30 October 2002
Founded at Busan, South Korea
Type Continental Sports Federation
Headquarters Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Membership
45 Members
Official language
English
President
 Majid Rashed
Vice-Presidents
 Masayuki Mizuno
Zhao Sujing
Jang Hyang-sook
CEO
 Tarek Souei
Affiliations International Paralympic Committee
Website AsianParalympic.org

The Asian Paralympic Committee (acronym: APC) is an organization based in United Arab Emirates. It has 44 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/Region Code National Paralympic Committee Created Ref.
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
East Timor TLS National Paralympic Committee of East Timor
Hong Kong HKG Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled
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
Malaysia MAS Paralympic Council of Malaysia 1989
Maldives MDV Maldives Paralympic Committee 2019
Mongolia MGL Mongolian Paralympic Committee
Myanmar MYA Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation
Nepal NEP National Paralympic Committee Nepal
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
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

# Games Host Nations Competitors Sports Events Champion
1 2009 Asian Youth Para Games (1) Japan 24 466 5 219 Japan
2 2010 Asian Para Games (1) China 41 2,405 19 341 China
3 2013 Asian Youth Para Games (2) Malaysia 29 723 14 235 Japan
4 2014 Asian Para Games (2) South Korea 41 2,497 23 443 China
5 2017 Asian Youth Para Games (1) United Arab Emirates 30 800 7 252 Japan
6 2018 Asian Para Games (1) Indonesia 43 2,757 18 506 China
7 2021 Asian Youth Para Games (1) Bahrain 30 750 9 198 Iran
8 2022 Asian Para Games (1) China 44 3,100 22 501 China
  •     Asian Summer Para Games (2010-2022) (4) 1,791 Events
  •     Asian Youth Para Games (2009-2021) (4) 904 Events
  • Total : 8 Games (2009-2022): 2,695 Events

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
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  China (CHN) 820 490 345 1655
2  Japan (JPN) 334 293 317 944
3  Iran (IRI) 295 298 241 834
4  South Korea (KOR) 234 219 242 695
5  Thailand (THA) 172 203 239 614
6  Uzbekistan (UZB) 122 69 64 255
7  Indonesia (INA) 112 116 133 361
8  Hong Kong (HKG) 83 94 108 285
9  Malaysia (MAS) 80 103 124 307
10  India (IND) 77 103 135 315
11  Iraq (IRQ) 67 59 69 195
12  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 45 67 68 180
13  Vietnam (VIE) 40 38 61 139
14  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 34 41 67 142
15  United Arab Emirates (UAE) 29 39 21 89
16  Jordan (JOR) 24 15 13 52
17  Philippines (PHI) 22 28 32 82
18  Saudi Arabia (KSA) 20 21 33 74
19  Singapore (SIN) 20 20 22 62
20  Sri Lanka (SRI) 15 26 26 67
21  Kuwait (KUW) 9 20 13 42
22  Pakistan (PAK) 9 3 11 23
23  Bahrain (BHR) 5 15 9 29
24  Oman (OMA) 5 11 3 19
25  Mongolia (MGL) 5 8 17 30
26  Myanmar (MYA) 4 9 15 28
27  Palestine (PLE) 3 3 1 7
28  Qatar (QAT) 3 1 3 7
29  Syria (SYR) 2 8 12 22
30  East Timor (TLS) 2 1 1 4
31  Brunei (BRU) 1 2 4 7
32  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) 1 2 1 4
33  Nepal (NEP) 1 1 2 4
34  Laos (LAO) 1 0 0 1
35  Lebanon (LBN) 0 5 1 6
36  Macau (MAC) 0 3 6 9
37  North Korea (PRK) 0 3 3 6
38  Turkmenistan (TKM) 0 2 4 6
39  Korea (COR) 0 1 1 2
40  Cambodia (CAM) 0 1 0 1
41  Tajikistan (TJK) 0 0 3 3
42  Yemen (YEM) 0 0 2 2
Totals (42 entries) 2696 2441 2472 7609

Administration

APC Presidents

No. Name NPC Term
1. Zainal Abu Zarin Malaysia 30 October 2002 – 3 December 2014
2. Majid Rashed United Arab Emirates 3 December 2014 – present

Executive board

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

Designation Name NPC
President Majid Rashed United Arab Emirates
Vice-presidents Masayuki Mizuno Japan
Ms. Zhao Su-jing China
Ms. Jang Hyang Sook South Korea
Member at Large Abdulraheem Al-Sheikh Saudi Arabia
Keng Chuan Ng Malaysia
Chairperson of APC Athletes' Committee Jeong Min Lee South Korea
Chairperson of APC Women in Sports Committee Ms. Nasanbat Oyunbat Mongolia
Chairperson of APC Medical and Sports Science Committee Dr. Hasuk Bae South Korea
Chairperson of APC Games and Sports Development Committee Ms. Lesley Fung Hong Kong
Sub-Regional Representatives
South-East Asia Michael Barredo Philippines
West Asia Abdelrazzaq Banirasheed United Arab Emirates
Central Asia Dr. Rustam Babayev Kazakhstan
East Asia Manabu Aso Japan
South Asia Imran Shami Pakistan
CEO Tarek Souei United Arab Emirates

Committees

Committee Chairperson NPC
APC Athletes' Committee Jeong Min Lee South Korea
APC Women in Sports Committee Ms. Nasanbat Oyunbat Mongolia
APC Legal and Ethics Committee Keng Chuan Ng Malaysia
APC Medical and Sports Science Committee Dr. Hasuk Bae South Korea
APC Games and Sports Development Committee Ms. Lesley Fung Hong Kong

Tournaments organized

Affiliated event

See also