International Sports Promotion Society
| 国際スポーツ振興協会 | |
| Abbreviation | ISPS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2006 |
| Founder |
 Haruhisa Handa |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Headquarters |
Tokyo |
| Website |
www |
The International Sports Promotion Society (国際スポーツ振興協会 Kokusai Spōtsu Shinkō Kyoukai) (ISPS) is an organization established to promote the social contribution of sports, in particular sports targeted for people with disabilities. The founder, Haruhisa Handa, is known as “The Father of Blind Golf in Japan” who had introduced blind golf in Japan for the first time.[1] The ISPS has been active in its support and organization of senior golf tours and the fostering senior sports instructors.
Summit
ISPS co-sanctioned the World Sports Values Summit for Peace in Tokyo, which was held on July 18 and 19 of 2013. Top athletes and researchers joined together from 16 countries from all over the world, in order to have lively discussions under the main theme and topic “Sports can contribute to harmonize the development of humanity and to establish and encourage a peaceful society”.
At the World Sports Values Summit for Peace and Development which was held on May 22 and 23 of 2014 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, a partnership between ISPS and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) was announced.[2]
Golf
ISPS is carrying out support and management of the tour in cooperation with the golf organization in the world.
Team golf tournaments
| Tour | Tournament | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour | ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf | 2013 |  Australia |
| LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour | Solheim Cup | 2013 |  United States |
| Legends Tour | Handa Cup | 2006 – present | United States |
| Japan High School Golf Association South Korea School Golf Association | Handa Cup Japan-South Korea Junior Championship | 2010 – present | Japan |
Tour
| Tour | Tournament | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPGA | ISPS Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament | 2007 – present | Japan |
| ALPG Tour, LET, LPGA Tour | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open | 2010 – present | Australia |
| European Tour | ISPS Handa Wales Open | 2012 – present |  Wales |
| European Seniors Tour | ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship | 2012 – present | Europe |
| ALPG Tour Ladies European Tour | ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open | 2012 – present |  New Zealand |
| Ladies European Tour | ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters | 2012 – present |  England |
| European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia | ISPS Handa Perth International | 2012 – present | Japan |
| Sunshine Tour European Tour | The Nelson Mandela Championship | 2012 – present |  South Africa |
| Asian Tour | Faldo Series Asia | 2013 – present | Asia |
| Asian Tour | Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic (Faldo Series Asia) | 2012 |  Cambodia |
| PGA Tour | Tavistock Cup | 2013 – present | United States |
| Ladies European Tour | Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open | 2013 |  Scotland |
| Legends Tour | ISPS Handa Legend's Tour Open Championship | 2007 – 2012 | Australia |
| Golf Australia | Handa Australian Senior Open | 2007 – 2012 | Australia |
| European Seniors Tour | Handa Irish Senior Open | 2010 |  Ireland |
| Asian Tour | ISPS Handa Singapore Classic | 2007 |  Singapore |
Amateur
| Organization | Tournament | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFOS, ISPS | Handa Cup Japan golf leader Professional-amateur open | 2006 – present | Japan |
| Duke of York Young Champions Trophy | 2011 – present |  United Kingdom | |
| ISPS Handa Heroes | 2012 – present | United States | |
| Faldo Series USA Grand Final | 2013 – present | United States | |
| ISPS | ISPS Handa Cup Senior Masters | 2010 – present | Japan |
| ALPG Tour | ISPS Handa Australia Cup | 2006 – 2011 | Australia |
| ISPS | ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament[3][4] | 2013 | Japan |
| ISPS | ISPS Glowing Senior Open | 2012 | Japan |
| ISPS | Handa Cup Senior Championship | 2007, 2009 | Japan |
| ISPS | Handa Cup Tournament | 2010 | Japan |
| ISPS | Handa Cup Tournament Under 30〜[5] | 2010 | Japan |
| Golf Australia | Handa Junior Masters | 2009, 2011 | Australia |
| 中国高尔夫球协会 | Handa Cup Philanthropy in China CGA Challenge Tour | 2010 |  China |
| JFOS | Handa Cup International | 2009 | China |
Disability golf classification
| Organization | Tournament | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPGA, ISPS | PGA Handa Cup Philanthropy Disability golf classification Open[6] | Japan | |
| IBGA | ISPS Handa World Blind Golf Championship | 2014 – present | Australia |
| IBGA | Australian Blind Open | 2013 – present | Australia |
| IBGA | British Blind Open | 2013 – present | England |
| ISPS | Japan Disability golf classification Open[7][8] | 2012 – present | Japan |
Japan Bowling
| Operated | Co-Sanctioned | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Professional Bowling Association | ISPS | Handa Cup Japan Professional Bowling[9] | 2007–present |
| Japan Professional Bowling Association | ISPS | Handa Cup Professional Bowling Tournaments in Japan | 2007–present |
| Japan Professional Bowling Association | ISPS | Handa Cup Senior Ladies Professional Bowling Tournaments in Japan | 2008–present |
| Japan Professional Bowling Association | ISPS | Handa Cup Philanthropy Professional Bowling Tournaments in Japan | 2009–present |
| Japan Professional Bowling Association | ISPS | Handa Cup Philanthropy Ladies Professional Bowling Tournaments in Japan | 2009–present |
| Japan Professional Bowling Association | ISPS | Handa Cup Professional Bowling Masters in Japan | 2010–present |
| Japan Ladies Bowling Club | ISPS | Handa Cup Platinum Ladies Bowling Tournaments in Japan | 2009–present |
Internet TV
HANDA.TV
- 2013 Japan Disability golf classification Open
- Tokyo World Sports Values Summit for Peace
See also
Sources
- ↑ "Olympics-Father of blind golf pushing for Paralympic place". REUTERS. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ↑ "Remarks by H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser United Nations High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations At The World Sports Values Summit for Peace and Development". UNAOC (UNAOC). 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- ↑ "ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament 2012". JAPAN GOLF TOUR ORGANIZATION. 2012. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ "ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament 2013". JAPAN GOLF TOUR ORGANIZATION. 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ "MONTHLY JAPAN GOLF TOUR NEWS LETTER" (PDF). JAPAN GOLF TOUR ORGANIZATION. 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ "PGA Handa Cup Philanthropy Disability golf classification Open". The Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ "Gihu Golf Open". Gihu Golf Open. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ "Sports Festival Tokyo 2013". Sports Festival Tokyo 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ "HANDA CUP" (PDF). Japan Professional Bowling Association. 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-15.