International Blind Sports Federation

International Blind Sports Federation
Formation 1981
Type Sports federation
Headquarters Bonn, Germany[1]
President
 Jannie Hammershoi
Website www.ibsasport.org.

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) is a nonprofit organization founded 1981 in Paris, France. IBSA's mission is to promote the full integration of blind and partially sighted people in society through sport and to encourage people with a visual impairment to take up and practice sports. IBSA is a full and founding member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

IBSA is the international federation for several sports for people with a visual impairment, including three Paralympic sports (Five-a-side football, Goalball and Judo), Powerlifting, Ten-pin bowling, Nine-pin bowling, Torball, Athletics, Alpine skiing, Biathlon, Swimming, Shooting, Archery, Showdown, Nordic skiing, and Cycling.[2]

IBSA's showcase event is the IBSA World Championships and Games, held every four years. The first games took place in 1998 in Madrid, Spain followed by the event in 2003 at Quebec, Canada. the 3rd edition of the games was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2007 and the 2011 games took place in Antalya, Turkey.

In 2015, between May 8 and May 18, the 5th IBSA World Championships and Games was held in Seoul, South Korea and included competitions in Powerlifting, Judo, Goalball, Football, Chess, Tenpin Bowling, Tandem Cycling, Swimming, Showdown and Athletics.

IBSA also organizes world and regional championships in many of its sports. Regional or continental championships are generally held in odd years, while world championships take place every four years in even years when there are no Paralympic Games.

Events

Edition Year Host Date
1 1998  Spain, Madrid July 18–26[3]
2 2003  Canada, Quebec August 5–10[4]
3 2007  Brazil, São Paulo City July 28-August 8[5]
4 2011  Turkey, Antalya April 1–10[6]
5 2015  South Korea, Seoul May 8–18
6 2019 [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History - IBSA".
  2. ↑ "Sports". ibsasport.org. 15 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Madrid '98". IBSA. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  4. ↑ "II IBSA World Championships and Games" (PDF). IBSA. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  5. ↑ "3rd IBSA World Championships and Games Brazil 2007". IBSA. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  6. ↑ "IBSA World Championships and Games Antalya 2011". IBSA. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  7. ↑ http://www.ibsasport.org/news/1125/ibsa-launches-2019-world-games-bid-process


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