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International regional committee representing Oceania
Oceania Paralympic Committee
Formation2006
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersSuva, Fiji
Membership9 National Paralympic Committees
Official language English
PresidentAustralia Paul Bird
WebsiteOceaniaParalympic.org

Oceania Paralympic Committee (acronym: OPC) is an organisation based in Sydney, Australia. It is an international organization that congregates the 9 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Oceania.

History

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The Oceania Paralympic Committee was formed in 2006 when the FESPIC Federation was divided into two separate bodies, the Oceania Paralympic Committee and the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC).

Member countries

In the following table, the year in which the NPC was recognised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NPC was created.

Nation Code National Paralympic Committee Created Ref.
 Australia AUS Paralympics Australia 1990
 Fiji FIJ Fiji Paralympic Association 1990
 Kiribati KIR Kiribati National Paralympic Committee
 New Zealand NZL Paralympics New Zealand 1968
 Papua New Guinea PNG Papua New Guinea Paralympic Committee
 Samoa SAM Samoa Paralympic Committee
 Solomon Islands SOL Solomon Islands Paralympic Committee
 Tonga TGA Tonga National Paralympic Committee
 Vanuatu VAN Vanuatu Paralympic Committee

See also

References

  1. IPC Style Guide Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  2. "IPC Welcomes Merger Of APC And Fespic". web10.bernama.com. 18 November 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  3. "Oceania and Arab Countries Support KL'06". findarticles.com/BERNAMA; Malaysian National News Agency. 17 November 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  4. ^ National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

External links

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