International Blind Sports Federation [SEP] inception
International Blind Sports Federation
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) is a nonprofit organisation 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 (Paralympic association football, Goalball
: International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF)
- Wheelchair tennis: International Tennis Federation (ITF)
Federations recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Disability specific organizations.
- Paralympic sports for athletes with cerebral palsy: Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA)
- Football 7-a-side: International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF)
- Football 5-a-side: International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
- Goalball: International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
- Judo: International Blind Sports