Oceania Paralympic Committee

Oceania Paralympic Committee

Type	Sports federation
Membership	7 National Paralympic Committees
President	Paul Bird

Oceania Paralympic Committee (acronym: OPC)^[1] is an organisation based in Sydney, Australia. It is an international organisation that congregates the 7 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Oceania.

History

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).^[2][3]

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	Australian Paralympic Committee		[4]
Fiji	FIJ	Fiji Paralympic Association		[4]
New Zealand	NZL	Paralympics New Zealand		[4]
Papua New Guinea	PNG	Papua New Guinea Paralympic Committee		[4]
Samoa	SAM	Samoa Paralympic Committee		[4]
Tonga	TGA	Tonga National Paralympic Committee		[4]
Vanuatu	VAN	Vanuatu Paralympic Committee		[4]

Events

FESPIC Games

• Beppu 1975
• Parramatta 1977
• Hong Kong 1982
• Surakarta 1986
• Kobe 1989
• Beijing 1994
• Bangkok 1999
• Busan 2002
• Kuala Lumpur 2006

FESPIC Youth Games

• Hong Kong 2003

See also

• Oceania National Olympic Committees

References

1. IPC Style Guide, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
2. "IPC Welcomes Merger Of APC And Fespic". web10.bernama.com. 18 November 2005. 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)