1982, 1 1, the International Sports Coordinating Committee for the Disabled (ICC) was established, which was originally composed of the International Sports and Recreation Association for Cerebral Palsy (CP-ISOD), the International Sports Association for the Blind (IBSA), the International Stoke mandeville Wheelchair Federation (ISMGF) and the International Sports Organization for the Disabled (ISMWSF).

1986 added the International Sports Committee for the Deaf (CISS) and the International Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped (INAS-FMH). This is a loose agreement organization, and the heads of six participating organizations take turns to serve as chairmen, with a rotation period of six months.

With the active support of the International Disabled Sports Foundation (IFSD), the above six organizations established the International Paralympic Committee on 1989.

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Tasks of the IPC:

Establish an international organization representing disabled athletes, grant disabled people the right to host the Olympic Games, supervise and assist the Olympic Games, assist and supervise the world and regional competitions in which the events recognized by the Paralympic Games are officially included, coordinate the international and regional competition schedules of disabled athletes, respect the sports technical needs of various disabled groups, and integrate disabled sports into international sports while maintaining their characteristics.

Communicate with the IOC and other international sports organizations, support and encourage all kinds of education and rehabilitation programs and promotion activities that help to achieve their goals, oppose any discrimination against disabled people in sports because of political, religious, economic, ability, gender or social reasons, and expand opportunities for disabled people to participate in sports and improve their performance.

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