Swedish Parasport Federation Explained

The Swedish Parasport Federation and Swedish Paralympic Committee (sv|Svenska Parasportförbundet och Sveriges Paralympiska Kommitté), also known as Parasport Sweden (sv|Parasport Sverige),^[2] is the umbrella organization for parasport in Sweden.

It was formerly known as the Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee (sv|Svenska Handikappidrottsförbundet och Sveriges Paralympiska Kommitté or SHIF/SPK) and earlier the Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled (sv|Svenska Handikappidrottsförbundet or SHIF). The current name was adopted during a meeting in Malmö on 9 May 2015.^{[3] [4]}

It is the National Paralympic Committee in Sweden for the Paralympic Games movement. It's a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Swedish competitors to Paralympic events organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

The organisation was founded in 1969, and became a member of the Swedish Sports Confederation the same year.^[5]

See also

• Sweden at the Paralympics
• Swedish Olympic Committee

Notes and References

1. News: Sweden . International Paralympic Committee . 13 March 2022 .
2. Web site: Parasport Sweden and the Stockholm School of Economics to collaborate as Parasport takes the next step . hhs.se . . 2 April 2019 . The Swedish Parasport Federation and the Swedish Paralympic Committee (Parasport Sweden) is a sports association that arranges sports events for people with disabilities, visual impairment and developmental disabilities within 15 different sports..
3. News: Handikappidrott blir parasport . Svenska dagbladet . Swedish . 9 May 2015 . 11 May 2015.
4. Web site: Israelsson returns as chairman of Swedish Paralympic Committee . International Paralympic Committee . 13 May 2015 . 22 May 2015.
5. http://www3.shif.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=2013 About our organization