IBSA World Championships and Games

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The IBSA World Championships and Games are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). The events enable blind and partially sighted sportspeople to compete in a number of sports.[1] The first edition took place at Madrid, Spain in 1998.[2]

List of sports

Championships sports for the 2015 games are:[1]

The competitions in athletics, swimming, goalball and judo are part of the qualification process for the Paralympic Games.[1]

List of past events

Edition Year Host Date
1 1998  Spain, Madrid July 18–26[2]
2 2003  Canada, Quebec August 5–10[3]
3 2007  Brazil, Sao Paulo July 28-August 8[4]
4 2011  Turkey, Antalya April 1–10[1]
5 2015  South Korea, Seoul May 8–18

In 2015 the 5th IBSA World Championships and Games will be held in Seoul, South Korea and will include competitions in Powerlifting, Judo, Goalball, Football, Chess, Tenpin Bowling, Tandem Cycling, Swimming, Showdown and Athletics. The events will take place from May 8, 2015 to May 18, 2015.

References

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