International Blind Sports Organizations
National Blind Sports Organizations
ENTITY: International Blind Sports Federation
ENTITY: International Blind Golf Association
ENTITY: International Braille Chess Association
COUNTRY: Italy
COUNTRY: JAPAN
COUNTRY: Turkey
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
COUNTRY: United States
CUNTRY: United States
EVENT: IBSA World Games
EVENT: IBSA World Youth Games
Archery Blind Sport
Audio Darts
Bowling Blind S[ort]
Bowling Nine-Pin Blind Sport
Bowling Ten Pin Blind Sport
Chess Blind Sport
Cricket Blind Sport
Cycling (Tandem) Blind Sport
Football Blind Sport (Paralympic Sport)
Goalball Blind Sport (Paralympic Sport)
Golf Blind Sport
Judo Blind Sport (Paralympic Sport)
Martial Arts Blind Sports
Powerlifting Blind Sport
Showdown Blind Sport
Skiing Blind Sport
Torball Blind Sport
DIRECTORIES:
WEB SITE ARCHIVES:
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askaboutsports.com - blind spors - archive
WIKIs:
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wikipedia.org - blind sports - category
Includes the International Blind Sports Federation,
the International Blind Golf Association,
and the
International Braille Chess Association.
International Organizations:
FORMERLY KNOWN AS: International Blind Sports Association
ESTABISHED: 1981
MEMBER OF: International Paralympic Committee
WEB SITE: ibsasport.org | Link |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org
PARALYMPIC SPORTS:
- Football | ibsasport.org |
- Goalball | ibsasport.org |
- Judo | ibsasport.org |
OTHER SPORTS:
- Chess | ibsasport.org |
- Ninepin Bowling | ibsasport.org |
- Powerlifting | ibsasport.org |
- Showdown | ibsasport.org |
- Tenpin Bowling | ibsasport.org |
- Torball | ibsasport.org |
WIKIPEDIA:
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Article
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Category
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https://internationalblindgolf.com/
ARTICLE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Blind_Golf_Association
https://ibca-info.org/
ARTICLE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Braille_Chess_Association
National and Regional Organizations
Italian Golf Federation for Disabled
http://www.federgolfdisabili.it/ (OFFLINE)
ARTICLE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIGD_Italian_Golf_Federation_For_Disabled
Japanese Blind Golf Association
https://www.jbga.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Blind_Golf_Association
IN ENGLISH Turkish Visually Impaired Sports Federation
IN TURKISH: Türkiye Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu
WEB SITE: gesf.org.tr | Link |
ARTICLE: Wikipedia
British Blind Sport
https://britishblindsport.org.uk/
ARTICLE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Blind_Sport
ENTITY: Northwest Association for Blind Athletes
ESTABISHED: 2007
DESCRIPTION: blind sports in the northwest United States
WEB SITE: nwaba.org | Link |
ENTITY: Ski for Light
https://www.sfl.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_for_Light
https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113203/http://www.crosscountryskier.com/features_ski_for_light_jan_feb_2002.html
Sports Events for the Blind
ALSO KNOWN AS: World Blind Games
FORMERLY KNOW AS: IBSA World Championships and Games
- https://ibsasport.org/ibsa-world-games/overview/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBSA_World_Games
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:IBSA_World_Games
1998: Spain
2003: Canada
2007: Brazil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_IBSA_World_Games
2011: Turkey
2015: South Korea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_IBSA_World_Games
2019: Not Held
2023: UK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_IBSA_World_Games
2027: Uzbekistan
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2005
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2007
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2009
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2011
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2013
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2015
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2017
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Sports Adapted for the Blind
- https://seenolimits.org/
- https://www.paralympic.org/para-sport/feature/vision-and-hearing-impaired-archer-strikes-bullseye-against-all-odds
- https://www.worldarchery.sport/news/200935/aiming-sport-blind-people-vanhollebekes-curiosity-archery
ATCBADL: https://tcaudiodarts.org/
WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Darts
- https://wcblind.org/2019/11/blind-bowling-an-indoor-sport-that-is-fun-for-everyone/
- https://www.bowling.com/service/article_bowling_for_the_blind.aspx?srsltid=AfmBOoqOyfxom_kntVAYA9V_5MKS7_3kdpdaK5hPzMQFutoUQMn85ILG
- https://www.npr.org/2024/01/06/1223287053/blind-bowling-league-started-among-friends-50-years-later-its-a-tight-knit-commu
IBSA: https://ibsasport.org/sports/ninepin-bowling/overview/
IBSA: https://ibsasport.org/sports/tenpin-bowling/overview/
IBCA: https://ibca-info.org/
IBSA: https://ibsasport.org/sports/chess/overview/
WIKI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_cricket
WIKI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Blind_cricket
WIKI https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Blind_cricket
WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Blind_cricket_governing_bodies
INDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_Association_for_the_Blind_in_India
PAKISTAN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Blind_Cricket_Council
WORLD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Blind_Cricket_Council
CURLIE: https://curlie.org/en/Sports/Cricket/Blind
BTCC: https://bicyclingblind.org/
CURLIE: https://curlie.org/en/Sports/Cycling/Tandem
VAN RAAM: https://www.vanraam.com/en-gb/news/bicycle-for-the-blind-at-van-raam-adapted-bikes
IBSA FOOTBALL: https://blindfootball.sport/
WIKI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_football
WIKI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Blind_football
ASIA: IBSA Blind Football Asian Championships
EUROPE: IBSA Blind Football European Championships
WORLD: IBSA Blind Football World Grand Prix
WORLD: World Blind Football Championships
PARALYMPIC: https://www.paralympic.org/blind-football
SKATE DANCER: http://www.skatedancer.com/sports/goalball/
IBSA GOALBALL https://goalball.sport/
CURLIE: https://curlie.org/en/Sports/Goalball
WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalball
WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Goalball
WIKI: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Goalball
WORLD: https://www.internationalblindgolf.com/
WORLD: https://blind.golf/
CURLIE: https://curlie.org/en/Sports/Golf/Disabled/Blind
ITALY: http://www.blindgolfitaly.com (offline)
JAPAN: https://www.jbga.org/
UNITED STATES: https://usblindgolf.com/
UNITED STATES: http://www.americanblindgolf.com/
UNITED STATES: https://www.usgtf.com/teaching-the-blind/
IBSA JUDO https://ibsajudo.sport/
EUROPE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBSA_European_Judo_Championships
UNITED STATES: https://www.usaba.org/clubs-sports/judo/
CURLIE: https://curlie.org/en/Sports/Martial_Arts/Disabled/Blind
IBSA: https://ibsasport.org/sports/powerlifting/overview/
UNITED KINGDOM: https://britishblindsport.org.uk/az/para-powerlifting
UNITED STATES: https://www.usaba.org/clubs-sports/powerlifting/
IBSA: https://ibsasport.org/sports/showdown/overview/
WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showdown_(sport)
GERMANY: https://www.showdown-germany.de/
ITALY: https://fispic.it/discipline-sportive/showdown/
SWEDEN: http://showdownsweden.se/
SWITZERLAND: https://www.swiss-showdown.ch/
UNITED STATES: https://www.absf.org/
UNITED STATES: Ski for Light
IBSA: https://ibsasport.org/sports/torball/overview/
CURLIE: https://curlie.org/en/Sports/Goalball/Torball
WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torball
WIKI: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Torball
TOP END SPORTS: https://www.topendsports.com/sport/list/torball.htm
References:
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curlie.org - sports - disabled - blind - directory
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wikipedia.org - blind sports competitions - category
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wikipedia.org - blind sports organizations - category
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commons.wikimedia.org - visual impairment sports - images category
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