SPORT NAME: Deaf Sports
SPORT TYPE: challenged athlete | competitive | recreational |
IN ENGLISH: International Committee of Sports for the Deaf
IN FRENCH: Comité International des Sports des Sourds (CISS)
WEB SITE: ciss.org | Link |
ENTITY: World Federation for the Deaf
DESCRIPTION: represents the interests of the deaf world wide
WEB SITE: wfdeaf.org | Link |
CONTINENTS: Asia and Oceania (APDSC)
ENTITY: Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation
WEB SITE: apdeafsports.org | Link | 2019 |
SOCIAL MEDIA:
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ARTICLE: aiscd.org
MEMBERS:
Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Chinese Taipei,
Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia,
Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines,
Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkmenistan,
United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen
CONTINENT: Africa
ENTITY: Confederation of African Deaf Sports (CADS)
ESTABLISHED: 1997
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook
MEMBERS:
Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eswatini,
Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya,
Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia,
Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
CONTINENT: Europe
ENTITY: European Deaf Sports Organization (EDSP)
WEB SITE: edso.eu | Link |
FORMER WEB SITE: old2.edso.eu | Link |
MEMBERS:
Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro,
Netherlands, North Macedonia,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia,
Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
CONTINENT: Pan America
ENTITY: Pan American Deaf Sports Organization (PANAMDES)
WEB SITE: panamdes.com | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook
MEMBERS:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico,
Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay,
Venezuela
REFERENCE:
deaflympics.com - regional confederation representatives
COUNTRY: Australia
ENTITY: Deaf Sports Australia
WEB SITE: deafsports.org.au | Link |
ARTICLE: Wikipedia
COUNTRY: Canada
ENTITY: Canadian Deaf Sports Association
WEB SITE: assc-cdsa.com | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA:
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COUNTRY: India
ENTITY: All India Sports Council for the Deaf
WEB SITE: aiscd.org | Link |
COUNTRY: Malaysia
ENTITY: Malaysian Deaf Sports Association
WEB SITE: msdeaf.org.my (offline) | 2024 |
SOCIAL MEDIA:
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YouTube
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ARTICLE: Wikipedia
COUNTRY: New Zealand
ENTITY: Deaf Sports New Zealand
WEB SITE: deafsports.nz | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA:
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Facebook
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YouTube
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ARTICLE: Wikipedia
COUNTRY: South Africa
ENTITY: South African Deaf Sports Federation
WEB SITE: sadeafsports.co.za | Link |
FORMER WEB SITE: sadeafsport.com (offline) | 2019 |
SOCIAL MEDIA:
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ARTICLE: Wikipedia
COUNTRY: Turkey
IN ENGLISH: Turkish Hearing Impaired Sport Federation
IN TURKISH: Türkiye İşitme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu
WEB SITE: tiesf.org.tr/ | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA:
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ARTICLE: Wikipedia
COUNTRY: United States
ENTITY: USA Deaf Sports Federation
WEB SITE: usdeafsports.org | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA:
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EVENT: Deaflympics
WEB SITE: deaflympics.com | Link |
WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaflympics
WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Deaflympics
SUMMER EDITIONS:
- 1920s | 1924 | 1928 |
- 1930s | 1931 | 1935 | 1939 |
- 1940s | 1949 |
- 1950s | 1957 |
- 1960s | 1961 | 1965 | 1969 |
- 1970s | 1977 |
- 1980s | 1981 | 1985 | 1989 |
- 1990s | 1993 | 1997 |
- 2000s | 2001 | 2005 | 2009 |
- 2010s | 2013 | 2017 |
- 2020s | 2022 | 2025 |
winter EDITIONS:
- 1940s | 1949 |
- 1950s | 1953 | 1955 | 1959 |
- 1960 | 1963 | 1967 |
- 1970s | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 |
- 1980s | 1983 | 1987 |
- 1990s | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 |
- 2000 | 2003 | 2007 |
- 2010s | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 |
- 2020s | 2024 | 2027 |
EVENT: Asia Pacific Deaf Games
WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Pacific_Deaf_Games
EDITIONS:
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1984
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1986
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1988
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1992
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1996
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2000
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2004
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2012
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2015
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2019
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2024
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EVENT: Australian Deaf Games
WEB SITE: https://austdeafgames.org.au/
Athletics Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/at
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/at
NDIAA: http://ndiaa.us
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-athletics/
Badminton Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/bd
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/bd
UNITED KINGDOM: https://deafbadminton.org.uk/
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-badminton/
Basketball Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/bk
DIBF: https://www.dibf.org/
FIBA: https://about.fiba.basketball/en/organization/recognized-organizations/deaf-international-basketball-federation
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/bk
WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaf_basketball
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@dibfasiapacific
AUSTRALIA: https://www.deafbasketballaustralia.org.au/
GERMANY: http://www.dgs-basketball.de
JAPAN: https://jdba.sakura.ne.jp/
PUERTO RICO: akndbo.com/ (offline)
UNITED KINGDOM: deafbasketball.org.uk (offline)
UNITED KINGDOM ENGLAND: https://www.englanddeafbasketball.org/
UNITED STATES: usadb.us / usadeafbasketball.org (offline)
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-basketball/
CURLIE: https://curlie.org/en/Sports/Basketball/Deaf_Basketball
Bowling Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/bw
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/bw
5TH WORLDS (2023): https://wdbc-munich2023.de/en/
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-bowling/
Bowls Deaf Sport
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/internationaldeafbowlsfederation/
Chess Deaf Sport
ICCD: https://chessdeaf.org/
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/ch
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/ch
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-chess/
Climbing Deaf Sport
WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaf_climbers
CC: https://www.commonclimber.com/advocating-for-deaf-climbers.html
Cricket Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/ck
DCS: https://deafcricketsociety.com/
INDIA: https://idca.in/
UNITED KINGDOM: ECAD: https://www.englanddeafcricket.co.uk
WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaf_cricket
WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Deaf_cricket
Curling Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/cu
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/cu
2025 WORLDS: https://wdcc2025.com
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-curling/
Cycling (Road) Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/cr
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/cr
IDC: http://www.international-deaf-cycling.info/
UNITED STATES: https://www.usdeafcycling.org/
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-cycling-road/
Diving Deaf Sport
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/dv
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-diving/
Fishing Deaf Sport
NBAD: https://nbad.org/
CURLIE: https://curlie.org/en/Sports/Disabled/Deaf/Fishing
Football Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/fb
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/fb
WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Deaf_football
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-football/
Futsal Deaf Sport``
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CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/fu
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/fu
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-futsal/
Golf Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/go
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/go
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-golf/
CANADA: CDGA: https://cdgc1993.wixsite.com/cdga
CURLIE: https://curlie.org/en/Sports/Golf/Disabled/Deaf
Gymnastics (Artistic) Deaf Sport
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/ga
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-artistic-gymnastics/
Handball Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/hb
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/hb
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-handball/
Ice Hockey Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/ih
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/ih
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-hockey/
Judo Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/ju
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/ju
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-judo/
Karate Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/kt
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/kt
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-karate/
Martial Arts Deaf Sport
CURLIE: https://curlie.org/en/Sports/Martial_Arts/Disabled/Deaf (blank)
Mountain Bike Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/cm
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/cm
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-mountain-bike/
Orienteering Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/or
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/or
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-orienteering/
Racquetball Deaf Sport
NRAD: http://www.nrad.org/
Sailing Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/sa
Shooting Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/sh
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/sh
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-shooting/
Skiing (Alpine) Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/as
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/as
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-alpine-skiing/
Skiing (Cross Country) Deaf Sport
CISS: hhttp://www.ciss.org/sports/cc
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/cc
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-cross-country-skiing/
Snowboard Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/sb
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/sb
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-snowboard/
Soccer Deaf Sport
USDCA: https://usdeafsoccer.com/
CURLIE: https://curlie.org/en/Sports/Disabled/Deaf/Soccer
Softball Deaf Sport
NSAD: https://www.nsad.org/
CURLIE: https://curlie.org/en/Sports/Softball/Deaf
Swimming Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/sw
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/sw
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-swimming/
Table Tennis Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/tt
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/tt
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-table-tennis/
Taekwando Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/tk
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/tk
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-taekwando/
Tennis Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/te
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/te
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-tennis/
Track and Field Deaf Sport
United States: http://www.usadtf.org/
Volleyball Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/vo
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/vo
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-volleyball/
Volleyball (Beach) Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/bv
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/bv
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-beach-volleyball/
Water Polo Deaf Sport
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/wp
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-water-polo/
Wrestling (Freestyle) Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/wf
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/wf
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-wrestling-freestyle/
Wrestling (Greco-Roman) Deaf Sport
CISS: http://www.ciss.org/sports/wg
DEAFLYMPICS: https://www.deaflympics.com/sports/wg
AAA: https://adaptiveathletics.net/sport/deaf-wrestling-greco-roman/
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