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Introduction to Deaf Sports

Facts, general information and resources focused on deaf sports.

SPORT NAME: Deaf Sports
SPORT TYPE: challenged athlete | competitive | recreational |

International Deaf Sports Organizations

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 |

Continental Deaf Sports Organizations

CONTINENTS: Asia and Oceania (APDSC)
ENTITY: Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation
WEB SITE: apdeafsports.org | Link | 2019 |
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | Instagram |
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

National Deaf Sports Organizations

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: | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube |

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: | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube |
ARTICLE: Wikipedia

COUNTRY: New Zealand
ENTITY: Deaf Sports New Zealand
WEB SITE: deafsports.nz | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | YouTube |
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: | Facebook | Instagram |
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: | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube |
ARTICLE: Wikipedia

COUNTRY: United States
ENTITY: USA Deaf Sports Federation
WEB SITE: usdeafsports.org | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube |

Deaf Sports Events

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: | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2012 | 2015 | 2019 | 2024 |

EVENT: Australian Deaf Games
WEB SITE: https://austdeafgames.org.au/

Deaf Sports by Name

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``
`` 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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