![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/AmericasParalympicCommittee_Logo.svg/640px-AmericasParalympicCommittee_Logo.svg.png&w=640&q=50)
Americas Paralympic Committee
International regional committee representing North and South America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Americas Paralympic Committee (acronym: APC; Spanish: Comité Paralímpico de Américas ; Portuguese: Comitê Paralímpico das Américas ; Catalan: Comitè Paralímpic de les Amèriques ; Esperanto: Komitato Paralimpika de la Amerikoj ; French: Comité Paralympique des Amériques) is an international IPC regional committee[1] which represents the current 33 National Paralympic Committees of the North American and South American continents.[2] It is affiliated to/with the International Paralympic Committee and its affiliated bodies.
Quick Facts Type, Headquarters ...
![]() | |
Type | Sports federation |
---|---|
Headquarters | Mar Del Plata, Argentina |
Membership | 33 National Paralympic Committees |
Official language | Spanish, English, Portuguese, French |
President | ![]() |
Website | http://www.americasparalympic.org/ |
Close
APC is the body that organizes and oversees the Parapan American Games held every four years in the year before the Summer Paralympics.