Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee
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The Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee (SHIF/SPK) (sv
: Svenska Handikappidrottsförbundet och Sveriges Paralympiska Kommitté (SHIF/SPK)) is the umbrella organization for disability sports in Sweden
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It is the National Paralympic Committee
in Sweden for the Paralympic Games
movement. It's a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Swedish competitors to Paralympic events organised by the International Paralympic Committee
(IPC).
The organisation was founded in 1969, and became a member of the Swedish Sports Confederation
.
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
: Svenska Handikappidrottsförbundet och Sveriges Paralympiska Kommitté (SHIF/SPK)) is the umbrella organization for disability sports in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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It is the National Paralympic Committee
National Paralympic Committee
National Paralympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee , they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Paralympic Games.The Paralympic Games are a major...
in Sweden for the Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...
movement. It's a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Swedish competitors to Paralympic events organised by the International Paralympic Committee
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...
(IPC).
The organisation was founded in 1969, and became a member of the Swedish Sports Confederation
Swedish Sports Confederation
The Swedish Sports Confederation is the umbrella organisation of the Swedish sports movement. Through its member organisations, it has three million members in 22 000 clubs. The Confederation was formed in 1903...
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