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Fiji Paralympic Association is the National Paralympic Committee in Fiji for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Fijian competitors to Paralympic events organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The NPC has had international support from the Australian Sports Commission and the Oceania Paralympic Committee. They have helped the NPC grow disability sport in the country and offer programs in schools.

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  • Fiji Paralympic Association (en)
  • Comité Paralímpico de Fiyi (es)
  • Comitato paralimpico figiano (it)
  • Associação Paralímpica de Fiji (pt)
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  • Il comitato paralimpico figiano è un comitato paralimpico nazionale per lo sport per disabili delle Figi. (it)
  • A Associação Paralímpica de Fiji (em inglês: Fiji Paralympic Association) é o Comitê Paralímpico Nacional que representa o Movimento Paralímpico em Fiji. É uma organização sem fins lucrativos que seleciona as equipes de atletas e levanta os fundos necessários para enviar os concorrentes paralímpicos que representarão Fiji nos eventos organizados pelo Comitê Paralímpico Internacional. Esta organização está baseada na cidade de Suva, a capital do país. O presidente da entidade é . (pt)
  • Fiji Paralympic Association is the National Paralympic Committee in Fiji for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Fijian competitors to Paralympic events organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The NPC has had international support from the Australian Sports Commission and the Oceania Paralympic Committee. They have helped the NPC grow disability sport in the country and offer programs in schools. (en)
  • El Comité Paralímpico de Fiyi es el Comité Paralímpico Nacional de Fiyi. Es una organización sin ánimo de lucro que selecciona equipos y recauda fondos para enviar competidores de Fiyi a los eventos paralímpicos organizaron por el Comité Paralímpico Internacional (IPC). El comité nacional ha tenido apoyo internacional de la Comisión de Deportes australiana y el Comité Paralímpico de Oceanía. Han ayudado al Comité de Fiyi a crecer el deporte discapacitado en el país y lanzar programas de oferta en escuelas.​ (es)
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  • Fiji Paralympic Association is the National Paralympic Committee in Fiji for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Fijian competitors to Paralympic events organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The organization is based in Suva. The organization's president is . The organization was founded in 1990 as the Fiji Sports Association for the Disabled (FSAD). Organized disability sport predated this in Fiji, with national competitions taking place as early as 1984. Within a year of being constituted, the organization was recognized by the country's NOC, the IPC and national sporting federations including athletics, archery, judo, swimming, table tennis and powerlifting. A few years later, they would also be recognized by the national tennis federation. FSAD changed its name to the Fiji Paralympic Committee in 2008 to comply with an IPC directive that NPCs include Paralympic in their name. While Paralympic athletes are supported on equal terms with Olympic athletes, success has been limited to only a few sports. Problems include expensive transport, lack of expertise, and lack of suitable infrastructure. Funding is a major reason for the lack of advancement of the Fiji Paralympic Committee in supporting Paralympic sport in the country. The NPC has had international support from the Australian Sports Commission and the Oceania Paralympic Committee. They have helped the NPC grow disability sport in the country and offer programs in schools. (en)
  • El Comité Paralímpico de Fiyi es el Comité Paralímpico Nacional de Fiyi. Es una organización sin ánimo de lucro que selecciona equipos y recauda fondos para enviar competidores de Fiyi a los eventos paralímpicos organizaron por el Comité Paralímpico Internacional (IPC). La organización está en Suva. El presidente de la organización es Freddy Fatiaki.​ La organización fue fundada en 1990 con el nombre Fiji Sports Association for the Disabled (FSAD). Hubo organizaciones para deportes con discapacidades antes en Fiyi, con competiciones nacionales en 1984. Al año de su constitución, la organización fue reconocida por el país, el Comité Olímpico Nacional, el CPI y las federaciones deportivas nacionales que incluyen atletismo, tiro con arco, judo, natación, tenis de mesa y powerlifting. Unos cuantos años más tarde, también serían reconocidos por la federación nacional de tenis. La asociación cambió su nombre a Comité Paralímpico de Fiyi en 2008 para cumplir con una directiva del CPI para incluir Paralímpico en su nombre. Al comienzo de la historia de la organización, las deportistas paralímpicos se mantuvieron en términos iguales con los deportistas olímpicos, pero esto cambió a finales de la década de 2000, con la integración continuando para unos cuantos deportes solamente. La financiación es una razón importante para la falta de avance del Comité Paralímpico de Fiyi.​ El comité nacional ha tenido apoyo internacional de la Comisión de Deportes australiana y el Comité Paralímpico de Oceanía. Han ayudado al Comité de Fiyi a crecer el deporte discapacitado en el país y lanzar programas de oferta en escuelas.​ (es)
  • Il comitato paralimpico figiano è un comitato paralimpico nazionale per lo sport per disabili delle Figi. (it)
  • A Associação Paralímpica de Fiji (em inglês: Fiji Paralympic Association) é o Comitê Paralímpico Nacional que representa o Movimento Paralímpico em Fiji. É uma organização sem fins lucrativos que seleciona as equipes de atletas e levanta os fundos necessários para enviar os concorrentes paralímpicos que representarão Fiji nos eventos organizados pelo Comitê Paralímpico Internacional. Esta organização está baseada na cidade de Suva, a capital do país. O presidente da entidade é . (pt)
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