What is International Blind Sports Federation?
The '''International Blind Sports Federation''' ('''IBSA''') is a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit organisation]] started in 1981 in [[Paris]], France. It is now in [[Bonn]]. It used to be known as the International Blind Sports Association. It promotes the full integration of [[Blindness|blind]] and [[partially-sighted]] people in society through sport and encourages them to take up and practise sports. It is a full and founding member of the [[International Paralympic Committee]]. It is the international federation for several sports for people with a visual impairment, including three Paralympic sports ([[blind football]], [[goalball]] and [[judo]]), [[powerlifting]], [[ten-pin bowling]], [[nine-pin bowling]], [[torball]], and [[showdown]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibsasport.org/sports/|title=Sports|work=ibsasport.org|date=15 February 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1981 establishments]] [[Category:Blind sports]] [[Category:International sports organizations]] [[Category:Bonn]]