Countries
IBSA members
IBSA is a membership organisation, made-up of more than 100 members in all corners of the globe. These members are either national organisations that specifically promote and organise sports for people with visual impairments, or they are National Paralympic Committees.
Membership of IBSA allows countries to enter the IBSA World Games and IBSA sanctioned events for all sports, including goalball, football-5-a-side and judo, as well as classification for their athletes. They can benefit from the support and expertise that IBSA offers as well as being part of the decision-making of the organisation through the General Assembly.
IBSA encourages new members to apply. Interested organisations can download the IBSA membership and eligibility policy to find out more about the requirements.
Existing members can access IBSA’s information, classification and registration system, ISAS, by applying for an account via this form.
For more information on membership or on how to join IBSA please download the IBSA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM 2021 here.
Africa
Algeria
Fédération Algerienne des Sports pour Handicapés et Inadaptés (FAH)
Angola
Federacao Angolana de Desporto para Deficientes
Benin
National Paralympic Committee of Benin
Cameroon
Cameroonian Sports Federation for the Visually Impaired and the Disabled
Central African Republic
SUSPENDED - Central African Republic Sports Association for the Blind and Partially Sighted
Cote d’Ivoire
Fédération Ivoirienne des Sports pour Malvoyants et Aveugles
Egypt
Egyptian Blind Sport Federation
Ghana
Ghana Blind Sports Association
Kenya
Kenya Sports Association for the Visually Impaired (KESAVI)
Libya
Libya Paralympic Committee
Mali
Comité National Paralympique Mali
Morocco
Royal Moroccan Federation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Namibia
Namibia National Paralympic Committee
Nigeria
BINA Foundation
South Africa
South African Sports Association for Physically Disabled (SASAPD)
Suspended: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congolese Sports Federation for the Visually Impaired (FESCODEV)
Suspended: Mauritius
Mauritius Visually Impaired Persons Sports Federation
Suspended: Niger
Niger Blind Sports Association / Fédération Nigerienne des sports pour aveugles et malvoyants (FENISAM)
Tunisia
Fédération Tunisienne des Sports pour Handicapés/NPC Tunisia
Uganda
Uganda Blind Sports Association
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe National Paralympic Committee
America
Argentina
Federación Argentina de Deportes para Ciegos (FADEC)
Aruba
Aruba Blind Sports Association
Barbardos
SUSPENDED - National United Society of the Blind (NUSB)
Bolivia
Federación Boliviana de Deportes para Ciegos (FEBODEC)
Brazil
CBDV - Brazilian Sports Confederation for the Visually Impaired
Canada
Canadian Blind Sports Association
Chile
Federación Deportiva Nacional para Personas con Discapacidad Visual (FENADDIVI)
Colombia
Federation of Sports for the Visually Impaired of Colombia
Costa Rica
Asociacion deportiva para personas ciegas de Costa Rica (ADEPEC)
Cuba
Cuban Paralympic Committee
Dominican Republic
Comite Paralimpico Dominicano
Ecuador
Federación Ecuatoriana de Deportes para Personas con Discapacidad Visual (FEDEDIV)
El Salvador
El Salvador Paralympic Committee (COPESA)
Guatemala
Comité Pro-Ciegos y Sordos de Guatemala
Honduras
Unión Nacional de Ciegos de Honduras
Jamaica
Jamaica Paralympic Association
Mexico
Federación Mejicana del Deporte para Ciegos y Débiles Visuales
Nicaragua
Federacion Deportiva Del Comite Paralimpic (FEDCOPAN)
Panama
Asociacion Nacional de Deportes Para Ciegos
Paraguay
Paraguayan Paralympic Committee
Peru
Asociación Nacional Paralímpica del Perú
Puerto Rico
Federación Puertorriqueña de Deportistas Ciegos (FEPUDECI)
United States of America
United States Association for Blind Athletes (USABA)
Uruguay
Comité Paralimpico Uruguayo
Venezuela
Federación Polideportiva de Ciegos de Venezuela (FEPOCIVE)
Asia
Bahrain
Bahrain Disabled Sports Federation (Bahrain Paralympic Committee)
China
The Chinese Sports Association for the Disabled
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei Visually Impaired Sports Association
Hong Kong, China
China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee
India
Indian Blind Sports Association
Indonesia
National Paralympic Committee of Indonesia
Iran
I.R. Iran Sports Federation for the Blind and Partially Sighted
Iraq
Iraq Paralympic Committee
Japan
Japanese Paralympic Committee
Jordan
Jordan Paralympic Committee
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Blind Sports Association
Kuwait
Kuwait Paralympic Committee
Kyrgyz Republic
National Paralympic Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic
Laos
National Paralympic Committee of Laos
Lebanon
Lebanese Paralympic Committee
Macau, China
Macau People with Visually Impaired Right Promotion Association
Malaysia
Malaysian Blind Sports Association (MBSA)
Mongolia
Mongolian Association of the Blind
Myanmar
Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation
Nepal
National Paralympic Committee of Nepal
Oman
Oman Paralympic Committee
Pakistan
Pakistan Blind Sports Federation
Philippines
PHILSPADA NPC Philippines
Qatar
Qatar Paralympic Commitee
Republic of Uzbekistan
National Paralympic Committee of Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia
Paralympic Committee of Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC)
South Korea
Korea Blind Sports Association
Suspended: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Blind and Para Judo Association
Suspended: Vietnam
Vietnam National Paralympic Committee
Tajikistan
National Paralympic Committee of Tajikistan
Thailand
Sports Association for the Blind of Thailand (SABT)
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan National Paralympic Committee
United Arab Emirates
UAE National Paralymic Committee
Yemen
Yemen Paralympic Committee
Europe
Albania
Albanian Blind Association
Andorra
Federació Andorrana d'Esports Adaptats (Andorran Federation of Adapted Sports)
Austria
Österreichischer Behindersportverband
Azerbaijan
National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan
Belarus (suspended)
Belarussian Association of Visually Handicapped
Belgium
Belgian Paralympic Committee
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Sports Federation for the Visually Impaired
Croatia
Croatian Blind Sports Association
Cyprus
Pancyprian Organisation of the Blind
Czech Republic
Czech Blind Sportsmen Association
Denmark
Parasport Danmark
Estonia
Estonian Paralympic Committee
Faroe Islands
Faroese Sport Organisation for Disabled (NPC)
Finland
Finnish Paralympic Committee
France
Fédération Française Handisport
Georgia
Georgian Paralympic Committee
Germany
Deutscher Behindertensportverband und Nationales Paralympisches Komitee (DBS) e.V.
Great Britain
British Blind Sport
Greece
Hellenic Sports Federation for Persons with Disabilities
Hungary
Hungarian Paralympic Committee
Iceland
National Paralympic Committee of Iceland
Ireland
Vision Sports Ireland
Israel
Israel Sports Association for the Disabled
Italy
FISPIC (Italian Paralympic Federation for the Visually Impaired)
Kosovo
Sports Federation for the Blind of Kosovo
Latvia
Latvian Blind Sports Union
Lithuania
Lithuanian Blind Sports Federation
Malta
Maltese Organization of Sport for the Disabled
Moldova
Paralympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova
Montenegro
National Paralympic Committee of Montenegro
North Macedonia
National Sports Association of the Blind in North Macedonia
Norway
Norges Idrettsforbund (NPC Norway)
Poland
START - Polish Sports Association for the Disabled
Portugal
Federação Portuguesa de Desporto para Pessoas com Deficiência (FPDD)
Romania
National Paralympic Committee of Romania
Russia (suspended)
All Russia Association of the Blind (VOS)
Serbia
National Paralympic Committee of Serbia
Slovakia
Slovak Association of Visually Impaired Athletes
Slovenia
Sports Federation for the Disabled of Slovenia - National Paralympic Committee of Slovenia
Spain
Federación Española de Deportes para Ciegos (FEDC)
Sweden
Swedish Sports Organization for Disabled and Paralympic Committee (SHIF/SPK)
Switzerland
Plusport Sport Handicap Suisse
The Netherlands
Gehandicaptensport Nederland
Türkiye
Turkish Blind Sports Federation
Ukraine
Sport Federation of Blind of Ukraine
Oceania
Australia
Blind Sports Australia