Formation | 1964 |
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Type | International sport federation |
Headquarters | Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom |
President: | Rudi Van den Abbeele |
CEO: | Charmaine Hooper |
Website | www.iwasf.com |
Formerly called | International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation |
World Abilitysport (formerly the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation or IWAS) is an international sports organisation that governs sports for athletes with physical impairments.
It is a registered charity with its headquarters located at Aylesbury College in Buckinghamshire.[1] It is the international governing body for the Paralympic sport of wheelchair fencing, as well as power hockey and Para dance sport. It also organizes the World Abilitysport Games, an event for Paralympic sports held outside of Summer Paralympic years.