Cerebral Palsy Games
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The Cerebral Palsy Games (or CP Games) are a multi-sport competition for athletes with a disability, which under the former name of the International Stoke Mandeville Games were the forerunner of the Paralympic Games. The competition has been formerly known as the International Cerebral Palsy Games or the Stoke Mandeville Games. Since the 1990s, the Games have been organized by Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA), also called the CPISRA World Games.
History
The Games were originally held in 1976 by neurologist Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who organized a sporting competition involving World War II veterans with spinal cord injuries at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital rehabilitation facility in Aylesbury, England, taking place concurrently with the first post-war Summer Olympics in London. In 1952, the Netherlands joined in the event, creating the first international sports competition for disabled people. In 1960, the Ninth Stoke Mandeville Games were held in Rome, Italy, following that year's Olympic Games. These are considered to be the first Paralympic Games. The 2012 Paralympic mascot Mandeville was named after Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
While the Paralympic Games evolved to include athletes from all disability groups, the Stoke Mandeville games continued to be organized as a multi-sport event for wheelchair athletes. Games were held annually in Aylesbury under the direction of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF), which became the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (ISMWSF).
In 2023 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) and Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) mergered into World Abilitysport. The first edition World Abilitysport Games was Nakhon Ratchasima 2023 in Thailand.
Games
| No. | Year | Games | Host City | Opening Ceremony | Closing Ceremony | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1972 | 1. International Cerebral Palsy Games | England London | |||
| 2 | 1974 | 2. International Cerebral Palsy Games | England London | |||
| 3 | 1976 | 3. International Cerebral Palsy Games | France Montrodat | |||
| 3 | 1978 | 4. International Cerebral Palsy Games | Scotland Edinburgh | July | ||
| 4 | 1980 | 5. International Cerebral Palsy Games | Belgium Herentals | |||
| 5 | 1982 | 6. International Cerebral Palsy Games | Denmark Greve | |||
| 6 | 1986 | 7. International Cerebral Palsy Games | Belgium Gits | |||
| 7 | 1989 | Robin Hood CP World Games | England Nottingham | |||
| 8 | 1993 | Robin Hood CP World Games | England Nottingham | |||
| 9 | 1997 | Robin Hood CP World Games | Netherlands Delden | 8 May | 12 May | |
| 10 | 2001 | CPISRA World Games Robin Hood CP World Games | England Nottingham | 19 July | 29 July | |
| 11 | 2005 | CPISRA World Championships | United States New London | 27 June | 11 July | |
| 12 | 2015 | CPISRA World Games | England Nottingham | 6 August | 16 August | |
| 13 | 2018 | CPISRA World Games | Spain Sant Cugat del Vallès |
Results
2015
*Host nation (England)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England(ENG)* | 85 | 52 | 19 | 156 |
| 2 | Scotland(SCO) | 29 | 13 | 11 | 53 |
| 3 | Australia(AUS) | 22 | 7 | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | Ireland(IRE) | 18 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Austria(AUT) | 11 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Denmark(DEN) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Sweden(SWE) | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Portugal(POR) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Hungary(HUN) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Russia(RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Brazil(BRA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Japan(JPN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands(NED) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 188 | 110 | 51 | 349 |
2018
Over 600 participants from 30 countries in 5 sports:
Sports
- Athletics
- Boccia
- CP Football
- Swimming
- Wheelchair Slalom
Results
2023
TBD.
See also
- Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association
- International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football
- CP football
- IWAS World Games
External links
- from the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) website
- from the Cerebral Palsy Sport (cpsport) website