Cerebral Palsy Games

Cerebral Palsy Games
AbbreviationCP Games
First event1972
Websitehttp://www.cpsport.org/news/cpisra-world-games/

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), so they called also CPISRA World Games.

History

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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.[1][2] The 2012 Paralympic mascot Mandeville was named after Stoke Mandeville Hospital.[3]

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.[4] The first edition World Abilitysport Games was Nakhon Ratchasima 2023 in Thailand.

Games

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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 [5][6]
4 1980 5. International Cerebral Palsy Games Belgium Herentals [5]
5 1982 6. International Cerebral Palsy Games Denmark Greve [5]
6 1986 7. International Cerebral Palsy Games Belgium Gits
7 1989 Robin Hood CP World Games England Nottingham [5]
8 1993 Robin Hood CP World Games England Nottingham [5][7]
9 1997 Robin Hood CP World Games Netherlands Delden 8 May 12 May [5][8]
10 2001 CPISRA World Games
Robin Hood CP World Games
England Nottingham 19 July 29 July [5][9][10][11][12]
11 2005 CPISRA World Championships United States New London 27 June 11 July [5][13][14][15]
12 2015 CPISRA World Games England Nottingham 6 August 16 August [16]
13 2018 CPISRA World Games Spain Sant Cugat del Vallès [17]

Results

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2015

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  *   Host nation (England)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England (ENG)*855219156
2 Scotland (SCO)29131153
3 Australia (AUS)227332
4 Ireland (IRE)183425
5 Austria (AUT)1117634
6 Denmark (DEN)102012
7 Sweden (SWE)67417
8 Portugal (POR)36312
9 Hungary (HUN)3104
10 Russia (RUS)1001
11 Brazil (BRA)0213
12 Japan (JPN)0000
 Netherlands (NED)0000
Totals (13 entries)18811051349

2018

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Over 600 participants from 30 countries in 5 sports:[18]

Sports

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  1. Athletics
  2. Boccia
  3. CP Football
  4. Swimming
  5. Wheelchair Slalom

Results

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2023

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TBD.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "An Overview: 1969–1978". cpisra.org. 11 September 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Randi Druzin (5 September 2008). "Paralympics traces roots to Second World War". CBC Sports.
  3. ^ BBC Wenlock and Mandeville
  4. ^ "History – World Abilitysport". worldabilitysport.org. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "CPISRA 30th Anniversary 1978–2018" (PDF). cpisra.org.za. 11 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. ^ "History". ifcpf.com. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Cerebral Palsy Sport". cpsport.org. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  8. ^ "CP voetball, Interlands, Overzicht". cpvoetbal.nl (in Dutch). 11 September 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  9. ^ "CPISRA World Games is huge Success in Nottingham!". britishtaekwondo.org.uk. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  10. ^ "CP-ISRA MEETING SCHEDULES 2000". cpisra.org. 7 March 2001. Archived from the original on 2 March 2000. Retrieved 19 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ "CP SPORT CALENDAR OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS (last updated 7/2/2001)". cpsport.org. 6 March 2001. Archived from the original on 6 March 2001. Retrieved 19 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ "CP-ISRA World Games 2001". cpisra.org. 17 December 2001. Archived from the original on 17 December 2001. Retrieved 19 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ^ "2005 CP-ISRA World Championships for Athletes with a Disability". olympic.cn. 4 July 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  14. ^ "2005 CP-ISRA World Championships". nationalsportsfestival.org. 18 December 2006. Archived from the original on 18 December 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ "2005 CP-ISRA World Championships". ndsaonline.org. 3 March 2005. Archived from the original on 17 July 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ^ "CP-ISRA World Games 2015". cpsport.org. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  17. ^ "CPISRA's premier international multi-sports event for elite and talented athletes". cpisra.org. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  18. ^ "World Games – CPISRA". 21 March 2019.
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