The Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association ( CPISRA ), a founding member of the Paralympic movement, was an international sports and recreation association for cerebral palsy and related neurological conditions. CPISRA organised recreational opportunities, developed adaptive sports and organised sport events for people with Cerebral Palsy and related neurological conditions. CPISRA was formed in 1969. It was made up of worldwide members and a community of volunteers including an advisory board, specialist committees and networks.
6-624: In November 2022, CPISRA merged with IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation) to form World Abilitysport. CPISRA and IWAS were both IOSD members of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Combined they are the IPC’s IOSD for persons with physical disability. The first CP World Games were held by the International CP Society (ICPS) in 1972. CPISRA became independent from
12-1043: 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
18-748: 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 . 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
24-615: The ICPS in 1978 and since then has held regular regional and world championships. In 2018, Sant Cugat in Spain hosted the CPISRA World Games and welcomed 600 participants from 30 countries for the broadest schedule to date, showcasing World Class competition in elite para-sport, as well as development sport camps and competitions. This transpired to be the last CPISRA World Games before the merger and creation of World Abilitysport and
30-673: 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
36-584: The introduction of World Abilitysport Games in 2023. 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
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