Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation
National Paralympic Committee of Myanmar
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Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ မသန်စွမ်းသူများ အားကစားအဖွဲ့ချုပ်) is the national level body representing Myanmar in Paralympic Games. It is a sports federation for the physically challenged under the Myanmar Olympic Committee.[3][4] Unlike other countries, there is no National Paralympic Committee, only the Sports Federation, which is under the Olympic Committee. Work is underway to form a Myanmar Paralympic Committee.[5] The Sports Federation is located at Aung San Memorial Stadium, Yangon.[6]
| မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ မသန်စွမ်းသူများ အားကစားအဖွဲ့ချုပ် | |
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| Abbreviation | MPSF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1989 |
| Founded at | Yangon |
| Type | National level Paralympic Sports Federation |
| Headquarters | Aung San Stadium, Yangon |
President | Major General Hla Moe[1][2] |
General Secretary | Peter |
| Affiliations | Myanmar Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
History
The Paralympic Sports Federation was formed in 1989 under the Ministry of Sports to enable people with disabilities to participate in sports and exercise in Myanmar.The Myanmar National Paralympic Games have been held annually since 1990.[7] In 2014, a training camp for disabled was opened in North Dagon Township of Yangon Region.Myanmar hosted the 7th ASEAN Para Games in 2014.[8]
Achievements
Myanmar athletes with disabilities have won medals in local competitions as well as international Games such as Summer Paralympics Games, Asian Para Games and ASEAN Para Games.[9][10] As of 2018, 786 Medals were awarded from International Para Games.[11][12]
Summer Paralympics
| Ganes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto 1976 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 New York 1984/ Stoke Mandeville 1984 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Asian Para Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FESPIC Games | ||||
 Oita 1975 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Parramatta 1977 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 32 |
.svg){kind=small} Sha Tin 1982 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Kobe 1989 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
 Beijing 1994 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 |
 Bangkok 1999 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 41 |
 Busan 2002 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
 Kuala Lumpur 2006 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| Total | 52 | 67 | 57 | 176 |
| Asian Para Games | ||||
| Guangzhou 2010 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Incheon 2014 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
 Jakarta 2018 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
Asian Youth Para Games
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur 2013 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
ASEAN Para Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur 2001 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 77 |
 Hanoi 2003 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 47 |
 Manila 2005 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 46 |
| Nakhon Ratchasima 2008 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 51 |
| Kuala Lumpur 2009 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 40 |
| Surakarta 2011 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 34 |
 Naypyidaw 2014 | 34 | 26 | 36 | 96 |
 Singapore 2015 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 62 |
| Kuala Lumpur 2017 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 43 |
| Total | 196 | 150 | 150 | 496 |
