The Paralympic Committee of Kosovo, (Albanian: Komiteti Paralimpik i Kosovës, Serbian: Параолимпијски комитет Косова / Paraolimpijski komitet Kosova), is the governing body for parasports in Kosovo.[4][5] It is a full member of the International Paralympic Committee, granting para-athletes from Kosovo the right to patriciate in the Paralympic Games.
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| National Paralympic Committee | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Kosovo |
| Code | KOS |
| Recognized | 2022 (provisional) [1] 2023 (full)[2] |
| Headquarters | Pristina, Kosovo |
| President | Njomëza Emini[3] |
History
editThe Paralympic Committee of Kosovo was granted provisional membership of the International Paralympic Committee by its Governing Board on 16 July 2022.[6][7][8][9][10] Provisional membership granted all the privileges of full membership except the ability to vote, propose motions or nominate candidates at meetings of the General Assembly. Provisional membership gave athletes from Kosovo the right to participate in the Paralympic Games. The Kosovo Paralympic Committee was granted full membership of the International Paralympic Committee by its General Assembly on 28 September 2023.[11] Kosovo made its Paralympic debut at the Paris 2024 Games.[1][12][13][14]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ https://www.paralympic.org/news/paralympic-family-grows-208-ipc-welcomes-five-new-members [bare URL]
- ^ "TEB Banka në Kosovë". Teb-kos.com.
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- ^ "National Paralympic Committees".
- ^ "The Paralympic Committee of Kosovo joins the International Paralympic Committee, Emini calls on the government to invest in infrastructure". Kosovapress.com. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Kosovo". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "National Paralympic Committees". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Historic moment for the Kosovo Paralympic athletes🇽🇰👏👏👏 #Kosovo Paralympic Committee becomes fully member of the @Paralympics. Congrats to @EminiNjomza and our Paralympic athletes! We will debut in @Paris2024 Paralympic Games". Twitter.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "At the opening of the Kosovo Parasports Games for 2022, Prime Minister Kurti congratulated everyone on Kosovo's acceptance into the International Paralympic Committee". 16 July 2022.
- ^ https://www.paralympic.org/news/paralympic-family-grows-208-ipc-welcomes-five-new-members [bare URL]
- ^ "The loneliness of the long-distance lobbyer – Hasani's Kosovo vision is golden". Insidethegames.biz. May 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Njomza Emini". Globalsportsmentoring.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Komiteti Paralimpik i Kosovës - Kosovo joining the International Paralympic movement - Announcemt by IPC President Andrew Parsons | Facebook | By Komiteti Paralimpik i Kosovës | A great message from the President of the International Paralympic Committee, Andrew Parsons, on the occasion of the Para Sport Games Kosova 2022,..." Facebook.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.