On this day 36 years ago, on September 22, 1989 (August 23, 1989 lunar calendar), the International Paralympic Committee was officially established. On September 22, 1989, the International Paralympic Committee was officially established. The Olympic-style Paralympic Games first appeared in Rome in 1960, with the participation of only physically disabled people, especially those with spinal disabilities. When the 5th Paralympic Games were held in Toronto, Canada in 1976, blind and amputees were also included. The need to establish an international sports organization for the disabled was felt, and after discussion, the "International Coordinating Committee for Paralympic Sports" (ICC) was established on March 11, 1982. The organization was originally formed by the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CP-ISRA), the International Sports Association for the Blind (IBSA), the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (ISMGF, later changed to ISMWSF) and the International Sports Organization for the Disabled (ISOD). In 1986, the International Sports Committee for the Deaf (CISS) and the International Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped (INAS-FMH) were added. It is a loose agreement organization, with the heads of the six organizations that join rotating as chairpersons, on a 6-month rotation cycle. The International Coordinating Committee for Disabled Sports is strongly supported by the Netherlands-based International Foundation for Disabled Sports (IFSD). In view of the need for stronger international organizations for disability sports, the International Paralympic Committee was created in 1989 by the above six organizations of the International Coordinating Committee for Disability Sports with the active support of the International Disability Sports Foundation. There are now 161 member associations. Comments: international organization to expand the participation of persons with disabilities in sports