Tracking the Emergence of the Iraqi Paralympic Committee until 2020

Abstract

The 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea represented a turning point was. They were held using
the same facilities as the Summer Olympics. They were followed by the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Paralympics.
Subsequently, the 1992 Winter Paralympics was the first to use the same facilities as the Winter Olympics
as eventually agreed upon between the International Paralympic Committee and the International
Olympic Committee in 2001 and recently extended until 2020.The present study is significant as it is a
serious attempt to identify the priorities of establishing the Iraqi Paralympic Committee, the date of its
establishment, and the duration from establishing it until 2020.The problem of the study revolves around
the idea that establishing the Iraqi Federation for Sports of the Disabled on February 8, 1982 had a
prominent role in caring for the disabled and rehabilitating them in a way that guarantees their correct
and integrated educational preparation (Ibrahim, 1992). Throughout the years of its establishment, the
Federation took upon itself the work of laying the correct foundations for the sport of the disabled in Iraq
and developing the sports movement through the establishment of many internal tournaments and
competitions, as well as keenness to participate in external tournaments. Therefore, the researcher
decided to delve into this previously unaddressed topic in the form of a scientific study to begin with
historical and documentary pages to learn about the history of the emergence of the Paralympic courses
until 2020. The present study aims to identify the history of the establishment of the Paralympic Committee
until 2020.