Founded in 1981 in Paris as International Blind Sports Association. Became full member of International Paralympic Committee in 1989. Changed name to federation in 2002-2003, relocated to Bonn, Germany. Current president is Ilgar Rahimov from Azerbaijan
Spanish sports comedy-drama directed by Javier Fesser. Inspired by Aderes team, which won twelve Spanish championships. Story follows coach Marco Montes coaching disabled basketball team Los Amigos
WKF is an international governing body with 198 member countries. Has over 100 million members worldwide. Headquartered in Madrid, Spain. President is Antonio Espinós
First international sporting event for disabled athletes in 1924 in Paris. Organized by CISS since 1924, held every four years. Athletes must have hearing loss of at least 55 dB in better ear. Winter Games added in 1949, Summer Games since 1924
Most competitive division featuring freaks with no height or weight restrictions. Class A (Bantam) to Class F (Superheavy) based on weight. Current Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford competes in this division
Born in Toowoomba in 1955, became paraplegic in 1982 after motorcycle accident. Owned 64,000-acre cattle station near Blackall, Queensland. Died in quad bike accident on his farm in 2015 at age 59