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FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE SPORTS FAUTEUIL ROULANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Disabled Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation
1, record 1, English, International%20Wheelchair%20%26%20Amputee%20Sports%20Federation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- IWAS 1, record 1, English, IWAS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
IWAS is the embodiment of the amalgamation of two key International Disability Sports Federations, the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (ISMWSF) and the International Sports Organisation for the Disabled (ISOD), the founders of the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games and the creators of the Paralympic movement infrastructure. 2, record 1, English, - International%20Wheelchair%20%26%20Amputee%20Sports%20Federation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Sports adaptés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation
1, record 1, French, International%20Wheelchair%20%26%20Amputee%20Sports%20Federation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- IWAS 1, record 1, French, IWAS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Fédération internationale des sports en fauteuil roulant 2, record 1, French, F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration%20internationale%20des%20sports%20en%20fauteuil%20roulant
unofficial, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (ISMWSF) et l'International Sports Organization for the Disabled (ISOD) ont fusionné en novembre 2004 pour devenir l'International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS). 2, record 1, French, - International%20Wheelchair%20%26%20Amputee%20Sports%20Federation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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