International Blind Sports Federation

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) is a non-profit organisation started in 1981 in Paris, France. It is now in Bonn. It used to be known as the International Blind Sports Association. It promotes the full integration of blind and partially-sighted people in society through sport and encourages them to take up and practise sports. It is a full and founding member of the International Paralympic Committee.

It is the international federation for several sports for people with a visual impairment, including three Paralympic sports (blind football, goalball and judo), powerlifting, ten-pin bowling, nine-pin bowling, torball, and showdown.