| Abbreviation | CP Games |
|---|---|
| First event | 1972 |
| Website | http://www.cpsport.org/news/cpisra-world-games/ |
| Disability |
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Therapy |
TheCerebral Palsy Games (orCP Games) are a multi-sport competition forathletes with a disability, which under the former name of theInternational Stoke Mandeville Games were the forerunner of theParalympic Games. The competition has been formerly known as theInternational Cerebral Palsy Games or theStoke Mandeville Games. Since the 1990s the Games have been organized byCerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA), so they called alsoCPISRA World Games.
The Games were originally held in 1976 by neurologist SirLudwig Guttmann, who organized a sporting competition involvingWorld War II veterans withspinal cord injuries at theStoke Mandeville Hospital rehabilitation facility inAylesbury, England, taking place concurrently with the first post-warSummer Olympics in London. In 1952, the Netherlands joined in the event, creating the first international sports competition for disabled people. In 1960, the Ninth Stoke Mandeville Games were held in Rome, Italy, following that year'sOlympic Games. These are considered to be the firstParalympic Games.[1][2] The2012 Paralympic mascotMandeville was named after Stoke Mandeville Hospital.[3]
While theParalympic Games evolved to include athletes from all disability groups, the Stoke Mandeville games continued to be organized as a multi-sport event for wheelchair athletes. Games were held annually in Aylesbury under the direction of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF), which became theInternational Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (ISMWSF).
In 2023International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) andCerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) mergered into World Abilitysport.[4] The first editionWorld Abilitysport Games was Nakhon Ratchasima 2023 in Thailand.
| No. | Year | Games | Host City | Opening Ceremony | Closing Ceremony | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1972 | 1. International Cerebral Palsy Games |  London | |||
| 2 | 1974 | 2. International Cerebral Palsy Games | London | |||
| 3 | 1976 | 3. International Cerebral Palsy Games |  Montrodat | |||
| 3 | 1978 | 4. International Cerebral Palsy Games |  Edinburgh | July | [5][6] | |
| 4 | 1980 | 5. International Cerebral Palsy Games |  Herentals | [5] | ||
| 5 | 1982 | 6. International Cerebral Palsy Games |  Greve | [5] | ||
| 6 | 1986 | 7. International Cerebral Palsy Games | Gits | |||
| 7 | 1989 | Robin Hood CP World Games | Nottingham | [5] | ||
| 8 | 1993 | Robin Hood CP World Games | Nottingham | [5][7] | ||
| 9 | 1997 | Robin Hood CP World Games |  Delden | 8 May | 12 May | [5][8] |
| 10 | 2001 | CPISRA World Games Robin Hood CP World Games | Nottingham | 19 July | 29 July | [5][9][10][11][12] |
| 11 | 2005 | CPISRA World Championships |  New London | 27 June | 11 July | [5][13][14][15] |
| 12 | 2015 | CPISRA World Games | Nottingham | 6 August | 16 August | [16] |
| 13 | 2018 | CPISRA World Games |  Sant Cugat del Vallès | [17] |
* Host nation (England)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England (ENG)* | 85 | 52 | 19 | 156 |
| 2 | Scotland (SCO) | 29 | 13 | 11 | 53 |
| 3 |  Australia (AUS) | 22 | 7 | 3 | 32 |
| 4 |  Ireland (IRE) | 18 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 |  Austria (AUT) | 11 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Denmark (DEN) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 |  Sweden (SWE) | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 |  Portugal (POR) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 |  Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 188 | 110 | 51 | 349 | |
Over 600 participants from 30 countries in 5 sports:[18]
TBD.
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