Azerbaijan Deaflympics Committee admitted to international organization

The Azerbaijan Deaflympics Committee (ADK) has been admitted to the International Committee of Deaf Sport (ICSD), which regulates the sports activities of people with hearing impairments.

This was reported to "Report" from the organization.

It was stated that this membership will make a great contribution to the development of the Deaflympics movement in the country, as well as the integration of people with hearing impairments into sports and ensuring their social activity.

With the Committee's membership in ICSD, the Deaflympics movement in our country will enter a new stage, creating conditions for athletes with hearing impairments to participate in international competitions. At the same time, in the future, it will support the increase of athletes and professional coaches in this field, and the expansion of sports activities among people with hearing impairments in the country with international experience.

ADK, which started operating in October 2023, aims to develop physical education and sports among people with hearing impairments, to achieve their rehabilitation and integration into our healthy society through this, as well as to widely develop sports included in the Deaflympics program, which people with limited hearing abilities are interested in, and to train athletes in these sports in the country.

In April of this year, the leadership of ICSD and the European Deaf Sports Organization (EDSO), who visited Azerbaijan for the first time, closely familiarized themselves with the activities of the committee during the visit, and held meetings with the leadership of a number of government agencies, as well as athletes and coaches, and were closely interested in the future plans of the committee, which is recognized as the legal and official representative of the Deaflympics movement in Azerbaijan.

It should be noted that the Azerbaijan Deaflympics Committee, a member of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf, currently continues its activities in mutual cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population, the National Olympic Committee, the National Paralympic Committee, as well as many sports federations and non-governmental organizations working with people with hearing and speech impairments.