Macau at the Paralympics

Macau at the Paralympics
IPC code	MAC
NPC	Associação Recreativa dos Deficientes de Macau
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer appearances
1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Macau's Paralympic Committee was founded in 1979,^[1] and the territory first competed at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1988.^{[citation needed]} It has competed in every edition of the Summer Games since then, with the exception of the Summer Paralympic Games in 2020 , but has never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games.^[2]

Macau has also had an Olympic committee since 1987, which is recognized by Asian Olympic Committees and Portuguese Speaking Olympic Committees, but not recognized by the International Olympic Committee. Should athletes in the territory wish to compete in the Olympic Games, they would need to compete for the People's Republic of China or Hong Kong. However, this conflicts with the Macau Basic Law (Macau must participate in any international activities as an independent entity different from mainland China), so no athletes in Macau have had the chance to participate in the Olympic Games so far.^[3]

See also

• Sport in Macau
• Macau Sports and Olympic Committee

References

1. "Chinese Macao Paralympians to act as 'PR Ambassadors' in Beijing", Xinhua, September 6, 2008
2. Macau at the Paralympics on paralympic.org
3. "中國澳門體育暨奧林匹克委員 (Sports & Olympic Committee of Macau, China - Leadership)". Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China. Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China. Archived from the original on 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2013-11-08.