Niger’s documented Para sport development includes recognition for sports promotion and participation in IPC organisational training. Harouna Ousmane received a Jappo Award in 2009 for advancing sport for people with disabilities. In March 2021, Niger joined a regional online workshop whose delegates developed governance and planning action plans, supported by mentors, as part of the NPC Development Programme.
Historical context is drawn from the linked IPC records. Dates and roles refer to the time of the original report.
· Para sport development
Delegates from Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Niger and Togo joined an online Organisational Capacity Programme workshop linking West African NPCs and Haiti in March 2021.
Read the archive report· Multi-sport
Programme leads trained in Cotonou to support stronger national Para sport organisations.
Read the archive report· Multi-sport
Harouna Ousmane, then Secretary General of Niger’s National Paralympic Committee, received a 2009 Jappo Award for promoting sport for people with disabilities.
Read the archive reportConnect with the national organisation to ask about participation, athlete development, classification and representing your country.
Connect with your NPC to find an accessible club, a first training session or a local sport opportunity.
Build an athlete pathway through coaching, equipment access, classification information and competition.
Prepare for national and continental events, with entries coordinated by your NPC and the relevant federation.
