Comité International des Sports des Sourds

Comité International des Sports des Sourds (CISS) is the apex body organizing international sports events for the deaf, particularly the Deaflympics (previously called World Games for the Deaf). It is also called the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf.

Comité International des Sports des Sourds Inc
International Committee of Sports for the Deaf[1]
Founded1924[1]
52-2356133[2]
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[3]
HeadquartersFrederick, Maryland, United States of America
Rebecca Adam
Revenue (2012)
$280,979[2]
Expenses (2012)$364,564[2]
Employees (2012)
0[2]

The organization was founded in Paris by Eugène Rubens-Alcais, who organized the first "International Silent Games" in 1924. Alcais was himself deaf and was the president of the French Deaf Sports Federation.

CISS, now also called ICSD, is headquartered in Maryland, USA.

History

The early pioneers of the international deaf sports movement were Eugène Rubens-Alcais (France) and Antoine Dresse (Belgium).

The first Summer Games were held in Paris in 1924, it started with 148 athletes from 9 countries (France, Belgium, Great Britain, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania and Czechoslovakia). And the first Winter Games were instituted in 1949 at Seefeld, Austria, it attracted 33 athletes from 5 countries.

In 1935, Japan joins CISS as the first Asian member and the United States as first North American member. Australia and New Zealand joined later in 1955 as first Oceania members. The first African member were South Africa, in 1975.

In 2018, ICSD President Valery Rukhledev was arrested and placed under house arrest for two months in his home country of Russia on charges of embezzlement. The ICSD Board then appointed Rebecca Adam as the President to serve until 2021, a move which was denounced by 46 member countries as an "unacceptable coup" by the ICSD Board.[4] In July of 2018, the International Olympic Committee decided to withhold all funding from the ICSD. When five members of the ICSD Board were later suspended, including Rebecca Adam, they founded a new organization called Worldwide Sports for the Deaf and Kang Chen was appointed President.[5] In September of 2020, Kang Chen suddenly resigned making him the third ICSD president to resign in less than two years.[6]

Events

Deaflympics
Main article: Deaflympics

The Deaflympics (previously called World Games for the Deaf, and International Games for the Deaf) are an International Olympic Committee (IOC)-sanctioned event at which deaf athletes compete at an elite level.

Presidents[7]

See also

References
  1. "About the ICSD Archived 2016-08-04 at the Wayback Machine". International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Taxes". Comité International des Sports des Sourds Inc. Guidestar. 31 December 2012.
  3. "Comité International des Sports des Sourds Inc". Exempt Organizations Select Check. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. Butler, Nick. "Deaf sports crisis deepens after almost 50 countries oppose appointment of new ICSD President". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. Sportsdeaf, H3 World TV. "SPORTSDEAF SPECIAL REPORT: ICSD Leadership and Deaflympics". youtube.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  6. "The Deaflympic Movement is changing its leadership as often as a Premier League football club". Two Big Ears. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  7. "ICSD Presidents". Deaflympics. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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