International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (CSS)
The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf was established on 24 August 1924.
It is a non-official organization that began arranging its legal status and was approved by the International Olympic Committee on 13 June 1955, thereby officially commencing its activities.
Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation (AP)
The Confederation was established on 27 March 1988 in Melbourne, Australia.
Its first official activity began in 1998 after being approved by the International Olympic Committee.
Regional Federation of West Asia for the Deaf Sports
The Federation was established on 17 February 2017, when the founding meeting was held, and the President and council members were elected in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The following procedures were then implemented:
1. Preparation of the statutes and their approval by the Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation.
2. Approval of the statutes by the Saudi government.
3. Preparation of a logo for the Federation and electronic addresses.
4. Preparation of complete printed materials for the Federation.
5. Searching for and equipping a suitable headquarters.
6. Requesting the Minister of Sports to allocate an annual subsidy for the Federation.
7. Opening a bank account in the name of the Federation, in the accredited bank by the Ministry of Saudi Arabia.
8. Addressing the Deaf Federations in the member countries to join the Federation.
9. All these procedures were completed during the period from 16/11/2017 to 2/3/2018.
10. Holding its first championship in the Middle East Region on 2 March 2018, through which activities were carried out in various sports in which all member countries participated.
11. The Arab situation in the Middle East region and the distribution of wars and conflicts among the countries of the region, and the weakness of the Arab Deaf Federations and Disability Associations and the Paralympic Committees have contributed to slowing down the activities of the Federation without its rapid spread.
12. Accordingly, a program was developed and prepared, summarized in holding the Games in the coming year 2019, and its title was: “The First Championship for the Deaf in West Asia.” It included participation from all member countries.