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Madrid 1998: IBSA World Championships and Games

📅 Date:17-07-1998 - 26-07-1998
📍 Location:Madrid, Spain
🎯 Sport programme:Judo, Goalball, Swimming, Athletics
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The very first IBSA World Games were held in Madrid, Spain, in 1998.

Born out of a desire to provide a multi-sport competition specifically for athletes with visual impairments, they were called the IBSA World Championships and Games.

Athletics, swimming, goalball and judo were on the programme and the event provided the blueprint for all other IBSA World Games.

🏆 Participant Numbers: 719 athletes from 71 countries.
Madrid 1998 IBSA World Championships and Games

Madrid 1998: Event Gallery

Inauguración Mundial IBSA 98
Spanish Poster Madrid 98
Mascot (Pichi) Madrid 98

An impressive 39 countries won at least one medal, showing the global spread of talent even at a time when awareness of Para sport was low.

Host Spain topped the table with 29 golds, 30 silver and 22 bronze. Canada, who would go on to stage the next edition in Quebec in 2003, finished second. Great Britain were third.

No.COUNTRYGOLDSILVERBRONZETOTAL
1.Spain29302281
2.Canada126624
3.Great Britain1010929
4.Germany87520
5.Cuba83213
6.Australia67518
7.China61512
8.Belarus59317
9.United States581528
10.Portugal52512
11.Russia46818
12.Ukraine42915
13.Mexico4015
14.Tunisia4004
15.Italy33410
16.Poland26614
17.Japan2439
18.Denmark2226
19.Estonia2125
20.Norway2035
21.France15511
22.Lithuania1269
23.Austria1203
24.Finland1203
25.Israel1113
26.Ireland1102
27.Panama1102
28.Slovenia1001
29.Algeria0224
30.New Zealand0213
31.Thailand0213
32.South Africa0123
33.Dominican Rep.0112
34.Kenya0101
35.Sweden0101
36.Belgium0044
37.Taiwan0022
38.Brazil0011
39.Croatia0011

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