Founded 1924 President Valery Rukhledev | Tax ID no. 52-2356133 Revenue (2012) $280,979 | |
Legal status 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Headquarters Frederick, Maryland, United States of America | ||
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.
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.
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