Fispes

Name

Fispes

Legal name

FISPES – Federazione Italiana Sport Paralimpici e Sperimentali

Website

https://fispes.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Paralympic Sports Federation

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability & Adaptive Sport Governing Bodies (Paralympic & Sport-Specific) (MPAKAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional) (MPAKACAD), Adaptive & Para-Sport Training Programs (MPAKAJAK), Sports Compliance, Governance & Integrity Services (Safeguarding, Anti-Doping, Match Integrity) (MPAKAKAM), Adaptive & Para-Sport Event Organizers (MPAKADAM)

Keywords

• Paralympic sports federation
• Adaptive athletics programs
• Wheelchair rugby
• Amputee football
• Disability sports governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Roma

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FISPES (Federazione Italiana Sport Paralimpici e Sperimentali) is the official Italian national federation governing Paralympic and experimental sports. It organizes and sanctions national competitions, manages Italian national teams (Club Azzurro), delivers official athlete classification services, and runs educational/training programs for coaches and technical staff across four core disciplines: para athletics, wheelchair rugby, amputee football, and 7-a-side football for athletes with cerebral palsy.

Product overview

FISPES (Federazione Italiana Sport Paralimpici e Sperimentali) is Italy's national federation for paralympic and experimental sports. The organization operates as a unified federation governing multiple sport disciplines: Atletica Leggera Paralimpica (para athletics), Rugby in Carrozzina (wheelchair rugby), Calcio Amputati (amputee football), and Calcio a 7 CP (cerebral palsy football). Supporting the competitive programs are educational initiatives including the Scuola Federale di Formazione at the Centro Preparazione Paralimpica Tre Fontane in Rome, the Scuola Itinerante for youth development (ages 5-14), and structured Corsi di Formazione leading to official technical qualifications. The federation also maintains registries (Albi Federali) for certified instructors, coaches, classifiers, and referees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scuola Federale di Para Atletica

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (CIP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIP is the Italian Paralympic Committee, the national governing body for all Paralympic sports in Italy. FISPES operates under CIP governance and coordination.
• World Para Athletics (WPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational federation governing Paralympic athletics worldwide. FISPES athletes compete under WPA classification and competition rules.
• Stellantis with AutonomymajorGTM or Marketing PartnerStellantis Autonomy program supports Paralympic athletes, providing official sponsorship of FISPES federation activities and athlete programs.
• INAILmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerItalian National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work. INAIL and its Superabile branch are institutional partners supporting Paralympic sports.
• ORMESAmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerORMESA is a federal sponsor providing equipment and support. Partnership includes collaboration to develop Frame Running sport in Italy announced in 2026.
• BBRAUNsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerBBRAUN is a federal sponsor supporting FISPES activities and Paralympic athletes.
• Fondazione CONADsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCONAD Foundation supports FISPES Paralympic athletes as part of their social responsibility initiatives.
• NADO ItaliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNADO Italia manages antidoping activities for FISPES since January 1, 2017. Provides Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) processing and doping control coordination.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Deutscher Behindertensportverband (DBS): National Paralympic Federation of Germany covering multiple disciplines. Direct comparable in role, scale, and multi-discipline governance for German Paralympic sport.
• Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro in Carrozzina (FIPIC): Italian national federation governing wheelchair basketball, also operating under CIP governance. Direct peer as a sibling national Paralympic federation with similar non-profit structure, sponsorship model, and athlete-development mandate.
• Wheelchair Rugby Canada: Governs wheelchair rugby in Canada, the same discipline FISPES manages domestically. Direct peer in sport-specific governance, club affiliation, and national-team operations for wheelchair rugby.
• Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali Paralimpici (FISIP): Governs Paralympic winter sports in Italy under CIP. Operates a parallel multi-discipline Paralympic federation model with similar training, classification, and team-management functions.
• Federazione Italiana Nuoto Paralimpico (FINP): National federation for Paralympic swimming in Italy, affiliated to CIP. Comparable peer in structure, funding mix, and youth-development program delivery to FISPES.

Broad incumbents

• Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (CIP): The Italian Paralympic Committee and FISPES's governing umbrella body. Comparable as the broader national authority coordinating all Paralympic federations in Italy, including resource allocation.
• US Olympic & Paralympic Committee: National umbrella organisation coordinating Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United States. Comparable as a broader national body performing functions similar to CIP plus the discipline-specific federations like FISPES.
• International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF): International governing body for wheelchair rugby, the global counterpart to FISPES's domestic wheelchair rugby programme. Comparable as the higher-tier body defining rules and sanctioning competitions.
• World Para Athletics (WPA): International federation governing Paralympic athletics globally and FISPES's direct international counterpart for para athletics. Comparable as the higher-tier governing body that sets classification and competition rules.

Regional players

• British Paralympic Association: UK national Paralympic body coordinating multiple disability sport federations. Comparable in mandate and funding model, although operates in a different national market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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