Spanish Federation of Sports for the Deaf
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Spanish Federation of Sports for the Deaf (Spanish: Federación Española de Deportes para Sordos (FEDS)) is the national governing body for deaf sports in Spain. Based in Madrid and created in 1993, they are one of five disability sport organizations that are members of the Spanish Paralympic Committee.
FEDS is one of five disability sport organizations that belongs to the Spanish Paralympic Committee which has the goal of hosting and governing disability sport on the local level around the country. While it is a private organization, by law it has a public interest. They are based in Madrid. As of November 2013[update], Santiago Poveda García became the President of the organization.
The organization is composed of regional sport federations including the Catalan Federation for the DeafAndalusian Federation of Sports for the Deaf.Deaf Sports Federation of the Principality of Asturias, Disabled Federation of Castilla-León, Galician Federation of Sports for the Deaf, Madrid Federation of Sports for the Deaf and FESA Division of the Deaf Valencia. Each autonomous region of Spain is allowed to have its own regional deaf sport organization belonging to FEDS. The presidents of these federations make up the general assembly for FEDS.
The organization is a member of the Spanish National Anti-Doping Commission. They are affiliated with International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (CISS), the International Committee of Deaf Chess (ICSC), the European Deaf Sports Organization (EDSO), the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) and the Spanish Paralympic Committee (CPE). Through the Spanish Paralympic Committee, one of their sponsors is Renfe Operadora.
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