Rubens-Alcais Award
The purposes of the Rubens-Alcais Award are:
- To honour a National Deaf Sports Federation which has achieved outstanding results in development and promotion of sports for deaf people in the last two years
- To recognize the exemplary sport achievements, the spirit and the skills of the National Deaf Sports Federation
- To encourage other National Deaf Sports Federation to strive and emulate achievements of the National Deaf Sports Federation, which were awarded the Rubens-Alcais Award
Past Rubens-Alcais Award recipients:
| Year | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Brazil |  |
| 2019 | Turkey |  |
| 2017 | Bulgaria |  |
| 2017 | Chinese Taipei |  |
| 2017 | Russian Federation |  |
| 2017 | South Africa |  |
| 2009 | China |  |
| 2009 | Lithuania |  |
| 2005 | Bulgaria | |
| 2005 | Sweden |  |
| 2001 | Switzerland |  |
| 1999 | Denmark |  |
| 1997 | Finland |  |
| 1995 | Bulgaria | |
| 1993 | Australia |  |
| 1991 | New Zealand |  |
| 1989 | Norway |  |
| 1987 | Japan |  |
| 1985 | Sweden | |
| 1983 | Denmark | |
| 1981 | Poland |  |
| 1979 | Romania |  |
| 1977 | Germany |  |
| 1977 | West Germany |  |
| 1975 | Finland | |
| 1973 | Belgium |  |
| 1971 | United States |  |
| 1969 | Italy |  |