The IPC Publishes Candidates' Booklet Ahead of Governing Board Elections

With two months to go until the 2017 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) General Assembly in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, the IPC has published the candidates’ booklet presenting the manifestos of all candidates standing in the Governing Board elections.

At the 18th IPC General Assembly on 8 September, all IPC members in good standing - consisting of National Paralympic Committees, International Sport Federations, International Organizations of Sport for the Disabled (IOSDs) and Regional Organisations - will be invited to elect one President, one Vice President and 10 Members at Large.

On 19 June, the IPC announced a total of 29 nominations for 26 candidates for the 12 positions available within the IPC Governing Board.

There are four candidates aiming to succeed Sir Philip Craven as the IPC President: Patrick Jarvis, Andrew Parsons, John Petersson and Haidi Zhang.

Three people are standing for the role of Vice President - Duane Kale, John Petersson and Majid Rashed – with one to be elected for the position.

Twenty-two candidates have been nominated for Member at Large positions.

The IPC Governing Board will consist of one President, one Vice President and 10 Members at Large and all will be elected by the IPC membership. In addition to the elected members, Chelsey Gotell, Chairperson of the IPC Athletes’ Council and Xavier Gonzalez, IPC Chief Executive Officer, are ex-officio members of the Governing Board, although only Gotell has a vote.

The nominees for all roles, listed in alphabetical order, are as follows (Nationality and nominating body in brackets):

For IPC President (one to be elected)

• Patrick Jarvis (CAN – NPC Canada)

• Andrew Parsons (BRA – NPC Brazil)

• John Petersson (DEN – NPC Denmark)

• Haidi Zhang (CHN – NPC China)

For IPC Vice President (one to be elected)

• Duane Kale (NZL – NPC New Zealand)

• John Petersson (DEN – NPC Denmark)

• Majid Rashed (UAE – Asian Paralympic Committee)

For Member at Large

• Debra Alexander (RSA – ITU)

• Mohammed Alhameli (UAE – NPC UAE)

• Anne d’Ieteren (BEL – NPC Belgium)

• Marianna "Muffy" Davis (USA – NPC USA)

• Rita van Driel (NED – NPC Netherlands)

• Hamid El Aouni (MAR – NPC Morocco)

• Duane Kale (NZL – NPC New Zealand)

• Sung Il Kim (KOR – NPC Korea)

• Luca Pancalli (ITA – NPC Italy)

• Leonel da Rocha Pinto (ANG – African Paralympic Committee)

• Karl Quade (GER – NPC Germany)

• Inderjit Singh Rao (IND – NPC India)

• Majid Rashed (UAE – Asian Paralympic Committee)

• Tim Reddish (GBR – NPC Great Britain)

• Juan Pablo Salazar (COL – NPC Colombia)

• Imran Shami (PAK – NPC Pakistan)

• Robyn Smith (AUS - INAS)

• László Szabó (HUN – NPC Hungary)

• Joe Walsh (USA – IBSA)

• Kevin Wong (SIN – NPC Singapore)

• Yasushi Yamawaki (JPN – NPC Japan)

• Jia Yong (CHN – NPC China)

The IPC Electoral Commission is acting to ensure that all candidates adhere to the IPC Code of Conduct for Candidates to Governing Board Election during the election campaign. The IPC Electoral Commission is chaired by Linda Mastandrea, IPC Legal & Ethics Committee Chairperson, and is joined by members Mark Copeland, IPC Legal & Ethics Committee Member and Dr. Robert Steadward, former IPC President.

Following the original nominations, all applications were reviewed by an IPC Credentials Commission against the criteria and conditions for nominations in accordance with the IPC rules and regulations.

On 6 September all candidates will have the opportunity to make a presentation on their candidature to the IPC members attending the IPC General Assembly in Abu Dhabi.

For more information, please contact:

Craig Spence

IPC Director of Media and Communications

E-mail: craig.spence@paralympic.org

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