The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) officially announced on August 1, 2025 (10 Mordad 1404) the list of candidates for the IPC Board elections, which will take place during the 2025 IPC General Assembly in Seoul, South Korea.
A total of 30 candidates have met all administrative and eligibility requirements after a thorough vetting process conducted by the IPC Nomination Review Committee, in collaboration with an external evaluation agency. This vetting included integrity and background checks.
Board Composition per New IPC Statutes (Effective June 28, 2024):
1 President
2 Vice-Presidents (VP1 and VP2) – VP1 must be different gender than the President, and VP2 must be different gender than VP1
7 Members-at-Large
Plus the IPC Athletes’ Council President and First Vice-President, and 2 appointed members
Candidates by Position:
President (1 position):
Dong Hyun Bae (NPC South Korea)
Andrew Parsons (NPC Brazil)
Vice-President First (VP1) (1 position):
(Cannot be same gender as the President)
Chelsea Gatl (NPC Canada, World Boccia)
Lola Marques Mota (NPC Portugal)
Ming-Mo Chu (NPC Chinese Taipei)
Vice-President Second (VP2) (1 position):
(Cannot be same gender as VP1)
Kurt Fearnley (NPC Australia)
John Peterson (NPC Denmark)
Juan Pablo Salazar (NPC Colombia)
Nick Webborn (NPC United Kingdom)
Members-at-Large (7 positions):
Murat Aksu (NPC Turkey)
Debra Alexander (NPC South Africa, World Triathlon, World Abilitysport)
Mohammed Dawaji Alkhalifa (NPC Bahrain)
Gbapapa Ananen (NPC Togo)
Abdulaziz Baashen (NPC Saudi Arabia)
Hamid Alouni (NPC Morocco)
Kurt Fearnley (NPC Australia)
Chelsea Gatl (NPC Canada)
Ioanna Karyofili (NPC Greece)
Lola Marques Mota (NPC Portugal)
Miki Matsun (NPC Japan)
Ming-Mo Chu (NPC Chinese Taipei)
Didone Mwanga (NPC Rwanda)
Carl Quade (NPC Germany)
John Peterson (NPC Denmark)
Ilgar Rahimov
Milos Raniutovic (NPC Montenegro)
Majid Rashid (NPC United Arab Emirates)
Fernando Riano (NPC Spain)
Jose Rodrigo Bejarano Restrepo (NPC Cape Verde)
Juan Pablo Salazar (NPC Colombia)
Robin Smith (Virtus)
Bradley Snyder (NPC United States)
Chiang Sung (NPC China)
Liliana Suarez Carreon (NPC Mexico)
Laszlo Szabo (NPC Hungary)
Thomas Varga (NPC Slovakia)
Nick Webborn (NPC United Kingdom)
