'BDH Foundation Chairman Bae Dong-hyun (Changsung Group Vice President) is challenging Asia's first International Paralympic Committee (IPC) chairman.
Chung Jin-wan, chairman of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled, held a press conference at 11:30 a.m. on the 16th in Alloft Myeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, and selected Bae Dong-hyun, chairman of the board, as the domestic candidate for the election of the IPC chairman to be held during the Seoul IPC General Assembly on September 26-27"It was officially announced. Candidate Bae Dong-hyun received a unanimous recommendation from all the participating members at the 1st International Committee of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled on the 9th of last month.
The chairman of the IPC presides over the General Assembly and Executive Committee as the head of the IPC, discusses and decides current issues and policy directions for sports for the disabled around the world, and oversees the successful hosting of the Paralympics. In addition, as an ex officio member of the IOC, he is responsible for spreading the value and influence of the Paralympic Games around the world through cooperation with international sports organizations and Paralympic movements.
In his declaration of candidacy, Bae said, `After a long period of thought, I have decided to run for president of the IPC as a person who loves and respects sports for the disabled.' "My life has completely changed since I first met disabled sports in 2012. Looking back, disabled sports have been together for 13 years as friends and companions. I cried and laughed with disabled sports and spent a lot of time in my life with disabled sports"I looked back. In October 2012, he visited Jeong Jin-wan, director of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, to establish the Biathlon Federation for the Disabled, only with his motivation to say that he needed help from players without expertise in sports for the disabled. Through the Biathlon Federation for the Disabled, we met our great athletes and enjoyed a meaningful journey and honor." "I am sure that it is the most valuable and happy memory of my life to be able to participate in the 2018 Pyeongchang Paralympics with athletes as the head of the Korean national team. Through the experience of the PyeongChang Paralympic Games, I was truly moved and confirmed the true value of the athletes' efforts and sweat in front of my eyes. Since then, I have started to think deeply about the development of sports for the disabled and a role that helps the athletes a little. As a result, he set up a foundation for a weak but slightly more meaningful journey and considered the role of other countries in need of help because they were relatively poor, and participated as the head of the team once again at the 2024 Paris Paralympics and gained the opportunity to talk to more athletes around the world at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics. As I confirmed that there are many athletes and people with disabilities in need around the world, I had a deeper thought. And at that moment, I found myself thinking more happily than ever. I realized that the happiest people on the road we've been together for 13 years were me, my wife, and my family," he said, expressing his sincerity toward sports for the disabled. "It was never my own idea to decide to run. I met and listened to many athletes, including many disabled sports and IPC officials, who were close to me through the Paralympics, and I heard full of support and words. At this point, Chairman Chung Jin-wan, who sincerely supported and joined us, suggested steps to develop sports for the disabled around the world. "I thought about it for more than three years because it was a serious and cautious decision, and now I have a careful decision for a more meaningful journey." "He is a person who still lacks a lot and has a lot to learn. The reason why I decided to run for office is that I have some of the jewel-like friends and great athletes in the sports world for the disabled. I will always be with disabled sports and if there is any place I need help, I will do the best I can"I promised.
After Cho Il-mook, former secretary-general of the 1988 Seoul Paralympic Organizing Committee, was appointed as the first executive member when the IPC was established in 1989, Jang Hyang-sook, former chairman of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled (2009-2013), Na Kyung-won, a member of the National Assembly (2013-2017), Kim Sung-il, former chairman of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled (2017-2021), and Jung Jae-joon, vice chairman of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled (2021-2025), have been elected as executive members of the IPC, but this is the first time that Korea has challenged the IPC chairman. Chairman Chung Jin-wan said, `The Republic of Korea has made a historic decision to challenge the election of the IPC chairman for the first time. I submitted an official candidate application to the IPC earlier today. If the final candidate is announced after IPC's self-verification, a full-fledged campaign will be possible. A total of 203 member organizations will vote, and they will be elected if they win a majority of votes. This challenge was made possible because of the international status and prepared leadership of Korean sports for the disabled."
The BDH Foundation, the Chairman of the Changsung Scholarship Foundation, the Vice Chairman of the Changsung Group, and the Chairman of the Korean Nordic Ski Federation for the Disabled are known as the Leader in his 40s and Bae Dong-hyun as the Chairman of the Disabled National University. He led Team Korea's propaganda with sincere support and passionate support by serving as the head of the Korean national team at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Ahead of the PyeongChang Paralympics, the founding of the Nordic Ski Team led to the history of Shin Eui-hyun's first Winter Paralympic gold medal, and the establishment of the Global Sports Team for the Disabled 'BDH Paras' shooting team ahead of the Paris Paralympics last year, achieving the feat of sweeping three gold medals in shooting alone. In addition, the BDH Foundation, established in 2023, has continued ODA projects and support activities leading the development of sports for the disabled at home and abroad.
Meanwhile, the final candidate for IPC president will be announced before the general meeting after IPC deliberation, and voting will take place at the 2025 Seoul IPC regular general meeting to be held at Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, from September 26-27. The regular IPC general meeting will be attended by more than 600 delegates from 183 countries around the world, 26 International Federation officials, and IPC executive members. The election of the chairman is a method in which the majority of the votes are elected as the chairman through electronic voting by a total of 203 IPC member organizations (183 National Paralympic Committee, 17 International Federation, and 3 international organizations for each type of disability). The term of office is four years and a maximum of three terms is possible. Following first chairman Robert Steadward (Canada, 1989-2001) and second chairman Philip Craven (UK, 2001-2017), current chairman Andrew Parsons (Brazil), who was elected chairman of the IPC in 2017, is likely to be the third term, and expectations and attention are expected to be paid to whether Asia's first IPC chairman can come out.
Parsons was elected at the 2017 Abu Dhabi IPC General Assembly shortly after the Rio Paralympic Games through a 4-1 competition, and he won a second term as the sole candidate in 2021. Zhang Haidi, chairman of the Chinese Paralympic Committee, attempted to become the first Asian president of the IPC in 2017, but Parsons secured a majority (84 votes) in the first round and was defeated in second place (47 votes). In the case of IPC, European taxes have long dominated. Many of the executive members were from Europe and North America, and there were no chairmen from Asia and Africa, as well as no vice-chairmen. 1988 Seoul Paralympics. Attention is focusing on how the challenge of Korea, which has been reborn as an advanced sports country for the disabled since the successful hosting of the 2018 PyeongChang Paralympic Games, and the relentless challenge of the CEO born in the 1980s who is more sincere than anyone else in sports for the disabled will bear fruit.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
