2025 Seoul IPC Regular General Meeting, Welcome Dinner Performance by Prime Minister
Sep 25, 2025
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At the welcoming dinner, a total of 460 key figures, including 163 National Paralympic Committee (NPC) and 18 International Federation (IF), attended the dinner to pray for the successful hosting of the IPC regular general meeting in Seoul and pledged the development of sports for the disabled and equality and solidarity of mankind.
Major domestic figures, including Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, National Assemblyman Seo Mi-hwa, Vice Minister Kim Dae-hyun of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Chairman Chung Jin-wan of the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled, as well as key foreign figures, including IPC chairman, NPC chairman, and IF chairman, shone at the event.
Prime Minister Kim Min-seok welcomed the participants, saying, `We sincerely congratulate you on the hosting of the 2025 Seoul IPC regular general meeting to be held again after the 2007 general meeting, and welcome all those who have joined us on behalf of sports for the disabled around the world.' We hope that this Seoul General Assembly will be a meaningful place to reflect on the values of dignity and equality that humanity should share together beyond simple sporting events.
Prime Minister Kim then said "The government has been making efforts to expand the sports infrastructure for the disabled and to establish an advanced sports administration."Just as the K-culture of Korea communicates with the world, I hope that Korea's sports for the disabled will greatly contribute to the development of sports and the spread of inclusive culture around the world."
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In addition, it is striving to create an inclusive sports environment where the disabled and the non-disabled can mingle together by establishing a Bandabi Sports Center and expanding the integrated physical education room for the disabled.
Meanwhile, on the first day of the IPC's regular general meeting on the 26th, the issue of membership of the Russian NPC and Belarus NPC will be addressed as a key agenda. According to the IPC, the two NPCs have been partially suspended at the 2023 General Assembly, which will make a final decision on one of the three measures: ▶ complete suspension ▶ partial suspension maintenance ▶ sanctions lifting.
IPC members, including the National Paralympic Committee (NPC), International Federation of Games (IFs), and International Organizations by Disability Type (IOSDs), will participate in the discussion, drawing keen attention from around the world to what decisions the international community will make regarding Russia and Belarus' participation in the Paralympics.
On the 27th, the last day of the general meeting, the election for the next IPC chairman will take place, and Bae Dong-hyun, chairman of the BDH Foundation, ran for the chairman of the IPC for the first time in Korea. 187 IPC member organizations (162 National Paralympic Committee, 18 International Federation, 3 types of international organizations, and 4 IPC sports) who have the right to vote at this general meeting will participate and elect a majority of the vote as chairman.
Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
