K Parasport, the New Future of Sports for the Disabled Seoul IPC General Assembly, Chairman of the Board of Directors Bae Dong-hyun of Sports for the Disabled, and Parsons IPC Chairman Ah Sung Challenge! Elections at the IPC General Assembly on the 27th
Sep 21, 2025
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A total of 202 member organizations and 420 delegations, including 162 National Paralympic Committee (NPC), 18 International Federation (IF), 3 International Organizations for Disability Types (IOSD), and 5 Regional Paralympic Committee (RO), will participate in the 2025 Seoul IPC regular general meeting, which will be held by the Korea Paralympic Committee and the Seoul Metropolitan Government at Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas in Gangnam-gu, Seoul from the 22nd to the 27th.
The biggest issue at the general meeting, which will be held again for the first time in 18 years since the 2007 Seoul General Assembly, is the election of the next IPC chairman. Bae Dong-hyun, chairman of the BDH Foundation (42, vice president of Changsung Group), will challenge the stronghold of current chairman Andrew Parsons (48, Brazil), who is seeking a third term. Chairman Bae Dong-hyun, who led the first-ever gold medal miracle of Shin Eui-hyun at the PyeongChang Paralympics as the chairman of the Nordic Ski Federation for the Disabled, is known as the "forever leader" to national universities with disabilities. He led Team Korea's propaganda through sincere support as the head of the Korean national team at the 2018 Pyeongchang Paralympic Games and the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Chairman Bae `After a long thought, I 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 met disabled sports in 2012. "The most valuable and happy memory of my life was to be able to participate in the 2018 Pyeongchang Paralympics with the athletes as the head of the Korean national team." "I decided to run because of my jewel-like friends and great athletes in sports for the disabled." I will always be with disabled sports and I will do my best if there is a place where I need help" was put out in the air. After the announcement of the final candidates for the IPC chairman on August 1, ▶ Establishment of a sustainable development fund and fair and transparent fiscal execution ▶ Establishment of a member-centered, friendly organizational operation and customized support system ▶ Innovation of a fair and systematic rating system ▶ Establishment of an integrated support system for the sustainable life of retired athletes ▶ Establishment of a support system for sports equipment for the disabled ▶ Expansion of strategic global partnerships and establishment of international sports solidarity ▶ Introduction of an international standard accounting system and implementation of responsible governance through transparent management disclosure were also announced.
Among the executive committee's schedule from the 22nd to the 23rd, the 24th to the 25th conference, and the plenary session of the regular general meeting from the 26th to the 27th, the election of the IPC chairman will be held at the plenary session of the regular general meeting of the IPC on the 27th, the last day of the general meeting. The announcement of the political opinion is scheduled for the 25th. After 187 IPC member organizations (162 NPCs, 18 IFs, 3 IOSDs, 4 IPC sports) vote, the majority of the vote will be elected as IPC chairman to lead the world's disabled sports community over the next four years.
The chairman of the IPC is the top leadership position in sports for the disabled around the world, and like the IOC's Olympic movement, he plays an important role in leading the Paralympic movement that leads to unity and harmony through sports. 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 elected members of the committee for four consecutive years, but this is the first time that the committee will challenge itself.If Bae Dong-hyun is elected, it is expected to be a historical event that proves Korea's sports diplomacy as well as Asia's first IPC head and enhances the value and status of sports for the disabled. Attention is focusing on whether a new history will be written again in Seoul, the mecca of sports for the disabled, a historical city that hosted the Olympics and Paralympics simultaneously for the first time in the world.
Chung Jin-wan, Chairman of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled, said, "The Seoul IPC General Assembly in 2025 is an important stage to re-introduce the historical value of the 1988 Seoul Paralympics to the world and showcase the status of K-para sports to the world." He added, "Through the successful hosting of the event, we will make a turning point for Korea to become a central country in international sports for the disabled." expressed his will.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
