Paris 2024 IPC Athletes’ Council Election
The IPC approved the nomination of 25 candidates to run for election during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games to fill six summer representative roles on the IPC Athletes’ Council.
The IPC Athletes’ Council is a group of elected athlete representatives who act as the voice of the Para athlete community to the IPC. The chairperson of the IPC Athletes’ Council and first vice-chairperson are also members of the IPC Governing Board as ex-officio voting members.
The election for the IPC Athletes' Council will take place from 26 August to 5 September during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in PLY House, close to the Main Dining Hall in the Paralympic Village, and the Athlete Lounge at Chateauroux Village for athletes in Shooting Para sport.
Of the 25 candidates, 13 are male, 12 female and 22 are actively competing athletes. Candidates span 12 sports and four continents.
• IPC Athletes’ Council Election Candidates Booklet
The candidates are:
Saif Alnuaimi
United Arab Emirates
Shooting Para Sport
Najwa Awane
Morocco
Wheelchair Tennis
Mariska Beijer
Netherlands
Wheelchair Basketball
Martina Caironi
Italy
Para Athletics
Lenine Cunha
Portugal
Para Athletics
Maria Delgado Nadal
Spain
Para Swimming
Iaroslav Denysenko
Ukraine
Para Swimming
Omara Durand Elias
Cuba
Para Athletics
Luca Anna Ekler
Hungary
Para Athletics
Chan Daniel Ho Yuen
Hong Kong, China
Para Badminton
Ayao Severin Kansa
Togo
Para Athletics
Vladyslava Kravchenko
Malta
Para Swimming
Husnah Kukundakwe
Uganda
Para Swimming
Leomon Moreno da Silva
Brazil
Goalball
Tania Nadarajah
Great Britain
Para Archery
Zahra Nemati
Iran
Para Archery
Sherif Osman
Egypt
Para Powerlifting
Benjamin Pritchard
Great Britain
Para Rowing
Charles Rozoy
France
Para Swimming
Mario Ernesto Sayes
El Salvador
Boccia
Denise Schindler
Germany
Para Cycling
Fatmir Seremeti
Sweden
Goalball
Takayuki Suzuki
Japan
Para Swimming
Yujiao Tan
China
Para Powerlifting
Yoomin Won
Korea, Republic of
Wheelchair Basketball