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ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVES
Para athletes play a major role in the governance and management of the Paralympic Movement.
Here you can find the athlete representative for every Paralympic sport, Regional Organisation and IPC Standing Committee.
Interested in becoming an athlete representative, or having your organisation develop athlete representatives? The IPC Athletes' Council have provided a helpful tool below:
- Athletes’ Council Athlete Representative Guidelines
- Conseil des athlètes Directives des représentants des athlètes
- Consejo de Atletas Directrices del Representante de Atletas
- Guide to creating and establishing an effective Athletes' Council (English only)
International Federation Athlete Representatives
| SPORT | INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION | ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Para alpine skiing | World Para Alpine Skiing (WPAS) | Mitchell Gourley - mitch.j.gourley@gmail.com |
| Para archery | World Archery (WA) | Eric Bennet - ericbannett.az@gmail.com |
| Para athletics | World Para Athletics (WPA) | Stephen Miller MBE - stephen@smilethroughsport.com |
| Para badminton | Badminton World Federation (BWF) | Richard Perot - perot.richardbad@gmail.com |
| Para biathlon | World Para Nordic Skiing (WPNS) | Mark Arendz - markushook@hotmail.com |
| Boccia | Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) | Kwan Hang Wong - e mail to be updated |
| Para canoe | International Canoe Federation (ICF) | Tim Lodge - athletes@canoeicf.com |
| Para cross-country skiing | World Para Nordic Skiing (WPAS) | Mark Arendz - markushook@hotmail.com |
| Para cycling | Union Cycliste International (UCI) | Colin Lynch - colinlynch@gmail.com |
| Para equestrian | Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) | Dr. Angelika Trabert - caillean82@gmx.de |
| Football 5-a-side | International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) | Gael Riviere - gaelriviere@hotmail.fr |
| Goalball | International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) | Ana Carolina Duarte - duarteanacarolina@outlook.com |
| Para ice hockey | World Para Ice Hockey (WPIH) | Andrea Macri - andrea_mc91@hotmail.com |
| Para judo | International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) | Nicolina Pernheim - nicolina.pernheim@gmail.com |
| Para powerlifting | World Para Powerlifting (WPPO) | Sherif Osman - championofworld@icloud.com |
| Para rowing | World Rowing Federation (FISA) | Moran Samuel - moran.sam.5@gmail.com |
| Shooting Para sport | World Shooting Para Sport (WSPS) | Aki Taguchi - e mail to be updated |
| Sitting volleyball | World ParaVolley (WPV) | Jose Rebelo - athletes@worldparavolley.org |
| Para snowboard | World Para Snowboard (WPS) | Bibian Mentel-Spee - e mail to be updated |
| Para swimming | World Para Swimming (WPS) | David Smetanine - david.smetanine@wanadoo.fr |
| Para table tennis | International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) | Alena Kanova - alena.kanova@azet.sk |
| Para taekwondo | World Taekwondo (WT) | Lisa Standeven - standevenlisa@gmail.com |
| Para triathlon | International Triathlon Union (ITU) | Jonathan Goerlach - jonathangoerlach@gmail.com / Sally Pilbeam - spilbeam@bigpond.com |
| Wheelchair basketball | International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) | No athlete representative at the moment |
| Wheelchair curling | World Curling Federation (WCF) | Patrick MacDonald - athlete.commission@worldcurling.org |
| Wheelchair fencing | International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) | Chui Ye (Alison) Yu - yuchuiye@hotmail.com |
| Wheelchair rugby | International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) | Jens Sauerbier - jenssauerbier@googlemail.com |
| Wheelchair tennis | International Tennis Federation (ITF) | Benjamin Weeks - benweekestennis@gmail.com |
Regional Organisations Athlete Representatives
| REGION | NAME | E MAIL |
|---|---|---|
| African Paralympic Committee | No representative | |
| Americas Paralympic Committee | Ileana Rodriguez | ileana.rodriguez@paralympic.org |
| Asian Paralympic Committee | Jeongmin Lee | jeongmin.lee@asianparalympic.org |
| European Paralympic Committee | Elvira Stinissen | elvira_stinissen@hotmail.com |
| Oceania Paralympic Committee | No representative |
Standing Committees Athlete Representatives
| COMMITTEE | NAME | E MAIL |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Doping | Pippa Britton | pippabritton@virginmedia.com |
| Audit and Finance | Michelle Sitwell | mikeystilwell@shaw.ca |
| Classification | Moran Samuel | moran.sam.5@gmail.com |
| Education | Yu Chui Yee | yuchuiye@hotmail.com |
| Legal | To be confirmed | |
| Medical | Manos Bogdos | manos.bogdos@gmail.com |
| Paralympic Games | Cyril More | cyrilmore@gmail.com |
| Women in Sport | Sini Pyy | sini.pyy@gmail.com |
