The Asian Paralympic Committee (AaPC) announced the nominees for its Athletes Committee.
Iran NPC, Tehran: According to the Asian Paralympic Committee (AaPC),
Iranian Paralympic and World titles holder Sareh Javanmardi was nominated for
the Para Athletes Commission.
The election will be held during the
Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games (20-26 October).
Ten candidates have been nominated
for election for the position of Athletes’ Committee on the Asian Paralympic
Committee (AsPC) Executive Board for the term 2023-2027.
The candidates for Athletes Committee are:
1) Ms. Salama
Alkhateri (United Arab Emirates) – Para Cycling
2) Mr. Nour
Alsana (Saudi Arabia) – Para Athletics
3) Mr. Ayoob
Erhama Asad (Bahrain) – Para Table Tennis
4) Mr. Devendra
(India) – Para Athletics
5) Mr. Ahmad
Hindi (Jordan) – Para Athletics
6) Mrs. Sareh
Javanmardi (I.R Iran) – Shooting Para Sport
7) Mr. Hiroyuki
Misaka (Japan) – Wheelchair Rugby
8) Ms.
Nurulasyiqah Mohammad Taha (Singapore) – Boccia
9) Ms. Tian
Shiau-Wen (Chinese Taipei) – Para Table Tennis
10) Mr. Wang
Yanzhang (China) – Para Athletics
All accredited athletes can vote for
one candidate in the voting area located at the dining hall in the Athletes’
Village until October 26 with the results to be announced on October 27, 2023.
To be eligible, candidates had to be
an active athlete, having competed in the Asian Para Games, or intending to
compete at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games.
The Athletes’ Committee is designed
to ensure that the athletes’ voice is central to the APC’s decision-making
process. It has five members elected by the athletes participating at every
summer Asian Para Games.
The five elected members then choose
a Chairperson, who will replace the current Athletes’ Committee chair Jeong Min
Lee (KOR).
Two additional members can be
co-opted onto the committee, subject to APC Executive Board approval, to ensure
that the diversity of the Paralympic movement in Asia is represented.