ROAD TO 2024: IPC President Unsure of Voting Right

Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee, has declared he is unsure of whether he will be entitled to vote upon the host city for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Briton holds International Olympic Committee membership due to holding the IPC presidency, so would be expected to relinquish his voting rights once his successor is decided. However, if his replacement has not been officially inaugurated into his new role by the time votes are cast.

A nominations process for all IPC Governing Board positions for the next four years has been opened today six months before an election scheduled for the General Assembly in Abu Dhabi on September 7 and 8.

This will take place just five days before the September 13 election for the host city of the 2024 Games, a two-horse race between Los Angeles and Paris.

The IOC have not yet confirmed either way exactly when Sir Philip will cease to be a voting member.

September’s election in Abu Dhabi will mark the election of just the third IPC President in the organisation’s 28-year history.

Canadian Robert Steadward led from 1989 to 2001 before Sir Philip ruled for the last 16 years.