The 63-year-old polled 127 votes, while his only challenger, fellow Briton Alan Dickson, garnered just 20.

Although the IPC constitution officially has a three-term limit, the President was permitted to stand again due to a new structure introduced at the end of 2005, after which it was agreed that terms should not be carried forward from the previous system.

In total, 147 IPC members, consisting of National Paralympic Committees (NPC), International Federations, Regional Organisations and International Organisations of Sport for the Disabled (IOSDs), took part in the election, meaning no-one abstained from voting.

Sir Philip Craven is congratulated by challenger Alan Dickson after his victory in the IPC Presidential contest ©George Santamouris





Unsurprisingly, Sir Philip was "honoured and delighted" to be re-elected as the President of the IPC and said afterwards that he would like to thank his "colleagues and peers for their continued and steadfast support".

"Today, this wonderful Movement has reaffirmed its trust in me and I pledge to repay that faith by maintaining the momentum and building on the tremendous progress we have made in recent years," he added.

"I look to the future, to Sochi, Rio [2016], Pyeongchang [2018] and Tokyo [2020] with great excitement and I'm very confident that we can continue to grow and develop while still keeping our inspirational athletes at the core of the Movement.

"Together, with continued hard work and dedication from all, we can ensure that we progress as an organisation that makes a difference, not just in sport, but also in society.

"Finally, I would like to thank Alan Dickson for the contribution he has made to the election debate and the Paralympic Movement - I wish him well for the future."

Dickson was gallant in his defeat, wishing every luck to Sir Philip and the newly elected Governing Board to take what he descried as a "marvellous Movement" on the next step of its journey.

In regards to a future role within the Paralympics, Dickson said: "I will never say never, but I have not stood for anything else, and I am ready now to get on with the rest of my life."

Andrew Parsons appeared delighted after his successful bid for the IPC vice-presidency ©George Santamouris




The vice-presidential election, which immediately followed, saw Brazilian Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons win with 96 votes to 52 for his sole challenger Ann Cody of the United States.

Parsons, who has been an IPC Governing Board member since 2009 and previously served a four-year term as President of the Americas Paralympic Committee, replaces Australia's Greg Hartung who did not seek re-election.

The final vote of the day, and of the General Assembly, was for the Governing Board elections, where 25 candidates stood for ten positions.

Three candidates from Asia - Mohamed Alhameli of the United Arab Emirates, South Korean Kyung-won Na and Japan's Yasushi Yamawaki - were elected in the first round of voting.

The seven remaining candidates were all elected in the second round and were led by Cody as she made swift amends for the vice-presidential result.

The other six were Rita van Driel of the Netherlands, Canada's Patrick Jarvis, New Zealand's Duane Kale, Kenya's Jairus Mogalo, Denmark's John Petersson and Miguel Sagarra of Spain.

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