Professor Nick Webborn OBE appointed Chair of British Paralympic Association

Nick Webborn has been appointed Chair of the British Paralympic Association following open recruitment for the Chair position. Nick has held the role of Chair since 2017 when the position was elected by the membership of the BPA.

Nick is one of the leading sports medicine specialists in the UK, with a particular expertise in the area of disability and Paralympic sports he is a world leading expert in this field. He has attended eleven Paralympic Games in various roles, including most recently at Tokyo 2020 as President as well as Chief Medical Officer for ParalympicsGB at London 2012. He is a member of the International Paralympic Committee’s Medical Committee and a member of the UK Anti-Doping TUE Committee and is Clinical Professor of Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Brighton.

Nick Webborn said: “I am absolutely delighted and honoured to be appointed as Chair for a second term to this great organisation. It has been a privilege to have served in this role over the last five years and to be involved in developing the BPA’s new strategic plan. This appointment gives me the opportunity to ensure that we start to deliver it. It will ensure that ParalympicsGB remains a world leading nation in Paralympic sport on and off the field of play, and moreover uses the impact of the sporting success to help drive social change.”