The IPC's President Sir Philip Craven, who is also an IOC member, will continue to be part of the IOC commission for culture and Olympic education and also the International Olympic Truce Foundation.

IPC vice-president Greg Hartung will continue his mandate as a member of the IOC radio and television commission and the IOC Coordination Commission for the Rio 2016 Games.

In addition Hartung, the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) President and a former journalist has also been appointed a member of the IOC Press Commission.

IPC governing Board members Patrick Jarvis, Miguel Sagarra and Ann Cody will each continue to be members of the IOC Coordination Commissions for London 2012, Sochi 2014 and the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Games respectively with Annecy, Munich or Pyeongchang set to be awarded the latter event at the IOC session in South Africa on July 6.

Robert Balk, chair of the IPC Athletes' Council and an IPC governing Board member, retains his position on the IOC Athletes' Commission.

Also continuing their IOC membership are Mathias Berg, a member of the IPC's legal and ethics committee, on the IOC sport and law commission and Gerard Mason, President of the French Paralympic and sports committee, on the IOC Sport for All commission.

Tine Rindum Teilmann, chair of the IPC's women in sport committee also retains her place on the women and sport commission as does Johnson Jasson, President on the Tanzanian Paralympic Committee who will continue his membership of the IOC sport and environment commission.

Earlier this year Hartung praised the relationship between the IPC and IOC, saying it was improving all the time.

"We have a very strong relationship with the IOC and we are constantly working with them across a broad range of issues," said Hartung.

"It must also be remembered that the Paralympics get extremely good consideration from the IOC during the bidding phase for an Olympic and Paralympic Games and during the evaluation and coordination stage for the Games.

"I have been personally involved in an IOC Coordination Commission, specifically for Rio 2016, and I was most impressed by the engagement the city had regarding their responsibility to deliver a first class Paralympics as well as a first class Olympics.

"As an IPC representative on the commission, I was able ask questions on their aspirations for the Paralympic Games as well as on some on the more in depth issues, such as competition format and accessibility for the athletes.

"Having an IPC representative such as myself shows the commitment the IOC have to the Paralympic Games and it certainly seems to me that those opportunities in the IOC for people involved in the Paralympics are increasing.

"That means the relationship between the two is also always increasing and that can only be a good thing."

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