9 8 8 ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁I W BF . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Br end an ▁Han cock ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Par al ym pic ▁Committee ▁( IP C ) ▁and ▁retired ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁I W BF ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Ma ure en ▁Or ch ard ▁( Can ada ) ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁president ▁of ▁I W BF ▁at ▁that ▁same ▁World ▁Congress ▁in ▁Kit ak y ush u , ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Classification ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁compet itions ▁fair , ▁each ▁player ▁receives ▁a ▁point ▁in ▁regard ▁their ▁physical ▁ability ▁called ▁class , ▁from ▁ 1 . 0 ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁lowest ▁class ▁with ▁the ▁maximum ▁physical ▁dis ability ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 . 5 ▁which ▁is ▁highest ▁class ▁with ▁the ▁lowest ▁physical ▁dis ability . ▁The ▁person ▁who ▁performs ▁classification ▁called ▁class ifier . ▁Class ifiers ▁have ▁Bron ze , ▁Silver ▁and ▁Gold ▁bad ges ▁according ▁to ▁their ▁knowledge ▁and ▁experience . ▁Rec ently ▁the ▁classification ▁rules ▁made ▁changes ▁and ▁have ▁only ▁two ▁levels , ▁namely ▁the ▁national ▁class ifier , ▁the ▁zone ▁class ifier ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Class ifier . ▁ ▁Don ▁Per rim an ▁( Austral ia ) ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁President ▁of ▁Classification ▁Commission , ▁Kenneth ▁McK ay ( Gre at ▁Britain ) ▁Gold ▁Class