TEHRAN - The International Olympic Committee announced a list of 32 candidates for elections to be held during the Paris Games, in which Iranian badminton player Soraya Aghaei is among the candidates.

The IOC Athletes’ Commission serves as a link between athletes and the IOC. During their eight-year term, members of the commission work to provide athletes with a platform to share their voices and experiences, insidethegames.biz reported.

The IOC AC is composed of a maximum of 23 members - 12 members directly elected by their peers and a maximum of 11 appointed - who serve a term of eight years. The vote is held at every Olympic Games, with four members elected at each Summer Games, and two at each Winter Games.

All athletes competing in Paris will be eligible to vote in the Olympic Villages during the Games, the IOC said. Four athletes from four different sports will be elected to the commission, the IOC said. The vote will be supervised and certified by an election committee appointed by IOC president Thomas Bach.