The Athlete Council represents, supports, and promotes the voices of athletes on anti-doping matters; and is the avenue for athletes, chosen by athletes, to assume important seats within WADA’s governance bodies. Specifically:
- the Council Chair is appointed to WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo);
- two members have seats on WADA’s Foundation Board (with at least one coming from Paralympic sport); and
- the Council is in charge of appointing athlete representatives to other WADA bodies.
Athlete Council members elected for WADA's governing bodies
Athlete Council Chair and Executive Committee Member
| Sport: | Swimming |
| Country: | Papua New Guinea |
Athlete Council Vice-Chair and deputy to the Chair on the Executive Committee
| Sport: | Shooting |
| Country: | Namibia |
Council Composition
The Athlete Council is composed of the following three groups of athlete representatives:
- Group 1: Five athletes appointed by the International Olympic Committee’s and International Paralympic Committee’s Athlete Commissions;
- Group 2: Eight athletes elected by the Athlete Commissions of International Federations; and
- Group 3: Seven other athletes, selected by an appointment panel made up by a majority of athletes, to fill skills and diversity gaps.
Group 1 (in alphabetical order)
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Humphrey Kayange
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Emma Terho
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Maja Włoszczowska
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Zhang Hong
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Vacant seat
To be confirmed by the IPC Athlete Council
Group 2 (in alphabetical order)
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Ivan Ćosić
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Clare Egan
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Jennifer Harss
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Dora Hegyi
Education Committee member -
Kristen Kit
Finance and Administration Committee member -
Ella Sabljak
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Alessia Zecchini
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Vacant seat
Member to be elected for 1 January 2025
Group 3 (in alphabetical order)
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Gaby Ahrens
Athlete Council Vice-Chair and deputy to the Chair on the Executive Committee -
Adriana Escobar
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Iñaki Gomez
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Patrick O’Leary
Foundation Board Member -
Olumide Oyedeji
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Ryan Pini
Athlete Council Chair and Executive Committee Member -
Yuhan Tan
Foundation Board Member
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