Beijing, China, February 17, 2022: The athletes at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 have elected Martin Fourcade (FRA) and Frida Hansdotter (SWE) to the International Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission for a term ending at the Olympic Winter Games 2030.
The newly elected members join the Commission to represent the athlete voice within the Olympic Movement.
Between January 27 and February 16, 2,307 athletes voted in the election at the Olympic Winter Games, representing a participation rate of 80.50 per cent.
Athletes had the opportunity to vote at the Athlete365 Spaces in the three Olympic Villages in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.
In total, 16 candidates, representing 16 National Olympic Committees, all five continents and six winter sports, stood for election. This was a record for the Olympic Winter Games.
The newly elected members will join the IOC AC at the end of Beijing 2022 for a term of eight years, and will be proposed for election as IOC Members at the IOC Session in Beijing on February 19.
Asia’s two candidates were both luge athletes: Te-An Lien (Chinese Taipei) and Shiva Keshavan (India). Lien received 133 votes in 11thplace and Keshavan 90 votes in 12th place of the 16 candidates.
IOC AC Chair Emma Terho remarked: “We had a record number of candidates from a diverse range of countries and sports, and I want to thank all the candidates for showing their interest in representing the athletes of the world. We were also delighted to see the high turnout of athletes participating and sharing their voice in the IOC Athletes’ Commission election.
“We have an extremely motived Commission full of energy and enthusiasm. I am excited about the collective opportunity we have to represent athletes’ interests and build on the great work done by the Commission over the years.”