IOC Athletes' Commission

The International Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission (IOC AC) is a majority elected body that serves as a link between athletes and the IOC. The mission of the IOC AC is to ensure that athletes' viewpoint remains at the heart of the Olympic Movement decisions, representing future, current, and recently retired Olympic athletes. The IOC AC aims to provide athletes with a platform to share their voice and experiences, and be part of change and decisions shaping the future of sport.

Olympic Agenda 2020 and 2020+5 recommendation further support and protect clean and fair sport, and promote athletes' rights and responsibilities, which is at the heart of the commission's work. The current Chair of the IOC AC is Zimbabwean Olympic gold medalist and swimmer Kirsty Coventry. Her role is to set the commission's focus and lead strategy implementation following on the work of her predecessor, Angela Ruggiero. As Chair, she serves as a member of the IOC Executive Board on behalf of the athletes.

The commission has a maximum of 23 members, the majority elected by fellow Olympic athletes, who serve for a term of eight years and may also serve as IOC members. A maximum of 11 members can be appointed by the IOC President to balance regional, gender, and sports representation.

Members of the IOC AC are volunteers, driven by their desire to represent athletes and support them to succeed on and off the field to play.

The Chair and Vice Chair are members elected by the commission. Other members from the Olympic Movement stakeholders can be appointed and invited to attend IOC AC meetings.

The IOC AC has Liaisons from all continents. The Chairs of all of the CA's Athletes' Commissions, the Chair of the IPC Athlete Council and a World Olympians Association (WOA) representative are liaisons to the IOC AC. IOC AC Liaisons are invited to attend various meetings of the IOC AC, share the athletes' viewpoint from their continent or organization, and help facilitate the IOC AC's engagement with other organizations.

IOC AC elections are held at each edition of the Olympic Games, with new members voted on to the commission by the athletes competing at that edition of the Games. Four or five members are elected at each Summer Games and two or three in each Winter Games, replacing members whose eight-year term expires. The next election will take place in the Tokyo 2020 Games.

To become a candidate for the IOC AC, an athlete must meet the eligibility criteria set out by the IOC. Candidates must either participate in the Olympic Games taking place at the time of the election or have participated in the previous Games. All NOCs that are not represented on the IOC AC are invited to submit a condidate to the IOC during the candidacy phase launched one year before the opening ceremony of each Olympic Games.

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