Nigerian-born Canadian Olympian Oluseyi Smith has been appointed into the Athletes’ Commission (AC) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to help represent the athlete voice within the Olympic Movement.
The Osun born was appointed alongside Olympians Allyson Felix (US), Alistair Brownlee (Britain), and Masomah Ali Zada (Afghanistan) by IOC President Thomas Bach, in consultation with IOC AC Chair Emma Terho, and in accordance with IOC AC regulations, which are aimed at ensuring a balance between genders, regions and sports within the Commission.
Meanwhile, the four athletes can each serve a term of up to eight years. With these additions, the IOC AC will consist of 14 women and 9 men.
