Paris Olympics 2024: Jessica Fox to represent athletes on International Olympic Committee

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Paris Olympics 2024: Jessica Fox to represent athletes on International Olympic Committee

Jessica Fox, Australia’s double gold medallist in Paris, will give athletes a voice on the International Olympic Committee.

Canoeist Fox is among four Olympians picked on Thursday by their peers to represent athletes at the IOC for the next eight years.

Fox joins the ******* States’ seven-time gold medallist Allyson Felix, ******* gymnast Kim Bui and New Zealand tennis player Marcus Daniell as freshly elected athletes.

The quartet were picked from a slate of 32 candidates – more than 6,500 athletes at the Paris Games cast votes.

The IOC have a maximum of 115 members, who include members of royal families in Europe and Asia, a head of state – the Emir of Qatar – former heads of government, sports officials, former Olympic athletes and an Oscar-winning actor, Michelle Yeoh.

Member duties at annual IOC meetings include approving recommended candidates as future Olympic hosts.

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