Former French biathlete Martin Fourcade has been elected to the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the IOC announced on Thursday in Beijing on the sidelines of the 2022 Olympic Games.

Fourcade, 33, is the one who among the 16 candidates in the running received the most votes with 971 votes out of the 2,307 cast from January 27 to February 17 by participants in the 2022 Olympics.

The Swedish Frida Hansdotter (alpine skiing) will occupy the second seat in this commission which was open to election, after having received 694 votes.

Fourcade joins for eight years this commission whose mission is "to represent the athletes and to support them, on the competition area as well as outside it".

He ended his career in March 2020 with one of the best records in the history of his sport.

He has won five Olympic titles, 13 world titles, the overall World Cup standings seven times in a row and a total of 83 individual World Cup successes.

Fourth Frenchman at the IOC session

He will be the fourth Frenchman at the IOC session with Guy Drut, Jean-Christophe Rolland and David Lappartient who will be officially elected on Saturday, the athletes of the commission being members of the supreme body of the Olympic institution during their term.

“I am happy and honored to join the commission.

I have been a sports enthusiast since I was little, I had the chance to experience the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, when I was little.

I saw my big brother participate in the Olympics in 2006. I myself participated in Vancouver, Sochi and Pyeongchang, I won more medals there than I could have dreamed of.

I believe in the values ​​of Olympism and carrying these values ​​within the movement is important, ”he explained from France by videoconference.

“We do not come to the commission with a program but with convictions, sensitivities.

Coming from winter sports, we often have an interest in nature.

We must respond to environmental issues as far as we are concerned.

You will also have to be in contact with the athletes to understand their needs, their sensitivities,” added the five-time Olympic champion.

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