The World Olympians Association (WOA) has announced four new Committees have been launched and three existing ones refreshed with a greater focus on the environment, recognition, and support for Olympians, as well as exploring the new concept of OLY-Day.
Meanwhile, despite the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board confirming the postponement of the Athletes' Commission elections until the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021, the WOA has made a change to their representation on the Commission early.
A release on the organization's website states, “As part of this process WOA has also reviewed its representative on the IOC Athletes’ Commission and, as Patrick Singleton OLY's term has been completed, he will be replaced by WOA Vice-President Pernilla Wiberg OLY as the WOA liaison.”
WOA’s newly established Committees include:
The WOA Environment Committee: Created to empower Olympians as champions for environmental issues and advocate for green policies within sport and WOA.
The WOA Awards Committee: Established to develop a strategy for the global recognition of Olympians' contribution off the field of play.
The OLY-Day Committee: Tasked with exploring the idea of OLY-Day as a global day of community action by Olympians on the day of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
The OLY Jobs Committee: Introduced to build a strategy for professional networking and career support for all Olympians.
WOA’s refreshed, existing Committees include:
The WOA Grants Panel: Responsible for overseeing, reviewing, and evaluating WOA Grants to NOAs for Service to Society and Service to Olympians projects and agreeing on new awardees.
The WOA Medical Committee: Helps protect the long-term physical and mental health of Olympians and supports the commissioning of new research to develop further guidance.
The OLY Arts Committee: Formed to grow and celebrate Olympians’ creativity to support arts, culture, and heritage as an essential part of the Olympic Movement.
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