Germany's three-time Paralympic medallist, Jens Kroker, has been elected
to World Sailing's Athletes' Commission, becoming the first Para World
Sailing representative in the commission. Since its inception,
World Sailing's Athletes' Commission was open only to sailors who had
competed at an Olympic Sailing Competition.
At the 2017 Annual
Conference, World Sailing's Council approved the inclusion of a Para
World Sailing representative into the Athletes' Commission as many
issues considered by the Commission affect Olympians and Paralympians.
Sailors who competed at the 2017 World Championships were able to vote for a representative who competed at the worlds.
Kroker was voted in by his peers ahead of Neil Patterson (AUS), Tomas Saez Raffaeli (BRA) and Shinya Yamamoto (JPN).
"I feel very
honoured to have been elected by the Para World Sailing community to
represent our sport in the Athletes' Commission of World Sailing,”
commented Kroker.
"I am excited to have the opportunity to
contribute my knowledge in competitive sailing to help the sport to
further grow. One main goal will obviously be to achieve reinstatement
of sailing into the Paralympics in 2024. With the support of all sailors
and World Sailing I strongly believe that as one team we can do it.”
Kroker has been a regular at Para World Sailing events, first making an
appearance in 1997. He has sailed at every Paralympic Sailing
Competition, winning silver at Sydney 2000, gold at Beijing 2008 and a
silver at London 2012.
The German joins the following members of the Athletes' Commission:
- Yann Rocherieux (FRA) – Chair
- Sofia Bekatorou (GRE) – Vice-Chair
- Jo Aleh (NZL)
- Maayan Davidovich (ISR)
- Juan Ignacio Maegli (GUA)
- Vasilij Zbogar (SLO)
- Sarah Gosling (GBR)
- Lijia Xu (CHN)
World Sailing Athletes' Commission
The World Sailing Athletes' Commission represents the interests of the sailors in the Olympic and Para World Sailing events and reports directly to World Sailing Board of Directors. The Athletes' Commission is composed of athletes representing Olympic and Para World Sailing events, and is elected by the athletes themselves.
The Athletes Commission elect members to sit on Events, Equipment, Para World Sailing and Race Officials Committees as well as receiving invites to Working Parties considering Olympic sailing and Para World Sailing matters, and selection of World Championships venues.
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