Jessica Fox, Shelley Watts, Jamie Dwyer new faces on AOC Athletes’ Commission
RIO Olympians and good mates Jessica Fox and Shelley Watts are the new female faces on the Australian Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission.
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RIO Olympians and good mates Jessica Fox and Shelley Watts are the new female faces on the Australian Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission.
The duo join Kookaburras legend Jamie Dwyer as the new appointees on the commission which includes eight summer and two winter athletes and which provides an important voice for Olympians.
The trio join five returning commission summer members Steve Hooker (athletics), Cate Campbell (swimming), Kim Brennan (rowing), Alana Boyd (athletics) and Ken Wallace (canoe sprint) who were all re-elected at the Rio Games.
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Lydia Lassila and Ramone Cooper represent the winter athletes on the commission.
“I’m really proud and excited to be a part of it and humbled to be voted in by my teammates alongside some great athletes,” said Fox, a silver medallist in London and a bronze medal winner in Rio.
“I would like to be able to contribute ideas that could enrich the experience and performance of our athletes from all different sports before, during and after the Olympics.
“I am also interested in the growth of the Youth Olympic Games and transition into the Olympic team.”
Fox was once a star of the Youth Olympics before making her Olympic debut in London four years ago as a teenager and wining silver.
She is seen as a future leader of the Australian team and is a great supporter of athlete education.
Watts, 29, made her Games debut in Rio but bowed out of the boxing event in the first round.
“To know that my fellow teammates felt comfortable enough to vote for me to be their voice is something really special to me,’’ Watts said.
“As an athlete, your best interests are of the utmost importance and are so vital for success.
“To know that there will be teammates who can have a say in important decisions, who have been there and done it and know what may and may not be helpful is really important.”
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