WMRA Announces Athletes Commission

Announced after the conclusion of this year’s WMTRC:

This renewed Commission strengthens WMRA’s commitment to athlete representation, transparency, and inclusive governance as the sport continues to evolve at global level.

What’s the goal of with this effort?

The WMRA Athletes Commission exists to:

• Strengthen the sport through athlete-centred governance and continuous dialogue.
• Ensure the WMRA Council benefits from the perspective, experience, and technical insight of current and former international athletes.
• Provide a formal structure for athletes to express their views on matters affecting the discipline.

How is this different from the PTRA?

The WMRA Athletes Commission is fully endorsed and organized by WMRA, thus meant to consult and support WMRA primarily. It feels a bit more akin to an employee council as supposed to a truly independent body operating on their own accord. Any maybe therein lies the rub. It’s yet another volunteer position for folks. But overall I’m not dissing on this being “yet another organization”. The more representation of varying interests – interests which aren’t just the businesses operating in our sport – the better.