It was announced today that Hungary’s Olympic champion and worldrecord holder has been elected to join the IOC’s Athletes’ Commission. Atotal of 5,185 athletes voted in the election, choosing from 23 candidatesand 23 countries.
"It’s a great honour to be elected as an IOC Athletes’ Commissionmember," said Gyurta of his appointment, "especially getting the supportand votes of all the other athletes here in Rio. But beyond that, this is alsoa huge responsibility. It has just happened and I still have to get used tothis new situation. But I will give my best always, and do my utmost to
represent athletes’ interests in the world of sports. It gives me an amazingfeeling, and again a sense of real responsibility, that I have become amember of the IOC during the bid of my home town, Budapest, to host the2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games."
Gyurta made his first Olympic team at just 15 years old, and has competedin the 2004, 2008 and the 2012 Olympics. Winning silver in Athens, Gyurtabecame the youngest Olympian in history to win a medal since 1932. Heholds the Olympic record in the 200m breaststroke in addition to the meetrecord at the World Championships and is the owner of the three fastestSCM 200m breaststroke times in history. Born in Budapest, Gyurta is astrong advocate for local children’s charity Tabitha Hospice, and has beenawarded the UNESCO Fair Play award.
Zsolt Borkai, President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, spoke fromthe National House of Hungary in Rio when the news was announced. "Ispeak for everyone here when I say we could not be prouder of Dániel. Heis a fine athlete and a fine person, and we are proud that his peers haveput their trust in a great Hungarian to represent them."
Gyurta will join the commission for a term of eight years, along with threeother extraordinary athletes: Britta Heidemann from Germany, Seug-MinRyu from Korea, and Yelena Isinbayeva from the Russian Federation.
Once approved by the IOC, Gyurta and his three colleagues will beofficially introduced at the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games.
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