Three-time Olympic champion Tony Estanguet has been proposed for election as an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member.
Through a vote by correspondence, the IOC Executive Board approved the nomination of Mr Estanguet.
He has been put forward by the IOC Executive Board for election as an IOC Member at the 144th IOC Session, which will take place in Greece from March 18 to 21.
Following the recommendation of the IOC Members Election Commission, Mr Estanguet will be proposed as an independent individual.
According to the IOC, the nomination is possible in accordance with Rule 16.1.1. of the Olympic Charter.
This rule allows for up to seven IOC Members to be elected in special cases without a nationality or National Olympic Committee requirement.
Mr Estanguet was the President of the Paris 2024 Organsing Committee from 2017 to 2024.
The Frenchman was an IOC Member from 2013 to 2016 and 2018 to 2021 and Vice Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission from 2016 to 2018.
He has also previously served as a member of several IOC Commissions including Olympic Solidarity from 2014 to 2021, Sport and Environment from 2014 to 2015, Sustainability and Legacy from 2015 to 2018 and Legal Affairs from 2016 to 2018.
During his glittering Canoe Slalom career, Mr Estanguet captured Olympic golds in canoe at Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and London 2012 and participated at Beijing 2008.
He also won three individual world titles and is a three-time European champion.
After his retirement, Mr Estanguet was elected as ICF Vice President in 2014 – a position he held until 2021.
Last year, Australian slalom star Jessica Fox became an IOC Member at the IOC Session in Paris after being elected as IOC Athletes’ Commission member.
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