The British Athletes Commission (BAC) was set up in 2004 to represent the interests of athletes in Great Britain to decision makers in sport, and to help athletes in member sports set up and maintain athlete representative structures within their sport.
The BAC is an independent organisation representing the views of athletes to major decision making bodies such as the
British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association (BOA) is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom. It is responsible for organising and overseeing the participation of athletes from the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, at both ...
,
UK Sport
UK Sport is the government agency responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United Kingdom. It is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.
It was created ...
and
national governing bodies
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Sports governing bodies come in various forms and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule i ...
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[http://www.olympics.org.uk/contentpage.aspx?page=23]
Structure
* Chair: Victoria Aggar
The Executive consists of:
* The Chair - Victoria Aggar (4 yr term)
* The Vice Chair - Donna Fraser(4 yr term)
Up to six other members (two yr term):
* Senior Independent Director - Dougie Dryburgh
* Athlete - Lizzie Simmonds
* Communications – Lee Murgatroyd
* Medical - Dr Rod Jaques
* Finance – Chris Smith
* Legal - Peter Crowther
References
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Athletics in the United Kingdom
Sport in Colchester
2004 establishments in the United Kingdom
Sports organisations of England