Alongside the current men's eight world champion, will sit Beijing 2008 silver medallist and former world time trial cycling champion Emma Pooley, hockey international Patrick Smith, London 2012 sitting volleyball captain turned Paracanoeist Emma Wiggs and retired Davis Cup tennis player Jamie Baker.

"It is a real privilege and honour to have been selected to sit on this Committee," Wiggs, who won gold at the Paracanoe World Championships just last week, said.

"I am passionate about anti-doping and the pursuit of clean sport and this is a fantastic opportunity to work with my fellow members in representing the views and concerns of athletes."

The athletes will now join the six other members of the Committee, which is chaired by UKAD Board member and University of Bedfordshire professor John Brewer, to provide guidance on anti-doping policies and programmes from the athlete's point of view.

John Brewer chairs the UKAD Athlete Committee


They will also assist in reviewing and recommending effective ways to engage and support athletes and sporting organisations, while sharing feedback from sports figures.

Brewer welcomed the five new members to the UKAD Athlete Committee.

"It is vitally important to UK Anti-Doping that athletes feel engaged with our work and have confidence that their views and opinions are being listened to," he said.

"Therefore it is very pleasing we had such a large pool of applicants to select from that we have been able to form a diverse group from across elite sport in the UK, who can help to ensure a close working relationship with the athlete community."

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