Silver medalist Dominica’s Thea Lafond celebrates on the rostrum in the course of the Ladies’s Triple Bounce Medal Ceremony on the World Athletics Championships Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025.
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Dominica’s world champion triple jumper, 31-year-old Thea LaFond, secured probably the most influential worldwide observe and area positions as she was elected to the World Athletics Athletes’ Fee.
The election outcomes had been introduced in the course of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. LaFond earned 1,293 votes to safe one of many six accessible seats on the Fee for the 2025-2029 time period.
Her appointment highlights the excessive regard and respect she instructions from fellow athletes worldwide and confirms her as a champion on the sphere and a trusted advocate off it.
The information provides to a triumphant week for LaFond, who additionally received a silver medal in Tokyo, signalling her highly effective return to high type after surgical procedure final 12 months.
Billy Doctrove, president of the Dominica Olympic Affiliation, celebrated LaFond’s achievement.
“I need to first congratulate Thea on her silver medal efficiency, which exhibits that she is nicely on her approach again,” Doctrove stated.
“I additionally want to congratulate her on her election as a member of the Athletes’ Fee of World Athletics. I believe it’s a significant appointment for Thea and Dominica.”
The Athletes’ Fee is an important physique inside World Athletics, making certain that rivals’ voices are straight heard.
Since 2019, the Fee’s Chair and one other member have held full voting rights on the World Athletics Council, the game’s main decision-making physique.
LaFond was elected alongside 5 different athletes: Andreas Almgren (Sweden), Lia Apostolovski (Slovenia), Lisanne de Witte (Netherlands, re-elected), Anna Ryzhykova (Ukraine, re-elected), and Gia Trevisan (Italy).
The election noticed a file participation charge of 95.5% from accredited athletes.
For LaFond, this appointment enhances her international platform as she continues to excel on the world stage, with expectations excessive for her efficiency on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Video games.
