Iranian Olympic Badminton player Soraya Aghaei has been appointed as a new member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission.
Iran NOC; Tehran: According to the National Olympic Committee and the
official IOC website, the appointment was made upon the proposal of the Chair
of the IOC Athletes’ Commission and confirmed by IOC President Kirsty Coventry.
Aghaei is among five newly appointed members, completing the commission’s full
composition ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. The other
newly appointed athletes are Hussein Alireza (Saudi Arabia, Rowing), Cheick
Sallah Cissé (Côte d’Ivoire, Taekwondo), Olufunke Oshonaike (Nigeria, Table
Tennis), and Mariana Pajón (Colombia, Cycling).