Russell White joins Commonwealth Games NI Athlete Advisory Commission

Triathlete Russell White will be one of the members of the newly formed Commonwealth Games NI Athletes’ Advisory Commission.

In advance of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the new Athletes’ Advisory Commission has been launched in Northern Ireland. The five member commission will provide advice and act as a consultative body for both the TeamNI management and the Board of Commonwealth Games NI. 

The importance of listening to the athletes’ voice was highlighted in the recently released Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland Strategic Plan which covers the period through to 2027.

The Commission members have all competed for TeamNI at either Glasgow 2014 or the Gold Coast 2018, collectively they have participated at thirteen Commonwealth Games.

Russell White is hoping to compete at the Commonwealth Games for a third consecutive time, and looks forward to his appointment to the commission;

“It is an honour to be put forward and selected for the AAC, I’ve been to the Commonwealth Games twice which I thought I’d do, growing up it was always an aim to go to the games and to have gone twice and getting ready for a third in Birmingham it will be a great privilege to give back just a bit more and be a voice just not for Triathlon but all the athletes as a whole.”

Commission Members

Eileen Burns – Cycling 2018

Ian McClure – Lawn Bowls – 1994, 1998, 2010, 2014, 2018

Mark Montgomery – Judo 2002, 2014, Wrestling 2010

Fionnuala Toner – Netball 2014, 2018

Russell White – Triathlon 2014, 2018

Northern Ireland joins a growing list of Commonwealth nations and territories to formalise the advice provided by athletes, while providing an important mechanism for any concerns to be raised.