Following an intensive vetting and ratification course of led by an independent Nominations Panel appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the ITA Basis Board appointed Mr Antenen (SUI), who will take up his tasks as Chair of the Board on 1 January 2026. Lively in sport integrity since 1998, he has served for greater than 25 years as an impartial auditor and disciplinary knowledgeable for sports activities organisations, advising on compliance, safety, regulatory oversight and threat administration. His long-standing work in sport is complemented by a distinguished public-service profession in Switzerland, the place he notably served as Head of the investigating magistrates of the Canton of Vaud and later as Commander of the Vaud Cantonal Police. Broadly recognised for his independence, transparency and principled management, he brings substantial expertise in institutional integrity – qualities that may help the ITA because it continues to strengthen its position because the main worldwide impartial organisation energetic within the supply of unpolluted sport applications for worldwide sport.
The Board and the ITA Director Common expressed their deep gratitude to Dr Valérie Fourneyron for her distinctive management over the previous eight years. A sports activities doctor, former French Minister of Sports activities and former Member of the French Parliament, Dr Fourneyron has performed a central position in guiding the ITA by means of its institution and shaping its growth right into a trusted, steady and totally impartial organisation. Beneath her stewardship, the ITA has expanded its portfolio of delegated applications, strengthened its capacities and deepened its cooperation with key companions inside the Olympic Motion and the broader clean-sport neighborhood. Her tenure has been marked by a agency dedication to athlete safety, transparency and worldwide cooperation.
Throughout the assembly, additionally attended by IOC President Kirsty Coventry, who got here to personally thank Dr Fourneyron and the Board for his or her distinctive help to scrub sport, the ITA Basis Board appointed two new members. Mr Ingmar De Vos, President of the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) and of the Affiliation of Summer season Olympic Worldwide Federations (ASOIF), was appointed because the consultant of the worldwide sport federations, succeeding Mr Francesco Ricci-Bitti, who reaches his time period restrict after 8 years on the Board of ITA. Mr Ricci-Bitti has been a key determine in help of impartial and knowledgeable anti-doping operations exterior the direct remit of worldwide federations. As a long-serving chief in worldwide sport, Mr de Vos brings in depth expertise in trendy governance and regulatory frameworks in addition to a deep information of the game and Olympic setting.
Prof Dr Mao Lijuan, President of the Shanghai College of Sport, joins the Board as an impartial member, succeeding Prof Dr Peijie Chen. A revered tutorial in sports activities science and public well being, she contributes robust experience in athlete welfare and evidence-based sports activities coverage. The Board and ITA Director Common expressed their honest appreciation to the departing members for his or her vital contributions to the ITA’s growth.
With the brand new appointments in place, the Board confirmed its renewed composition, which displays each the worldwide nature of the organisation and the precept of majority-independent oversight that underpins the ITA’s credibility.
As of 1 January 2026, the ITA Basis Board will probably be composed as follows:
