Executive Board

The role of the Executive Board is to govern World Athletics’ business.

The Executive Board has responsibility for all decisions related to the business of World Athletics including developing and reviewing the World Athletics Strategic Plan; adopting and monitoring the annual plan and budget; appointing and monitoring the Chief Executive; financial planning and controlling income and expenditure; identifying and managing risks; and developing internal controls, organisational policies, procedures and systems (e.g., human resources, IT).

The Executive Board is currently made up of the following nine members:

  • President (elected at the 2023 Congress meeting);
  • 4 Vice-Presidents (elected at the 2023 Congress meeting);
  • 3 Appointed Executive Board Members (appointed by the 5 Elected Executive Board Members on the recommendation of the Executive Board Appointments Panel);
  • Chief Executive Officer (non-voting).


The term of office for Executive Board Members is four years.

Sebastian COE

World Athletics administration

  • World Athletics President (2015-present)
  • Board of the Diamond League AG Chairman (2015-present)
  • World Athletics Vice-President (2007-2015)
  • World Athletics Council Member (2003-2007)

Other athletics administration

  • International Athletics Foundation President (2015-present)
  • World Athletics Championships Organising Committee Director, London 2017 (2013-2015)

Experience with other sports or sports bodies

  • Olympic Games and Paralympic Games - London 2012 Organising Committee Chairman (2005-2012)
  • Olympic Games and Paralympic Games - London 2012 Bid Committee Chairman (2004-2005)
  • British Olympic Association Chairman (2012-2016)
  • IOC Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Coordination Commission Member (2013-present)
  • IOC Public Affairs and Social Development through Sport Commission Member (2016-present)
  • IOC Olympic Summit Member (2015-present)
  • ANOC Executive Council Member (2015-present)
  • ASOIF Council Member (2017-present)

Other relevant and significant experience

  • Chaired British Government Sports Honours Committee (2010-2018) and served within the Cabinet Office as Legacy Ambassador for the London 2012 Games (2012-2017)
  • International Inspiration Chairman (charity delivering London 2012 Bid pledge to use sport to enhance the lives of youth around the world) (2013-2015)
  • IOC Athletes’ Commission Member (1981-1989)
  • European Olympic Committee Executive Committee Member (2013-2017)
  • ANOC Working Group on Youth Chairman (2015-current)

Athletics career

  • Olympic Games: 1500m gold and 800m silver at Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984
  • 12 world records: 800m, 1000m, 1500m and one mile
  • World Cup: gold and silver in 1981 and 1989
  • European Indoor Championships: 1977 gold 800m
  • European Championships: 1978 bronze 800m, 1982 silver 800m, 1986 gold 800m, silver 1500m

Other experience and achievements

  • Executive Chairman of CSM Sport & Entertainment (2013-current)
  • Chancellor of Loughborough University (2017-current)
  • Advisor to Morgan Stanley & Co International and to Vitality Health & Life Group (current)
  • Member of British Parliament (1992-1997) & Private Secretary, Opposition Leader (1997-2001)
  • Made a Peer in 2000, received a Knighthood in 2006 and Companion of Honour in 2013
  • Lifetime Achievement Award (BBC Sports Personality of the Year)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award (Laureus World Sport Awards)
Sebastian Coe (Philippe Fitte)

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  • LANGUAGES English, French

Adille J. SUMARIWALLA

World Athletics administration

  • World Athletics Council Member (2015-)
  • Chair – IAAF Strategic Communications Advisory Group & Chair - Age Manipulation Committee

Other athletics administration

  • AFI (Athletics Federation of India): President since 2012
  • Chairman, Organising Committee - Asian Athletics Championships (2013 - Pune, India) & (2017 - Odisha, India), and Member, Organising Committee - IAAF Permit Meetings in India

Experience with other sports or sports bodies

  • Indian Olympic Association – Vice President
  • Chef-de-Mission of the Indian Contingent - Asian Games 2014
  • Olympians Association of India - Treasurer
  • Mission Olympic Cell - set up by Government of India, to prepare Olympic medallists
  • Board of Directors - Governing Council of National Dope Testing Laboratory in India
  • Organising Committee for Commonwealth Games (New Delhi 2010), Commonwealth Youth Games (Pune 2008), Indian National Games (Pune 1994, Chattisgarh 2020)

Other relevant and significant sports experience

  • Member of Core Committee to develop a curriculum for Postgraduate/Masters Program in Sports Management, set up by Government of India
  • Chair, Maharashtra State Sports Policy Committee (Outdoor Sports)
  • Member of Terry Fox Run Committee, India, for past 10 years. In 2018, raised over US$900,000 for Cancer Research in Children

Athletics career

  • Represented India in the 100m at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow
  • 1979 Asian Championships 4x100m bronze
  • 1984 South Asian Games gold
  • Won 17 international medals for India (six gold, five silver, six bronze)
  • National 100m champion 11 times

Other experience and achievements

  • President of India Award - Arjuna Award - for Excellence in Athletics, 1985
  • President of India Award - for the Scouting movement in India, 1972
  • State Government Award - Excellence in Athletics, 1980 & Excellence in Coaching, 1999
  • Founder & Managing Director - Interspace Communications Pvt Ltd - Media House
  • Board Director - SE TransStadia Holdings Ltd, Next Radio Ltd, Next MediaWorks Ltd, Professional Sports Services (I) Pvt Ltd, Syngience Broadcast Ahmedabad Ltd
Adille Sumariwalla (Philippe Fitte)

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  • NATIONALITY India India
  • LANGUAGES English

Jackson TUWEI

Coming soon

Raul CHAPADO

World Athletics administration

  • World Athletics Council Member (2019-)

Other athletics administration

  • President of Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA)
  • European Athletics Council Member
  • ExBo Member of RFEA
  • President of the Olympic Athletes Association
  • Founding Member of the National Athletes Association
  • Member of the Spanish Athletics Federation Anti Doping Commission

Experience with other sports or sports bodies

  • Member of the Spanish Olympic Committee
  • Madrid 2020 Olympic Bid: General Director: Sport & Operations
  • Madrid 2016 Olympic Bid: Sport, Operations & Project Director
  • Management and Promotion Sport Director

Other relevant and significant sports experience

  • Member of the Government Commission for Heath & Anti Doping
  • Member of the Athletes and Grants Commission
  • Member of the Member of the Cooperation and Integration Commission
  • Spain Sport Association Council Member

Athletics career

  • 15 times Spanish triple jump champion
  • Three Spanish records
  • 2000 Olympian
  • 2001 Mediterranean Games triple jump bronze
  • 1998 European Indoor Championships fifth place
  • 1990, 1991 and 1992 European Clubs champion

Other experience and achievements

  • TV commentator for RTVE (Rio 2016 Olympic Games)
  • Keynote in several masters, graduate schools, seminars, workshops, universities, Federations, NOC, etc.
  • Promotional campaigns of several products and brands
Raul Chapado (Philippe Fitte)

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  • NATIONALITY Spain Spain
  • LANGUAGES Spanish, English

Ximena RESTREPO

World Athletics administration

  • World Athletics Council Vice-President (2019-present)
  • World Athletics Gender Leadership Taskforce (2018-present)
  • IAAF Athletes’ Commission Member (2001-2003)

Other athletics administration

  • ConSudAtle Athletes’ Commission Member (2018-present)
  • Universidad Catolica track and field Team head coach (2006-2011)
  • Club Deportivo Universidad Católica Track and Field Board Member (2011-present)

Experience with other sports or sports bodies

  • Organising Committee of Santiago 2023 Pan-American Games Technical Director
  • Organising Committee of Santiago 2014 South American Games Technical Director (2010-2014)
  • Panam Sports Technical Commission Member (2018-present)

Other relevant and significant experience

  • Everest School Sports Director (2002-2006)
  • IAAF Level IV in middle and long distance events (2004)

Athletics career

  • 1992 Olympic 400m bronze medallist
  • 1991 World Championships 400m sixth place
  • 1993 World Championships 400m fifth place

Other experience and achievements

  • Nutritional coach since 2015
  • Masters in managing Olympic sport organisations (2017) Universidad San Sebastian-Chilean Olympic Committee
Ximena Restrepo (Philippe Fitte)

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  • LANGUAGES Spanish, English