01Olympic movement · Swimming
Kirsty Coventry
Olympic champion and the first woman and first African elected IOC president.
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25 people to know.
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02Olympic movement · Fencing
Thomas Bach
Olympic champion and former IOC president who led the organisation from 2013 to 2025.
03Athletics
Sebastian Coe
Olympic champion, London 2012 leader and president of World Athletics.
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04Association football
Gianni Infantino
FIFA president and former senior UEFA administrator.
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05Association football
Aleksander Čeferin
Lawyer and UEFA president responsible for European football governance.
06Cycling
David Lappartient
Sports administrator serving in international cycling and the Olympic movement.
07Aquatics
Husain Al-Musallam
International sports administrator and president of World Aquatics.
08Field hockey
Tayyab Ikram
FIH president, master coach and long-serving international hockey development leader.
09Paralympic movement
Andrew Parsons
President of the International Paralympic Committee and advocate for inclusion through sport.
10Anti-doping · Athletics
Witold Bańka
Former sprinter and president of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
11Association football
Fatma Samoura
Former FIFA secretary general and senior international development official.
12Association football
Moya Dodd
Former international player, lawyer and governance leader in global football.
13Olympic movement
Sarah Hirshland
Chief executive of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
14Baseball
Kim Ng
Baseball executive who became the first woman to lead an MLB team's baseball operations.
15Basketball
Cathy Engelbert
Commissioner of the WNBA and a leader in the commercial growth of women's basketball.
16Basketball
Adam Silver
NBA commissioner responsible for league governance and global strategy.
17Basketball
Mark Tatum
NBA deputy commissioner and chief operating officer focused on league operations and growth.
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18American football
Roger Goodell
NFL commissioner responsible for league operations and governance.
19Baseball
Rob Manfred
Commissioner of Major League Baseball and former labour lawyer.
20Field hockey · Sport administration
Kelly Fairweather
International sports executive with leadership roles across hockey and Olympic organisations.
21Archery · Olympic movement
Uğur Erdener
Physician and long-serving international archery and Olympic administrator.
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22Olympic movement · Athletics
Nawal El Moutawakel
Olympic champion and senior IOC leader who has shaped global sports governance.
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23Association football · Olympic movement
Lydia Nsekera
Pioneering football administrator and IOC member.
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24Olympic movement · Artistic swimming
Nicole Hoevertsz
Former Olympian and senior IOC administrator in global sport.
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25Olympic movement
Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs
Sports administrator with long-standing leadership responsibilities in the IOC.
A living index.
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