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The WISH leadership programme was created to support the IOC Gender Equality objective 15, which aims to increase the representation of women coaches at World Championships and the Olympic Games, where women constitute up to only 13% of coaches.

To date, 125 women coaches from 22 sports and 60 countries have participated, nominated by their International Federations for their potential in top-level coaching

Overview

21 months leadership programme
Self-assessment and 360-degree feedback on leadership and sport-specific competencies
5 days residential sessions in the UK
8 online leadership sessions
8 leadership mentor sessions
4 sport-specific mentor sessions

Key Objectives

Confidence

Supporting coaches to identify strengths, pursue goals, take opportunities and progress their career path. Also to grow an ability to champion themselves and others going forward.

Leadership

Competencies and behaviours – consolidate personal leadership style by empowering individuals to become authentic leaders who have the skills to navigate the challenges of coaching at a high performance level.

Skills

Sport-specific skills, knowledge and experience – Support International Federations to identify sport-specific competencies and sport-specific mentoring opportunities.

WISH Cohorts

Cohort 1

Cohort 2

Cohort 3

Cohort 4

Aline Silva Oly

Wrestling,

Brazil

#43 Adriana Valderrama Morones
Canoeing, Mexico

#63 Aneta Lemiesz

Athletics, Poland

#91 Andrea Brenes
Tennis, Costa Rica

#26 Andrea Bednas

Snowboard, Netherlands

#44 Ajda Remškar

Sport Climbing, Slovenia

#64 Anna-Maria Götz

Rowing, Austria

#92 Anupma Srivastava
Athletics, India

#27 Anna Wiese

Cycling, Poland

#45 Bridgitte Hartley

Canoeing, South Africa

Annie Andersson

Triathlon, Sweden

#93 Norma Carolina Vera Vera
Tennis,
Suriname

#28 Carissa-Jane Holland

Wrestling, Australia

#46 Chryssa Biskitzi

Rowing, Greece

#65 Aurélie Gutschmidt

Athletics, Switzerland

#94 Celia Chisholm Valeur
Sailing, Norway

#29 Catherine Ewa Ekuta

Judo, Nigeria

#47 Elyse Fraser

Cycling, New Zealand

#66 Automne Iddir Pavia

Judo, France

#95 Celia Chisholm Valeur
Sailing, Norway

#30 Catherine Mabwi

Volleyball, Kenya

#48 Happiness Burutu

Wrestling, Nigeria

#67 Beatrix Chong

Sport Climbing, Singapore

#95 Elisa Rochas
Rugby, Italy

#42 Chiho Takada

Judo, Japan

#119 Helen Brown

Rowing, Great Britain

#68 Brett Gorman

Rowing, USA

#96 Elnaz Rekabi
Sport Climbing, Iran

#31 Elena Sorina Ticu

Bobsleigh & Skeleton, Romania

#49 Lara Peyrot

FIS Cross Country,

Italy

#69 Caitlin Dace

Rowing, South Africa

#97 Fiona Grace Simpson
Curling, Portugal

#32 Elfje Willemsen

Bobsleigh & Skeleton, Romania

#50 Leticia Soares

Rowing, Brazil

#70 Carolina Mora Valenciano,

Triathlon, Costa Rica

#98 Helene Jørgensen
Biathlon, Canada

#33 Federica Tonon

Volleyball, Vanuatu

#51 Magda Genuin

FIS Cross Country,

Italy

#71 Daniela Suarez

Skateboarding, Argentina

#99 Jacqueline Gallagher
Athletics, Australia

#34 Ioanna Plega

Cycling, Greece

#52 Maria Elena Panetti

Modern Pentathlon,

Italy

#72 Eleanor Condon

Triathlon, Ireland

#100 Jacqueline Stark
Ski, Austria

#35 Jenilee Limada

Rugby, Trinidad & Tobago

#53 Naomi Folkard

Archery, Great

Britain

#120 Elke Bartschat

Athletics, Germany

#101 Jennifer Dodds
Curling, UK

#36 Joska Marianne Le Conte

Bobsleigh & Skeleton, Netherlands

#54 Olha Khaniukova

Tennis, Ukraine

#73 Endurance Teye

Athletics, Nigeria

#102 Joy Jouret
Hockey, Belgium

#37 Katie Fitzhenry

Rugby, Ireland

#55 Pamela Weisshaupt

Rowing, Switzerland

#75 Evy Pieters

Athletics, Belgium

#103 Ireha Lalanthi Dissanayaka
Wrestling, Sri Lanka

#118 Kristina ‘Suey’ Sue

Rugby, New Zealand

#56 Radhika Kanitkar

Tennis, India

#74 Ewa Anna Niedzielska

Skateboarding, Italy

#104 Larissa Muldoon
Rugby, Ireland

#38 Laura Jane Lewis

Rugby, Great Britain

#57 Rosario Gajardo

Modern Pentathlon,

Canada

#77 Katie Bahain-Steenman

Rowing, Canada

#105 Laura Marimon Giovanetti
Sailing, Sweden

#39 Martine Dugrenier

Wrestling, Canada

#58 Roxanne Clarke

Tennis, South

Africa

#78 Lea Schairer

Skateboarding, Germany

#106 Lindsey Smith
Rugby, UK

#39 Martine Dugrenier

Wrestling, Canada

#59 Sára Seprenyi

Canoeing, Hungary

#79 Liza Burgess

Rugby, Great Britain

#107 Nik Lini Hayati Binti Nik Kazim
Triathlon, Malaysia

Sandra Ivonne

Sanchez Soriana

Judo, Mexico

#60 Veniana Ravesi

Judo, Fiji

#80 Maria Ribera Garcia Rugby, Spain

#108 Maedeh Borhani Esfahani
Volleyball, Iran

#61 Wei-Han Chen

(Sherry)

Canoeing, Taipei

#81 Marwa Amri

Wrestling, Tunisia

#109 Magdalena Jabłońska
Ice Hockey, Poland

#62 Yeshi Dema

Archery, Bhutan

#82 Meghan McDonald

Sport Climbing, USA

#110 Nadia Bortoluzzi
Ski, Italy

#83 Melissa Williams

Skateboarding, South Africa

#111 Ntasuwila Namukonda
Athletics, Zambia

#76 Birtukan Ketsela

Athletics, Ethiopia

#112 Renata Junko Miyamoto
Athletics, Brazil

#84 Noelle Morrissey

Athletics, Ireland

Rose-Lee Numa
Sailing, Papua New Guinea

#85 Özenç Aygün Gündüz Triathlon, Turkey

#113 Shilla Omuriwe Buyungo
Volleyball, Uganda

#90 Yaima Payne

Wrestling, Barbados

#114 Sofie Gierts
Hockey, Belgium

#86 Siria Mata

Athletics, Mexico

#115 Suvi Mikkonen
Taekwondo, Finland

#87 Sofia Papadopoulou

Sailing, Greece

#116 Tamara Taylor
Rugby, UK

#88 Stella Kerasidou

Sport Climbing, Greece

#117 Teresa Méndez
Wrestling, Spain

#121 Tavaita Rowati

Rugby, Fiji

#89 Tine Deckers

Triathlon, Belgium