Cyrille Tchatchet II confirmed as candidate for 2026 IWF Athletes’ Commission election 

BWL can confirm that Cyrille Tchatchet II has been determined eligible to stand as a candidate in the 2026 IWF Athletes’ Commission election. 

Cyrille was first elected to the IWF Athletes’ Commission in 2022 and is standing for election for a further term.

During his weightlifting career, Cyrille represented the IOC Refugee Olympic Team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games before later representing Great Britain at World and European Championships and England at the Commonwealth Games. Most recently, he won a silver medal for Team England at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. 

Alongside his role on the IWF Athletes’ Commission, Cyrille is a member of the IWF Medical Committee and serves on both the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Athlete Council and the WADA Health, Medical and Research Standing Committee. 

Away from weightlifting, Cyrille works as a Senior Mental Health Practitioner with Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. 

The full list of eligible candidates can be found here. 

https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2026/09/Report-EDP-Athlete-Commission-2026.pdf