Hannah Cockroft OBE: Wheelchair racer specialising in sprint distances in the T34 classification.
Hannah is a seven-time Paralympic champion, multiple world record holder and added a Commonwealth title to her collection at Birmingham 2022.
Joe Choong MBE: Modern pentathlete who became the first British man to win Olympic gold in the sport when he claimed the title in Tokyo.
Joe also has a host of world and European championship medals to his name.
Michael Gunning: Michael joined in the new role of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador.
He is a Jamaican-British swimmer best known for participating in the 200m butterfly. He has worked extensively to raise awareness of ethnic and sexual diversity within sport and beyond, winning a Pride Award in 2019 and being nominated for both British LGBTQ+ Sports Personality of the Year and the Rainbow Honours Award for Celebrity LGBTQI Champion of the Year in 2023. He has featured on a range of TV shows, hosted at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and been a cover star for Attitude Magazine among other accomplishments.
His role comprises strengthening the BEAA’s existing ED&I work, and furthering our ability to engage and support athletes of all backgrounds.
Robyn Love: Robyn joined as LGBTQ+ Ambassador.
She is a double Paralympian wheelchair basketball player and professional wheelchair tennis player who is part of the Board of Directors for Basketball Scotland. As captain of the GB wheelchair basketball team, she and partner Laurie Williams are prominent figures in the LGBTQ+ athlete community, and Robyn has worked with Athlete Ally, Pride in Tennis and Pride House Birmingham among others, appearing across the media and bringing a wealth of first-hand knowledge to the BEAA.
As the LGBTQ+ Ambassador, she works to engage the LGBTQ+ athlete community and represent the BEAA in this space publicly.
Alex Danson MBE: Retired hockey player who was part of Great Britain’s memorable Olympic campaigns of 2012 and 2016, which resulted in bronze and gold medals respectively.
Alex lauched her own hockey academy in 2017.