Decathlete Roman Šebrle elected member of European Athletics’ Athletes Commission

Czech decathlon champion and world record holder Roman Šebrle was elected a member of the Athletes Commission of the European Athletic Association at the European Athletics Championship which concluded in Barcelona on Sunday. Roman Šebrle, who did not compete in Barcelona due to a muscle injury, came out top with 519 votes. The Czech athlete said this was a first step on the way to becoming a member of the Athletes Commission of the International Olympic Committee for which he would like to run at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.