Sarah Walker

NZL

Role

IOC Member & BMX Olympian

Sarah Walker is a professional BMX athlete and a member of the IOC’s Athletes’ Commission.

Walker competed in the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games, where she placed 4th and won a silver medal, respectively. She is a 12-time medallist at the BMX World Championships.

Outside BMX, Walker enjoys designing houses, playing Call of Duty and Fortnite, and trying other sports.

The speakers

Using the unique power of sport to bring people together, the Olympism in Action Forum saw a range of global players, including Olympic Movement stakeholders, athletes, private and public sector leaders, NGO representatives, academics, artists and the media come together to talk on topical contemporary issues. Chosen because of their ability to effect change and their wide range of sometimes differing opinions, the speakers led lively debates and seeked to challenge received wisdom to inspire new ways of thinking.