In his function as IOC member, he represents and promotes the pursuits of the IOC and people of the Olympic motion, notably within the subject of sports activities sciences, to place the IOC as a reference in sports activities medication, via training, analysis and associations, with the last word aim of defending and selling the well being of athletes.
As well as, the Protected Sport Regional Hub initiative will profit from Dr. Mitchell’s expertise within the Pacific Islands area, the place one of many Pilot Protected Sport Hubs is being established. When working in shut collaboration with sports activities, governments and civil society, the facilities will facilitate entry to localized consideration, orientation and assist to these affected by interpersonal violence in sports activities, and can assist strengthen safety via sports activities, selling lengthy -term change from the native stage.
Dr. Mitchell assumed his place on January 1, 2025, occurring to Professor Uğur Erdener, who had directed the Medical and Scientific Fee of the IOC since 2014.
Dr. Mitchell was a household medication and medical practitioner of the Fiji staff on the Olympic Video games, the Commonwealth Video games and the South Pacific Video games.
First he joined the Nationwide Olympic Committees of Oceania (IOCO) as a member of his Medical Fee, changing into president of IOC in 2009 after which an interim president of the Nationwide Olympic Committees Affiliation (ANOC) in 2018.
Dr. Mitchell has intensive expertise within the subject of sports activities medication, having been a member of a number of medical commissions, together with World Athletics, the Worldwide Hockey Federation and the Anoc Medical Fee. He additionally represented the IOC on the Board of the Basis of the World Anti -Doping Company.