The now-retired Corry, capped 63 times by England and was part of the 2003 World Cup winning squad, and Carlisle, a centre-back for Burnley, are joined by a diverse group of competitors, which also includes Helene Raynsford, the first rower ever to win a Paralympic gold medal, and Emily Freeman, a 200 metres semi-finalist at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

The Committee also includes Graham Edmunds, double Paralympic swimming champion; Chloe Rogers, who represented Britain's hockey team at the Beijing Olympics; Jon Wilkin, a St Helens and British rugby league player; and Henry Nwume, a doctor in the Armed Forces who represented Britain in the four-man bobsleigh at this year's Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

The Committee, the aim of which will be to provide advice on all matters relating to anti-doping, will be supported by Iain Gowans, Athlete Services Manager at the British Paralympic Association, and Ian Smith, the legal director of the Professional Cricketers' Association.

The Committee, which will be chaired by UKAD Board member and British Handball chairman John Brewer, will have the responsibility of working with other athlete-centred groups to ensure the wider views of the athlete community are represented, as well as engaging with athletes to collect feedback on anti-doping programmes.

Andy Parkinson, the chief executive of UKAD, said: "I am delighted that we have finalised the membership of our Athlete Committee.

"It is vitally important to UK Anti-Doping that athletes feel engaged with our work and have confidence that their views and opinions are being listened to.

"Therefore it is very pleasing that we have been able to form a diverse group from across elite sport in the UK, who can help to ensure a close working relationship between UK Anti-Doping and the athlete community."

Raynsford (pictured) said: "It is an honour to have been selected to sit on this Committee.

"It is fantastic to be given the opportunity to not only prove my commitment to anti-doping, but also to sit alongside my fellow members in representing the views and concerns of athletes.

"I very much look forward to playing my part in building the relationship between ourselves and UK Anti-Doping."

Brewer, said: "It is a very positive step that the Committee members have now been appointed.

"I am fully committed to ensuring that they are given every opportunity to proactively engage with UK Anti-Doping on its programmes and ensure their voice is being heard.

"It also gives us the chance to re-assure athletes and sports alike that UK Anti-Doping is here to support them and help protect their rights to compete in doping-free sport."

The announcement of the new Committee coincides with the fifth anniversary tomorrow of the 100% me programme, which was set-up to encourage athletes to make a commitment to doping-free sport as a symbol of their effort, commitment and determination to perform at the highest level without a need to enhance their performance.

Since its inception in 2005, the programme has inducted 350 accredited tutors and now has over 40 ambassadors from across elite sport in the UK, who help to support sports in delivering targeted outreach events to inform and promote key anti-doping messages.

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