Bermuda Olympian Arantxa King has been appointed as the Commonwealth Games Federation’s first Ethics Officer.

King, who represented the island in long jump at the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012, the World Championships in Russia in 2014 as well as two Commonwealth Games in 2006 and 2014, joins a seven-person Ethics Commission.

The CGF Ethics Commission is an independent body tasked with maintaining the highest standards of probity throughout the Commonwealth Sport Movement. The Commission is responsible for hearing and deciding on any alleged breach of the Code of Ethics and Conduct and tasked with imposing relevant sanctions in accordance with the Code.

In her new role, King, a sports lawyer called to the New York Bar, will manage ethical and conduct cases, as and when they arise under the Code.

The daughter of Branwen Smith-King, secretary general of the Bermuda Olympic Association, King is one of four new members of the Commission, alongside Ghanaian Christopher Essilfie, Jason Haynes from St Vincent and the Grenadines, Beng Choo Low, of Malaysia, and Tiago Carvalho from Portugal.

The Commission also includes Chair Brian Speers of Northern Ireland, Deputy Chair Frank Fowlie of Canada and Sue Taylor AM of Australia.

“I am delighted we have been able to appoint a new Ethics Officer and four new members to our Ethics Commission following a global recruitment search,” said Dame Louise Martin, president of CGF. “It is so reassuring to have found individuals with such skills and experience.

“They will further enhance the Commission as they take on the vital role to uphold the organisation's commitment to integrity, governance and transparency. On behalf of the CGF Executive Board, I congratulate them all on their appointments.”

Those sentiments were echoed by Speers who added, “Following the first meeting of the new Ethics Commission, it is clear that we have found some excellent candidates from every Region of the Commonwealth.

“I am really looking forward to working with all of my colleagues as we develop, review and enforce the framework of ethical principles outlined in the Code.”