provided by the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association    CBC SPORTS ONLINE---Olympic wrestling champion Daniel Igali is attempting to become part of the International Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission.    Igali, 30, is one of 32 athletes competing for the four available positions on the 19-member panel.    The voting will begin in the athletes' village during the Athens Games with the final results being released Aug. 26.    The athletes chosen will serve an eight-year term on the panel that is chaired by pole-vaulting legend Sergei Bubka.    Igali, who lives in Surrey, B.C., became an instant hero when he won Canada's first-ever wrestling gold in the 69-kilogram division at the 2000 Sydney Games.    The Nigerian native has had various nagging injuries - including neck, back and rib problems - since winning gold that has kept him from a steady regimen of training and competing.    While Igali qualified for Athens in the 74kg class, he recently said he might skip the Olympics if he's not healthy enough to compete.    In a submission explaining why he wants the position, Igali said his experience in dealing with young children in Nigeria make him an ideal candidate.    "I believe that Olympic athletes can be effective in influencing positive changes in the lives of youth, which is why I used my status as an Olympic champion to raise money to build a safe, modern elementary school structure in my impoverished native village of Eniwari, Nigeria," wrote Igali.    "Domestically, I advocate for funding an athlete development in the Canadian sport system. I also appreciate the value and impact of sport at the Olympic level."    Other notable Olympians looking to receive a spot on the athletes' commission are Poland's Robert Korzeniowski, winner of three Olympic golds in race walking, and three-time volleyball gold medallist Mireya Alejandrina Luis Hernandez of Cuba.    The potential candidates - who represent 32 countries - have won a combined 19 gold medals in past Olympics.