diff --git a/src/athlete_representatives/athlete_representatives.service.ts b/src/athlete_representatives/athlete_representatives.service.ts
index 27f7534..03271ab 100644
--- a/src/athlete_representatives/athlete_representatives.service.ts
+++ b/src/athlete_representatives/athlete_representatives.service.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,27 @@ export class AthleteRepresentativesService {
     this.graphQLClient = new GraphQLClient(process.env.STELLATE_ENDPOINT);
   }
 
+  sanitizeEmail(email) {
+    // Define regex for valid characters in the local part of the email
+    const localPartRegex = /[^a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]/g;
+    // Define regex for valid characters in the domain part of the email
+    const domainPartRegex = /[^a-zA-Z0-9.-]/g;
+
+    // Split the email into local and domain parts
+    let [localPart, domainPart] = email.split('@');
+
+    // Sanitize the local part
+    localPart = localPart.replace(localPartRegex, '');
+
+    // Sanitize the domain part if it exists
+    if (domainPart) {
+      domainPart = domainPart.replace(domainPartRegex, '');
+    }
+
+    // Reassemble the sanitized email
+    return domainPart ? `${localPart}@${domainPart}` : localPart;
+  }
+
   async getAthleteRepresentative(
     id: number,
   ): Promise<AthleteRepresentative | null> {
@@ -40,7 +61,9 @@ export class AthleteRepresentativesService {
       country: response.getAthleteRepresentativeProfile.countryCode,
       email:
         response.getAthleteRepresentativeProfile.email.length > 0
-          ? response.getAthleteRepresentativeProfile.email[0]
+          ? this.sanitizeEmail(
+              response.getAthleteRepresentativeProfile.email[0],
+            )
           : null,
       firstname: response.getAthleteRepresentativeProfile.firstName,
       lastname: formatLastname(
diff --git a/src/athletes/athlete.dto.ts b/src/athletes/athlete.dto.ts
index b60b21a..67850a1 100644
--- a/src/athletes/athlete.dto.ts
+++ b/src/athletes/athlete.dto.ts
@@ -104,4 +104,6 @@ export class Athlete {
   honours: Honour[];
   @ApiProperty({ type: Number, isArray: true })
   activeSeasons: number[];
+  @ApiProperty({ nullable: true, type: Number })
+  athleteRepresentativeId: number | null;
 }
diff --git a/src/athletes/athlete.query.ts b/src/athletes/athlete.query.ts
index 8abc0e2..29729e2 100644
--- a/src/athletes/athlete.query.ts
+++ b/src/athletes/athlete.query.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,7 @@ const ATHLETE_QUERY = gql`
         sexNameUrlSlug
       }
       athleteRepresentative {
-        name
-        email
-        mobile
-        telephone
-        email
-        countryCode
-        countryName
+        _id
       }
       seasonsBests {
         results {
diff --git a/src/athletes/athlete.zod.ts b/src/athletes/athlete.zod.ts
index 99fcb50..824fcc6 100644
--- a/src/athletes/athlete.zod.ts
+++ b/src/athletes/athlete.zod.ts
@@ -127,4 +127,5 @@ export const Athlete = z.object({
       categoryName: z.string(),
     }),
   ),
+  athleteRepresentative: z.nullable(z.object({ _id: z.number() })),
 });
diff --git a/src/athletes/athletes.service.ts b/src/athletes/athletes.service.ts
index f80a2bc..4997a70 100644
--- a/src/athletes/athletes.service.ts
+++ b/src/athletes/athletes.service.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ export class AthletesService {
             ? 'FEMALE'
             : 'MALE'
           : worldRankingSex,
+        athleteRepresentativeId:
+          response.getSingleCompetitor.athleteRepresentative?._id ?? null,
         activeSeasons: response.getSingleCompetitor.seasonsBests.activeSeasons,
         currentWorldRankings:
           response.getSingleCompetitor.worldRankings.current.map((ranking) => {