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World Anti-Doping Agency Re-Elects President Witold Banka<\/strong><\/p>\n

The World Anti-Doping Agency Foundation Board has re-elected president Witold Banka<\/strong> for a final three-year term, it announced Thursday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The board also renewed its commitment to Vice President Yang Yang<\/strong> for another term. Both will start their terms on Jan. 1, 2026 and run through the end of 2028.<\/p>\n

Banka received 36 votes with two abstentions. Yang\u2019s reelection was unanimous.<\/p>\n

Banka, a 40-year-old from Poland, was elected in May 2019 and assumed office on Jan. 1, 2020. He competed in track and field internationally. He navigated WADA through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and through the Chinese doping scandal in which WADA cleared the Chinese Anti-Doping Agency for allowing 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive in early 2021 to compete and win medals at the Tokyo Olympics that summer.<\/p>\n

An independent prosecutor appointed by WADA cleared WADA of any wrongdoing in that matter<\/a>, and WADA\u2019s board has offered a similar self-dealing stamp of approval by continuing Banka\u2019s tenure on up to the maximum of nine years.<\/p>\n

Banka gave an address to the Board after the vote in a virtual meeting:<\/p>\n

\u201cI am deeply honored by the Foundation Board\u2019s continued trust in me and in the leadership team of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Today\u2019s result reaffirms our shared mission and values. I accept this final three-year term as President of WADA with humility, purpose and a deep sense of responsibility, and I look forward to continuing to do so alongside Yang Yang, who has been an exceptional partner on this journey. Her vision, integrity, and unwavering commitment to clean sport have played a vital role in every major success we\u2019ve achieved together.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the many challenges we have faced over the past five and a half years, it has also been a period of transformation, of resilience, and of undeniable progress. We look forward to building on the momentum we have created together and to driving even greater success for WADA and the global anti-doping community. In our final term, we are committed to continue strengthening the global anti-doping system by elevating the athlete experience; expanding the impact of our science, development, compliance and intelligence work and much more. We look forward to working collaboratively with WADA leadership and staff, and our stakeholders around the world, to meet our shared objectives and exceed them \u2013 together, transparently and with the sole purpose of protecting clean sport.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The WADA announcement highlighted a number of achievement\u2019s in Banka\u2019s tenure, including \u201cwide-ranging governance reforms,\u201d expansion of the Global Anti-Doping Intelligence and Investigations Network built off efforts in Europe; investment of $17 million in more than 160 scientific research projects; and a 57 percent increase in WADA\u2019s annual budget since 2019 to $57.5 million.<\/p>\n

Yang, who won five Olympic medals (two gold) in short track speed staking for China, took office at the same time as Banka. The optics of a high-profile Chinese former athlete being in a position of power while WADA negotiated a crisis borne of Chinese sports<\/a> apparently did not weigh on board voters.<\/p>\n

From Yang\u2019s address:<\/p>\n

\u201cServing as Vice-President of the World Anti-Doping Agency has been the privilege of a lifetime, and I enter this final term determined and fully committed to continuing the meaningful work we do each and every day. I am grateful for the opportunity to spend another term alongside President Banka and look forward to devoting the next three and a half years to completing the work we started in 2020.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOver our first two terms, WADA has made significant strides in education and athlete relations. Today, education is a pillar of the anti-doping system, and WADA has fully embraced the shift towards being an athlete-centered organization following its 2022 Governance Reforms. Athletes are a permanent fixture around the decision-making table and will continue to play a key role in the advancement of the anti-doping system over the course of our final term.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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