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01 Apr 2025, 07:50 GMT+10
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Witold Banka (C) , vice president Yang Yang (R) and director general Olivier Niggli (L) talk to reporters during a press conference at the Main Media Center for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Li An)MONTREAL, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Incumbent World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Witold Banka and vice president Yang Yang will both run for third terms, with the organization set to hold president and vice presidential elections in May.WADA made the announcement on Monday, noting that Banka and Yang are the only candidates for their respective positions.The election will take place during a virtual Foundation Board meeting on May 29, 2025."The independent president and the independent vice-president must be elected by a two-thirds majority of the votes (including blank votes) cast by the Board members present at the time of the vote," said WADA.Banka and Yang's terms of office are set to end on December 31, 2025. If re-elected, their terms would be renewed for a subsequent three-year term, until December 31, 2028.Poland's sprinter-turned-Minister of Sport and Tourism Banka and China's former Olympic champion Yang were first elected president and vice president of WADA at the 2019 World Conference on Doping in Sport.
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