Former title: Yang Yang elected vice chairman of the World Anti Doping Agency
Yang Yang, Olympic champion of China's short track speed skating and chairman of the Athletes Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, was elected vice chairman of the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) on November 7, and vitold Banka, Minister of sports and tourism of Poland, was elected chairman.
The Wada Council, composed of 38 members, voted on Jan. 7 to elect Yang Yang and ban Ka as the new vice chairman and chairman. The two will serve for three years starting from Jan. 1, 2020, replacing the current Vice Chairman, Norwegian statesman Linda hellland and current chairman Craig middot riddy.
In an interview with Xinhua news agency, Yang Yang said that being elected was a great challenge for her. 'leading this organization is a new role. Although facing the complicated working environment, I am confident to be competent for this job with the support of the IOC and various international sports organizations and so many experts. 'she said.
Yang Yang said her election was an affirmation by the international community of China's achievements in Anti Doping work. "I am very proud that China has made great achievements in Anti Doping work in recent years, which gives the international community confidence in China and enables Chinese people to participate in the World Anti Doping leadership. 'she said.
Yang Yang won China's first Winter Olympic gold medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games. She was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 2010 to 2018. During that time, she served as a member of the IOC Athletes Committee and deeply participated in all aspects of the work of the IOC. Banca, 35, was a 400m runner and became Poland's minister of sport and tourism in 2015.
The main task of the World Anti Doping Agency is to coordinate and supervise the global Anti Doping affairs, formulate Anti Doping regulations and a series of standards, guide and regulate the Anti Doping work around the world.
The fifth World Anti Doping conference was held in Katowice, Poland, from May 5 to 7. In addition to electing the president and vice president of the agency, the three-day conference also discussed and determined the new version of the World Anti Doping regulations and a series of new standards to be implemented in 2021.