WADA President Banka set to be re-elected unopposed in May

Record ID: 1987092

  • Title: WADA President Banka set to be re-elected unopposed in May
  • Date: 31st March 2025
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (FILE - JULY 25, 2024) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** WADA (WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY) PRESIDENT WITOLD BANKA AT NEWS CONFERENCE BANKA BEING INTERVIEWED LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND (FILE - MARCH 12, 2024) (REUTERS) BANKA ARRIVING ON STAGE CAMERA SCREEN SHOWING BANKA DURING HIS SPEECH BANKA BEFORE PRESS CONFERENCE BANKA LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE K
  • Embargoed:
  • Keywords: WADA Witold Banka World Anti-Doping Agency
  • Location: VARIOUS
  • City: VARIOUS
  • Country: Poland
  • Topics: Europe,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA001306731032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Incumbent World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Banka is set to be re-elected unopposed in May.
    WADA revealed on Monday (March 31) that Banka is only the candidate standing and had submitted his application for re-election.
    The election will take place during WADA’s virtual foundation board meeting on May 29, and if re-elected, Banka’s new term would run for three years from January 1, 2026 until the end of December in 2028.
    Incumbent Vice-President Yang Yang is also set to be re-elected unopposed.
    Banka and Yang have held their respective WADA positions since the start of January 2020.
    (Production: Stefan Haskins)
  • Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2025. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
Register