REUTERS: The World Anti-Doping Agency could have chosen a new president by Tuesday with Poland's Witold Banka, a former middle distance runner, and Marcos Diaz, a Hall of Fame swimmer from the Dominican Republic, competing to lead the troubled body.
Five continental regions could each nominate a candidate for the top anti-doping job but only two entered the race with Europe putting forward Banka and the Americas Diaz. Banka, the 34-year-old minister of Sport and Tourism who helped Poland to a bronze medal in the 4x400 metres relay at the 2007 world championships, would bring some youthful energy to a post where the three previous presidents - Dick Pound, John Fahey and Reedie - were well into their 60s when at the helm.
The Russian agency's reinstatement last year angered a string of sports bodies and athletes around the world.Restoring confidence and trust will be the first job for the new WADA chief. "I will always think as an athlete and when athletes don't have the information, we are not capable of bringing our criticism to the place where decisions are made and we feel frustrated," Diaz told Reuters in a phone interview from the Dominican Republic."When criticism happens you need to hear."
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