JOHANNESBURG (AP) Craig Reedie, an IOC vice president from Britain, was elected president of the World Anti-Doping Agency on Friday and immediately backed the move to four-year bans for drug cheats.
Reedie was the only candidate to succeed former Australian politician John Fahey, who has headed WADA since 2007. Reedie was elected unanimously at WADA's foundation board meeting at the World Conference on Doping in Sport.
"I'm delighted to be taking this job and I really do it with a great deal of enthusiasm," Reedie said.
Makhenkesi Stofile, a former South African sports minister, was elected vice president, also unopposed. He replaces IOC medical commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist of Sweden.
Reedie and Stofile will take office on Jan. 1. They were elected to three-year terms.