Poland's Banka poised to become new WADA president


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - International Friendly - Poland vs Lithuania - PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland - June 12, 2018 Poland's Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz, Lithuania's Ambassador in Poland Sarunas Adomavicius, Poland's President Andrzej Duda, Polish Football Association's President Zbigniew Boniek and Poland's Minister of Sport Witold Banka REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

(Reuters) - Poland's Sport and Tourism Minister Witold Banka is set to become the next president of the troubled World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after a vote on Tuesday left him as the only remaining candidate.

Banka, an elite athlete who helped Poland win a bronze medal in the 4x400 metres relay at the 2007 world championships, beat Dominican Republic Vice-Minister of Sport and Tourism Marcos Diaz in a vote to replace the outgoing Craig Reedie.

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