Change at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Peruvian Franciso León (pictured above), a former pole vaulter who joined WADA in 2016, becomes director of the Latin America and Caribbean region office, located in Montevideo, Uruguay. With his team, his mission will be to focus his efforts on liaising with public authorities and regional sports organizations, while supporting regional anti-doping stakeholders in the development of their programs and maintaining compliance with the World Code. anti-doping. For Olivier Niggli, Director General of WADA, 2024 and 2025 are two years “ crucial to consolidate existing partnerships and alliances in the Latin America and Caribbean region and develop new ones to better protect athletes”. Other news from AMA: the Chinese Yang Yang, vice-president of the agency since 2020, has been appointed goodwill ambassador by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Multiple Olympic short-track medalist, Yang Yang recently visited the Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya.
