Linda Hofstad Helleland is a popular choice to be the next Wada president but a proposed minimum age requirement of 45 would eliminate 41-year-old. Three high-profile Olympic and Paralympic athletes are incensed over a proposed age minimum that would eliminate their choice to be the next president of the World Anti-Doping Agency. "Neither Wada's leadership nor its management was involved or consulted in any way in the drafting of this document,'' spokesman James Fitzgerald said. Helleland, who currently serves as Wada vice president, cast one of two dissenting votes when the Wada executive committee voted to reinstate Russia. "Joan of Arc turned a war around at 17 and Queen Elizabeth became queen at 25, but to be Wada president, you need to be 45?

Source: Stuff November 06, 2018 18:22 UTC