Kayange appointed to WADA Executive Board

Former Kenya 7s captain and IOC commission member Humphrey Kayange has been appointed  into the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) Executive Board as a member.

Kayange who also sits in NOC-K as Athletes’ Representative will serve at the board for a term of three years.

His appointment was announced by the WADA’s Executive Committee and Foundation Board that met in Cairo, Egypt for their first meetings of 2022.

“I wished to follow-up formally with regards to your recent appointment to the WADA Executive Committee, as a representative of the IOC Athletes Commission, for a three-year term commencing on 1 June 2022,” the WADA boss announced.

“I look forward to working with you in your capacity as an ExCo member, and of course in your continued role as a Foundation Board member as well.”Read a letter from WADA President Witold Bank

WADA is composed of a 38-member Board, which is the Agency’s highest policy-making body, and a 14-member ExCo, to which the Board delegates the management and running of the Agency.

Reacting to Kayange's appointment NOC-K boss Paul Tergat said “The National Olympic Committee of Kenya pays great tribute to Kayange as a true example of how far our athletes can go if they empower themselves all-round,”