The IOC is "backing Craig Reedie’s bid for a new three-year term as president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, despite the tensions that broke out between the two sides over the Russian doping scandal," according to Stephen Wilson of the AP. The support for Reedie to continue in his role came after he assured the IOC that he would “respect the rules and responsibilities of WADA and its stakeholders,” suggesting the agency will refrain in the future from publicly calling for a nation to be barred from the Olympics, as it did with Russia before the games in Rio de Janeiro. Reedie, a who has been WADA president since '13, is "up for re-election at agency meetings in Glasgow, Scotland, next weekend." No other candidates "have been put forward." The backing for Reedie was "contained in a letter from the IOC to all of its 98 members." The letter said, "Sir Craig Reedie committed to respect the Olympic Charter and respect the rules and responsibilities of WADA and its stakeholders." Under current rules, a WADA president is elected for three years, "with the option of a second three-year term." The presidency "rotates between representatives of governments and sporting bodies" (AP, 11/13).
