VIENNA — If the sports world’s reformers were to pick the next head of the global anti-doping regulator, chances are they would choose Linda Helleland.
As vice president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, the Norwegian politician has been a harsh critic of what she describes as an insular, old-boys’-club culture in sports governance — one, she says, that pays little more than lip service to transparency.
A tough stance on Russian cheating has stood her apart from the rest of the organization’s leadership and earned her the admiration of elite athletes and anti-doping whistleblowers.
“If I was to pick a WADA president, she …read more
Source: European Voice
