The President of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) Prof Francis Dodoo, has been appointed chairman of the newly created Governance Commission of Athletics of the world governing body – World Athletics (WA) formerly known as the IAAF.
Prof Dodoo’s appointment was confirmed by a letter signed by the Chief Executive of WA, Jon Ridgeon and copied to members of the federations on Friday, March 27.
The GAA boss, a former national and African triple jump champion, will chair a 12-member Governance Commission which includes distinguished personalities from the world of athletics such as Sylvia Balag (NED), Carlota Castrejana (ESP), Dagmar Freitag (GER), Helio Gesta de Melo (BRA), Inaki Gomez (CAN), David Grace (AUS), Leung Hong Shun (CHN), Jinaro Kibet (KEY), Ronald Russell (ISV) and Norman Wain (USA).
Prof Dodoo comes to the job with a wealth of experience, having previously served on the IAAF’s Ethics Commission, Commonwealth Games Governance Commission and as a member of the World Anti Doping Commission’s Committee for Athletes.
It will be recalled that on October 10, 2019, World Athletics sought for nominations for positions on three new commissions established as part of its programme of governance and integrity reforms.
The three bodies were the Competition Commission, the Development Commission and the Governance Commission.
The role of the WA Commissions is to provide expertise and to advise Council, but if requested, they may also advise the President, Executive Board, Chief Executive Officer, senior management/directors, and other Commissions.
BY TIMES SPORTS REPORTER