At its meeting on 9 October, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe approved Matvii Bidnyi, Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, as the European representative on the Executive Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency for the period 2025-2027.
On 3 September, during the regular meeting of the Ad Hoc European Committee for the World Anti-Doping Agency (CAHAMA), the Committee members unanimously supported the candidacy of Matvii Bidnyi for election to the WADA Executive Committee.
Matvii Bidnyi will take up his duties on 1 January 2025.