Lausanne, Jan 24 (TIWN) Experienced Australian lawyer and judge James Wood has been appointed as the chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Compliance Review Committee. He has replaced Britain's Jonathan Taylor.

Experienced Australian lawyer and judge James Wood has been appointed as the chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Compliance Review Committee. He has replaced Britain's Jonathan Taylor.  The 78-year-old's appointment was made at an extraordinary WADA Executive Committee meeting - the first to be chaired by new WADA President Witold Banka - at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters on Thursday, 23 January.