Andy has been writing about the governance of sport for over 15 years. Prior to working on the Sports Integrity Initiative, he was the editor of World Sports Law Report for eight years. He has also worked for the Press Association and has written for numerous trade magazines. He has also created, chaired and spoken at numerous conferences on the business of sport, and produced the Sports Law Show for iSportConnect TV.
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The FEI has received confirmation that all human and equine samples taken during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have returned negative. “I am very proud to be able to confirm that, for the third Games in succession, all human and equine samples taken during the Tokyo Olympic and...
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has stepped aside as President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) after being convicted of forgery in a Swiss criminal court. He plans to appeal against the ruling, which involves a 30 month jail sentence, half of it suspended. “I am honoured to be...
Fethi Nourine and his Coach Ammar Benikhelf have been sanctioned with ten year bans by the International Judo Federation (IJF) after Nourine refused to face an Israeli opponent, reports* Middle East Monitor. Nourine refused to face Tohar Butbul at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and his action was repeated by...
Women will not be allowed to play sport in Afghanistan, the Taliban has confirmed. “In cricket and other sports, women will not get an Islamic dress code”, Ahmadullah Wasiq, the Deputy Head of the Taliban’s Cultural Commission, told Australia’s SBS (video below – click here if it doesn’t load). “It...
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has yet to appoint a permanent Director General, almost a year after the dismissal of Yuriy Ganus (Ю́рий Га́нус). Ganus was dismissed on 28 August 2020, and 364 days later, RUSADA announced that an ‘open competition’ will be held to replace him. On 28...
• Ruslan Valiullin (Русланом Валиуллиным) has reported an adverse analytical finding (AAF – or ‘positive test’) from a 12 August test, Kazakh Premier League club FC Tolon has announced. Valiullin and Sergei Maliy (Сергея Малого), another FC Tolon player, were tested after the club’s 5-0 loss to Slovak club...
Shelby Houlihan, who was sanctioned with a four year ban for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) involving 19-norandrosterone in June, is appealing the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) Decision to the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT). ‘I’m still continuing to fight to prove my innocence’, wrote Houlihan on Instagram...
• USA Gymnastics has provisionally agreed a US$425 million (€358.5 million) settlement with a group representing survivors of abuse by Larry Nassar, reports the New York Times. It is understood that if the agreement is finalised, over 500 athletes impacted by Nassar’s sexual abuse would share in the settlement,...
Basketball authorities are investigating if the Belgian men’s 3×3 team, which finished fourth at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, arranged fictitious games in order to qualify. Newspaper De Standaard alleges that 27 matches entered into the database of the international basketball federation (FIBA) never took place. The 14 countries that...
The Russian triathlon federation (ФТР) is to sign an agreement with the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), after three members of its national team were implicated in potential blood doping. “A key aspect that should be implemented in the near future is the signing of an agreement with RUSADA”, said...
Sergey Lavrov (Серге́й Лавро́в), Russia’s Foreign Minister, has suggested that the US may use the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act (RADA) to kidnap and sanction athletes who they see as a threat in international competitions. “I do not exclude that – just as the Americans steal those whom they suspect of...
The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) will shortly announce a new anti-doping partner, after its agreement with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) was terminated via mutual consent. ‘The CHL is committed to anti-doping education and the testing of our players’, wrote a CHL spokesperson in an email....
The Russian triathlon federation (ФТР) is investigating, after three national team members were implicated in blood doping through use of exogenous (external or synthetic) erythropoietin (EPO). On 30 August, World Triathlon announced that Alexander Bryukhankov (Александр Брюханков) had returned an adverse analytical finding (AAF – or ‘positive test’) for...
In June, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) banned US middle distance runner Shelby Houlihan for four years on the eve of the US Olympic Trials, ending her hopes of taking the field at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Houlihan blamed a dodgy burrito for an adverse analytical...
• Anti-doping organisations (ADOs) are free to utilise Dried Blood Spot (DBS) testing from today, as the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Technical Document for DBS comes into force. WADA hopes DBS will be used in addition to existing testing methods, as it is cheaper and less invasive. Samples can...
