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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• Veronika Hryshko (Вероніка Гришко), a synchronised swimmer who won Gold in the Highlight Routine at the Gwangju 2019 World Championships, has been sanctioned with a four month ban which ended on 24 April 2020, the international swimming federation (FINA) announced. The Full Decision (PDF below) reveals that FINA accepted...
Bank Hapoalim has admitted facilitating at least US$20.7 million in bribes to football officials and has agreed to pay a $9.3 million penalty as part of a Non Prosecution Agreement (NPA) with US authorities, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced yesterday. Under the Full Agreement (PDF below) the Bank...
• Maggie Haney has been sanctioned by USA Gymnastics with an eight year ban until 30 April 2028 under Bylaw 10.12, its List of Suspended and Restricted Persons confirms. The former US Olympic and national team coach was suspended after a three person panel found that she had emotionally...
Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has told the Daily Nation that local officers in Iten have begun an investigation, after Anti-Doping World published photos of used syringes which it claimed were taken at the Kamariny Stadium in Iten (see below). In 2017, the government promised to upgrade the...
The 2019 Annual Report (PDF below) of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) outlines a 38.36% increase in anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) from 140 during 2018 to 202 during 2019. The number of samples collected by RUSADA rose by 16.5% from 9,502 during 2018 to 11,072 during 2019 and 70%...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should collectively bargain with Olympic athletes in order to appropriately compensate them for participation in the Olympic Games, recommends a Report (PDF below) produced by Global Athlete, Ryerson University and the Ted Rogers School of Management. The Report outlines that Olympic athletes receive 4.1%...
• Nicolás Jarry has been sanctioned with an 11 month ban, after proving that an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) involving SARM LGD-4033 (Lingradol) and stanozolol was due to bespoke supplements prescribed by a Brazilian physician. The Full Decision (PDF below) outlines that initial tests of the four supplements, manufactured...
Swiss public prosecutor Cédric Remund has claimed that absence from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and authorship of an academic paper is proof that he was not the fifth person at a 16 June 2017 meeting between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Swiss prosecutors, reports the Süddeutsche Zeitung....
A new Restoration Commission to restore full membership of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) to World Athletics has been formed, and details of its membership forwarded to World Athletics. It is headed by RusAF President Evgeny Yurchenko (Евгений Юрченко), includes its Legal Director, Irina Lyuboserdova (Ирина Любосердова) as well...
Robert Wagner, a former agent to Justin Gatlin, is eligible to work in athletics again, as a two year sanction issued after he arranged to supply prohibited substances to undercover reporters has been backdated to his 7 April 2018 provisional suspension. In 2017, Wagner arranged the supply of testosterone...
One hundred and sixty one people from 30 countries feature on the latest version of the Prohibited Association List, published by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on 10 April. The List, which is updated on 10 January, 10 April, 10 July and 10 October each year, features the names...
A trial virtual testing programme launched by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in order to ensure that testing can continue during the Covid-19 pandemic has yet to be verified for official use by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). ‘We welcome the trial of any initiative that can help maintain...
Munster prop James Cronin has been sanctioned with a one month ban, after a single European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) Disciplinary Panel member accepted evidence that an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for prednisolone and prednisone was due to a pharmacy mistake. Cronin’s sanction will expire on 16 May, however...
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has warned its Board members not to have any contact with Barry Hendricks, after the suspended acting President advised them that he planned to continue in his duties. Hendricks was suspended on 15 April whilst an investigation takes place into...
Athletics coach Andrei Valerievich Eremenko (Андрея Еременко) has been sanctioned with a four year ban for attempting to bribe a Doping Control Officer (DCO). The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld an appeal from the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) against a 12 April 2018 decision of RUSADA’s Disciplinary...
