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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• Russian race walker Yekaterina Medvedeva Ryzhova (Екатерина Медведева Рыжова) has been sanctioned with an eight year ban, after her athlete biological passport (ABP) indicated artificial blood manipulation (PDF of decision below). Medvedeva was previously sanctioned with a two year ban from 13 June 2013 until 12 June 2015,...
The Russian athletics federation (RusAF) has sanctioned the Chief Judge and Chief Secretary of the 2019 Irkutsk Memorial Athletics (Мемориала иркутских легкоатлето) event, after it was discovered that hundredths of a second had been shaved off the times of athletes the Judge coached. Vasily Shkurbitsky (Василия Шкурбицкого) has been...
The English Football League (EFL) has expelled Bury FC from League One, after a prospective buyer withdrew their interest in the club following due diligence. In a 29 August statement, Bury said that the EFL had taken its decision despite being made aware of a ‘credible new bidder’ before...
Martin Grab, a Swiss cultural icon in the traditional wrestling discipline of Schwigen, has been sanctioned with a two year ban after reporting an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for tamoxifen in April last year. ‘On the Prohibited List, tamoxifen is in the group of hormonal and metabolic modulators’, read...
French prosecutors are investigating if Athletics Management & Services (AMS), a marketing partner of Dentsu, played a role in the alleged embezzlement of sponsorship revenue from deals agreed with between the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), reports Reuters. It is understood that an 89-page referral order, signed by...
A government agency responsible for the Ukrainian national teams illegally bought medication for the national team as part of an embezzlement scheme, the country’s security service SSU has found. The medication purchased was not genuine, and was given to athletes despite not being certified by the Ukrainian National Anti-Doping...
• Two wrestlers have returned adverse analytical findings (AAFs) at Mongolia’s traditional Naadam festival, including the national champion. ‘After the wrestling tournament at the Naadam festival in July, the National Anti-Doping Organisation of Mongolia carried out doping tests on the top 16 wrestlers at the tournament, two of which...
Christian Coleman has been charged with failing to properly file his whereabouts information, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has confirmed. It would appear that this led to three failed attempts to locate the US sprinter for anti-doping tests, which could lead to him facing a two year ban when...
US Figure Skating has sanctioned figure skating coach Richard Callaghan with a lifetime ban, after the US Center for SafeSport found him guilty of sexual misconduct involving a minor. Callaghan was accused of sexual misconduct by a former student of his, Craig Maurizi, in 1999. ‘Since May 2000, we...
Russian race walker Sergey Baulkin (бакулин васильевич) has been sanctioned with an eight year ban for a second doping offence, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced. Based on analysis of his Athlete Biological Passport (ABP), Baulkin’s ban will run from 3...
• The Austrian anti-doping commission (ÖADR) has sanctioned a footballer and a distance runner with four year bans from 21 July 2019 for purchasing prohibited substances on the internet. Footballer Simo Saric was sanctioned (click here to download decision) for use of trenbolone, testosterone enanthate, clomiphene, and tamoxifen. The...
• Ineta Radeviča, former President of the Latvian athletics association (LVS) has been sanctioned with a two year ban from 22 November 2018 to 21 November 2020, the LVS announced. Radeviča resigned as President of the LVS in November last year after returning an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for...
The English Football League (EFL) has warned that the integrity of its League One could be damaged by two clubs under seven miles apart that have cancelled fixtures due to ongoing financial issues. On 19 August, Bolton Wanderers announced that it would not be able to fulfil its 20...
The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) has opened an investigation into Vasily Shkurbitsky (Василием Шкурбицким), a Coach in the Irkutsk region, for shaving hundredths of a second from the times of his athletes. Shkurbitsky was a Judge at the 2019 Irkutsk Memorial Athletics (Мемориала иркутских легкоатлето) event, which took place...
• Kickboxer Can Akyar, a five time Austrian champion, has been provisionally suspended after a 26 June urine sample tested positive for GW1516, the Austrian anti-doping commission (ÖADR) announced (click here to download release). The development of GW1516 was discontinued in 2007 after it was found to cause cancer...
