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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An investigation in the Kyrgyz Republic has found seven athletes working with a coach subject to a life ban, including members of the national athletics team, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) announced. The coach involved is Vladimir Kazarin (Владимир Казарин), who was sanctioned with a life ban by the...
Mariya Lasitskene has brushed off criticism from Dmitry Shlyakhtin, President of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) which argues that by highlighting failure to reform, she risked jeopardising the Authorised Neutral Athlete (ANA) status that allows Russian athletes to compete internationally. On Sunday, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)...
The Romanian national anti-doping agency (ANAD) directed the Bucharest Laboratory to cover up positive doping tests relating to at least three athletes, a second investigatory report produced by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has found. The directions were given by Dr. Graziela Elena Vâjială (pictured, left), President of ANAD...
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has announced anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) concerning 14 Russians during the past month, with sanctions ranging from eight months to four years and including sports such as shooting, skateboarding and rowing. Three weightlifters, two biathletes and two swimmers, a gymnast, wrestler, sprinter, and a...
• A club Director, a coach and three players have been sanctioned for match-fixing, the Russian football union (RFS) announced. Dmitry Gradilenko (pictured), the Director General of FC Urozhay, was sanctioned with a one year ban for allegedly offering bonuses to FC Chernomorets players to play well in their...
Half of a four year ban issued to Dr. Danijela Kuna, winner of the 2017 Linz Marathon, has been provisionally suspended due to ‘substantial support’ provided by the Croatian to investigations into a Balkan doping ring. Dr. Kuna was sanctioned with a four year ban after returning an adverse...
Elite Russian athletes expressed their frustration after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) upheld the suspension of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) yesterday. ‘Welcome to the Titanic’, wrote Russian long jumper Aleksandr Menkov on Instagram (see below). ‘How long can this situation last? I am an athlete, I...
This weekend, the Council of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will consider whether the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) should be reinstated. As previously reported and despite its assertions to the contrary, RusAF has failed to meet the two remaining conditions required for its reinstatement. In addition, many...
The fourth annual Workers Welfare Progress Report, published by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), outlines that 11 workers employed in connection with the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup died during the February 2018 to January 2019 period. The SC only considers one of those a ‘work-related...
The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland has ordered the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to suspend the application of the DSD Regulations to Caster Semenya until 25 June, which will mean the South African is theoretically free to run in the 800m. The news was confirmed by Semenya’s...
• The FIFA Ethics Committee has sanctioned Tai Nicholas, former General Secretary of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), with an eight year ban for misappropriating FIFA funds. Details regarding the investigation into the financing of the OFC Home of Football were published by The Sports Integrity Initiative in April...
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is investigating the explanation provided by Danil Lysenko for a whereabouts anti-doping rule violation (ADRV), after The Sunday Times alleged that Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) officials were complicit in forging documentation to assist the high jumper. However...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) allowed the Moscow Laboratory to resume blood testing under the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) programme six months after suspending it. Although the Laboratory is now under the control of Moscow State University (MSU), it is in the same building and has many of the...
Two footballers, a water polo player, a volleyball player, a weightlifter and a judoka have been sanctioned for doping, the Saudi Arabian Anti-Doping Committee (SAADC) has announced. Two footballers and a water polo player were sanctioned with one year bans after reporting adverse analytical findings (AAFs) for amphetamine. The...
Yoel Romero has been awarded US$27.45 million in a lawsuit against a company that produced a contaminated supplement, which resulted in a six month ban being imposed on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) athlete. The amount was confirmed in posts (below) from Romero’s manager, Abraham Kawa and his lawyer,...
