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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Russia’s Minister of Sport, Pavel Kolobkov, has said that there “was a systemic conspiracy to hide evidence of doping use” at the State level, but that such conspiracy was confined to “certain individuals with certain names” in an interview published by Russia’s Ministry of Sport. He denies that the...
Revisions to the World Anti-Doping Code that came into effect on 1 April will prevent international federations and major event organisers from appointing Russia or its cities as host of their events. Under Article 20.3.11 of the International Standard for Code Compliance by Signatories (ISCCS), international federations must only...
Questions remain as to whether medals won by US relay teams during the World Juniors last year will stand, after the international federation of swimming associations (FINA) sanctioned a team member with an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV). FINA revealed that US college swimmer Matthew Willenbring has served a four...
The Sports Tribunal of New Zealand (STNZ) has ruled that the sanctioning of cyclist Karl Murray will be rescheduled, despite rejecting his claim that he did not fall under the jurisdiction of Cycling New Zealand when he reported an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for clenbuterol. The STNZ ruled that...
The Russian government has again denied that the Russian State was behind the systemic doping outlined in the Reports produced by Richard McLaren for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). “We discussed everything, including McLaren’s Report”, said Russian Minister of Sport, Pavel Kolobkov in a statement published by the Russian...
Australia’s Federal Government has received a Review commissioned in August last year to examine the feasibility of establishing a national sports integrity commission. ‘The Review represents the most comprehensive examination of Australia’s sports integrity arrangements ever undertaken, and makes 52 recommendations in line with the terms of reference’, read...
The reinstatement of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has stalled due to no progress on the remaining conditions set out in the Roadmap To Compliance, said World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Sir Craig Reedie at the WADA Symposium yesterday. “We made an offer to senior Russian officials in Pyeongchang...
• The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that the tender of the commercial rights to all its competitions from 2021 to 2028 will be overseen by external auditors Deloitte, as well a body it calls the Independent Monitoring Group (IMG). The AFC said that the the IMG ‘will...
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the country’s National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA India) are finalising guidelines that would require sports supplements sold in the country to feature ‘Does not contain any Prohibited Substances as per WADA’ on labels. The Guidelines would require manufacturers to test...
Russia’s Minister of Sport, Pavel Kolobkov, has said that a legal challenge against the continued suspension of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) is a “possible option”. He said that such an action could challenge “the level of information that is presented as evidence” in an interview with TASS, published...
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has insisted that its Presidential Elections will go ahead as planned on 24 March, despite the Confederation of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) stating that they would be postponed for six months. ‘The elections will go ahead as agreed by the SAFA Congress...
• The National Anti-Doping Agency of India (NADA India) has issued four years bans to hurdlers Jithin Paul and D. Sreekanth, as well as discus thrower Prashant Malik. NADA India has also provisionally suspended Mr. Akash, who is understood to be a trainee at the Sports Authority of India...
The Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) has confirmed that it is likely that Canadian stadiums involved in the combined American bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup will feature natural grass, in contrast to the 2015 Women’s World Cup, where it argued that artificial turf was the only option....
Unless you are a chemist or an anti-doping official, the chances are that you won’t have heard of ostarine. Neither had Jimmy Wallhead, a Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter based in Loughborough, UK. Yet he was sanctioned with a nine month ban after a supplement he had used was...
A Review commissioned by the British Equestrian Federation (BEF) has recommended that unless the BEF implements reforms during the next Olympic cycle, UK Sport and Sport England would be entitled to withdraw funding. The BEF appointed Sport Resolutions to compile the report in July last year, following the the...
