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16/12/2021

Mexican tennis player banned for a year and 10 months

• Carlos Ramirez Utermann banned for match fixing offenses The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has confirmed that Mexican tennis player Carlos Ramirez Utermann has been banned from the sport for a year and 10 months after admitting breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP) rules. In addition to...

14/12/2021

Six Moroccan tennis players banned

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) have confirmed that six Moroccan tennis players have been banned for breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP) rules. The cases were ruled on by independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer Charles Hollander QC, who after a hearing ruled that: • Amine Ahouda is banned for 11...

03/12/2021

Two athletes test positive for banned substances

On Aug. 28, 2021, Svetlana Kubyshkina provided an out-of-competition urine sample that contained methenolone and its metabolite, 3a-hydroxy-1-methylene-5a-androstan-17-one. It also contained furosemide and trimetazidine. Methenolone is in the class of anabolic agents. Furosemide is in the class of diuretics and masking agents. Trimetazidine is in the class of hormone...

02/12/2021

The IOC continues to choose business, politics and money over Peng Shuai’s safety

Today the International Olympic Committee (IOC) doubled down on “quiet diplomacy,” failing once again to mention Peng Shuai’s allegations of sexual assault. It appears that the IOC too is subject to Beijing’s censorship, as their actions are clearly meant to appease the Chinese Authorities rather than ensure Peng’s safety....

02/12/2021

IOC Statement on the situation of Peng Shuai

We share the same concern as many other people and organisations about the well-being and safety of Peng Shuai. This is why, just yesterday, an IOC team held another video call with her. We have offered her wide-ranging support, will stay in regular touch with her, and have already...

02/12/2021

Footballer banned from sport for 4-months for doping violation

• Use and possession of Ibutamoren A club footballer has received a 4-month ban from all sport from the Sport Tribunal of New Zealand, backdated to 16 August 2021, after admitting the use and possession of Ibutamoren. Ibutamoren is a ‘Growth hormone secretagogue’, a class of drugs that increase...

02/12/2021

Former Uzbekistan tennis player banned for life

• Albina Khabibulina found guilty of multiple offences The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has today confirmed that Uzbekistan tennis player Albina Khabibulina has been banned for life from tennis. The player was found to have breached multiple rules of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP). The case was ruled...

01/12/2021

Lack of governance of football friendly (non-competitive) matches exploited by match-fixers 

Football friendly matches are wide open for match-fixing due to a lack of regulation according to new research, with more than 250 friendlies involving European clubs showing signs of suspicious activity during 2016-20. The results come from a three-year study funded by the European Commission’s Erasmus+ programme and led...

01/12/2021

Steve Simon announces WTA’s decision to suspend tournaments in China

Statement by Steve Simon, WTA Chairman & CEO “When on November 2, 2021, Peng Shuai posted an allegation of sexual assault against a top Chinese government official, the Women’s Tennis Association recognized that Peng Shuai’s message had to be listened to and taken seriously. The players of the WTA,...

01/12/2021

Sport & Rights Alliance Calls on the IOC To Put People Before Partnerships

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should immediately stop supporting China’s strategy of suppression and start prioritizing protecting athletes and upholding its human rights obligations, the Sport & Rights Alliance said today. The process of developing an IOC human rights strategic framework should include meaningful engagement with affected stakeholders’ representatives,...

30/11/2021

Weightlifting Athlete Jordan Adel Accepts Sanction for ADRV

USADA announced today that Jordan Adel, of McKinney, Texas, an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a three-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation. Adel, 32, tested positive for ibutamoren, ostarine (enobosarm), and LGD-4033 (ligandrol) and its metabolite di-hydroxy-LGD-4033, as the result of an out-of-competition urine...

30/11/2021

UKAD quarterly results show increase compared to same time last year as testing ramps up pre-Beijing Winter Games

• Nearly 800 more tests compared to same quarter last year • Notable increases in tests for pro-sports ahead of the new season and winter sports ahead of Beijing Winter Games in February 2022 UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has released its quarterly testing report for July to September 2021. As the...

29/11/2021

The ITA asserts an Anti-Doping Rule Violation against Russian weightlifter Kseniya Kozina

• The International Testing Agency (ITA), leading an independent anti-doping program for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), asserts an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) against Russian weightlifter Kseniya Kozina for the use of prohibited substances based on data retrieved by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) from the Moscow Laboratory. The...

29/11/2021

Triathlon Athlete Noah Webb Accepts Sanction for ADRV

USADA announced today that Noah Webb, of Los Angeles, Calif., an athlete in the sport of triathlon, has accepted a four-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation. Webb, 48, tested positive an anabolic agent as the result of an in-competition urine sample collected at the Toyota USA Triathlon...

25/11/2021

World Athletics publishes Online Abuse Study covering Tokyo Olympic Games

• Female athletes were the target of 87% of all abuse • 65% of all abusive posts warrant intervention from social media platforms In line with its commitment to making athletics a safe and welcoming environment for everyone, World Athletics today publishes findings of a study conducted during the...

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