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• Para powerlifter handed the first sanction related to a whereabouts violation by the International Paralympic Committee The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Nigerian Para powerlifter Roland Ezuruike for a period of 18 months for committing an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV). The athlete was found to have committed...
• Shareholders today approved rules to further protect the League against future competition breakaways At the Premier League’s Annual General Meeting today, Shareholders discussed a range of matters and recommitted to build on the collective of all 20 clubs to benefit the wider game. Following yesterday’s agreement between the Premier...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the appeal arbitration proceedings between André Onana and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) in relation to the decision issued by the UEFA Appeals Body on 4 February 2021 (the Challenged Decision) in which André Onana...
• evaluates the regulation in 20 jurisdictions • examines the impact of product restrictions • determines the cost of match-fixing The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has published a first of its kind study assessing the regulation of betting in 20 jurisdictions across six continents and covering a range...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Central European Anti-Doping Organization (CEADO) to collaborate on specific anti-doping program development activities, beginning with a project involving the Eastern Europe Regional Anti-Doping Organization (EERADO). CEADO is a partnership of eight National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADOs) from...
The six clubs involved in proposals to form a European Super League have today acknowledged once again that their actions were a mistake, and have reconfirmed their commitment to the Premier League and the future of the English game. They have wholeheartedly apologised to their fans, fellow clubs, the Premier League and The FA. As a gesture...
• Sports Governing Bodies Should Call for an End to Criminalising Athlete Rights Defenders The Belarusian authorities should immediately drop all criminal charges against Aliaksandra Herasimenia and Aliaksandr Apeikin, chair and executive director of the Belarusian Sports Solidarity Foundation (BSSF), the Sport & Rights Alliance said today. On April...
• Alliance to be led by Olympic swimming greats Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Katinka Hosszu, Chad Le Clos and retired legend Matt Biondi who form the 10-person Board Today marks the formal launch of the International Swimmers’ Alliance, an independent organization established for athletes, by athletes that aims to fight for...
The International Testing Agency (ITA), leading an independent anti-doping programme for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), asserts anti-doping rule violations against Ukrainian weightlifter Dmytro Chumak and his Coach, Matsokha Mykhailo. The ITA reports that based on an incident that occurred during an Out-Of-Competition testing mission conducted by the ITA...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the major Japanese pharmaceutical company, Shionogi & Co. Ltd., which will ensure that the Agency is notified immediately of any new Shionogi compounds or substances in development that have the potential for sports-related doping abuse. The MOU,...
USADA announced today that Luis Gallardo, of White Plains, N.Y., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has received a four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. Gallardo, 37, tested positive for multiple substances as the result of an in-competition urine sample collected at the USA Masters Weightlifting Championships on...
USADA announced today that Kahmari Montgomery, of Houston, Texas, an athlete in the sport of track and field, has accepted a one-month suspension—the minimum allowed under the applicable rules—for an anti-doping rule violation. Montgomery, 23, tested positive for 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (Carboxy-THC), a urinary metabolite of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive constituent...
The June meeting of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Management Committee which began yesterday in the Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne (Switzerland), and by videoconference, continued and finished today. Wishing to prevent and sanction all forms of abuse (notably sexual harassment) in cycling more...
• We welcome the findings of the long-awaited independent investigation into the allegations of Board wrongdoing made by a former Director, Colin Rattigan. The allegations were of a very serious nature: harassment, victimisation, bullying, racial discrimination, financial mismanagement and the falsification of corporate records. The discriminatory behaviour was alleged to be against Colin Rattigan, Coaches and...
We are delighted to launch the new Investigation Guide and templates to National Governing Bodies (NGBs), National Safeguarding Panel (NSP) members and other relevant parties. With the support of Sport England, Sport Resolutions NSP members Carol Chamberlain, Christopher Quinlan QC and Sally Wernick have created a practical guide to undertaking...
