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A 16-year-old footballer who committed a first Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) for Possession of a banned substance, has received a nine-month ban from all sport. The player was found in possession of a pen-type dispenser containing somatropin when he was 15 years old. Somatropin is a Growth Hormone which is...
Sport Resolutions (SR) has independently appointed the members of the Eligibility Determination Panel (EDP) which will undertake the eligibility determination of candidates for election to the IWF Board and committees in respect of the March 2021 elections. The Panel is constituted of the following individuals: • HH Phillip Sycamore CBE...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has signed today a far-reaching memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the UN agency mandated to help member countries guard against the serious threats posed by drugs, crime and terrorism. The MOU formally establishes and facilitates a...
• The International Testing Agency (ITA) asks the International Weightlifting Federations’ (IWF’s) Independent Member Federation Sanctioning Panel to impose sanctions on the Romanian Weightlifting Federation as a consequence of numerous Anti-Doping Rule Violations. Earlier today, the ITA has informed the Romanian Weightlifting Federation (RWF) that its case was being...
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) independent Compliance Review Committee (CRC) met virtually on 17 and 18 February 2021 to discuss a number of important issues relating to WADA’s Compliance Monitoring Program. In particular, after reviewing global anti-doping programs and compliance activity from World Anti-Doping Code (Code) Signatories during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic,...
• The decision taken by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on 17 December 2020 regarding the case of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) needs to be strictly and consistently implemented across the Olympic Movement. Any deviation from the award could lead to new court cases or non-compliance procedures by...
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) growing reputation for successful collaboration with law enforcement agencies was further enhanced today with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement (Europol), which formally establishes and facilitates a mutual framework for cooperation between the two...
• UEFA suspends both players for three months | TV interview with Stephan Reiter UEFA’s disciplinary commission made the following decision regarding the positive doping tests of Mohamed Camara and Sekou Koita: Mohamed Camara and Sekou Koita are to be suspended for three months. This suspension is effective immediately and...
Former Papuan New Guinean international James Segeyaro will be free to resume his playing career in June after he was handed a 20-month suspension by the NRL Anti-Doping Tribunal. Chaired by the Ian Callinan AC QC with panellists Dr. Sharron Flahive and Sean Garlick, the tribunal found Segeyaro breached the...
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) welcomes the decision by the Disciplinary Tribunal to uphold all charges laid by the AIU against the former Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) President Dmitry Shlyakhtin and the former RusAF Board Member Artur Karamyan. In November 2019, the AIU charged RusAF and several RusAF officials including...
Recognising the role of sport as a catalyst for fostering socio-economic development, international dialogue, and youth empowerment, the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and the Qatari-Russian Centre for Cooperation (QRCC) have joined forces to develop and implement new initiatives in the context of sport. The ICSS and QRCC aim...
Gymnastics New Zealand (Gymnastics NZ) has released the report documenting the findings of the independent review which was commissioned following serious and distressing allegations of abuse within the sport. The review team of David Howman, Dr. Lesley Nicol, and Rachel Vickery received more than 200 submissions during the extended review...
• Inclusion, diversity and gender equality are integral components of the work of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Over the past 25 years, the IOC has played an important role in promoting women in and through sport, and it will continue to do so by setting ambitious targets. In...
The FIM is closely monitoring the situation following the statement made on social media by the Australian rider Sharni Pinfold, which aroused strong emotions within the motorcycling community. Gender equality is a core value for the FIM, which constantly strives to ensure the well-being of all riders and stakeholders....
The disciplinary body of the European football association, UEFA, has imposed a suspension of 12 months on Andre Onana for a doping violation. After an ‘out of competition’ check on 30 October last year, the goalkeeper found the substance Furosemide in his urine. The suspension is effective from today...
