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• Pilot ‘Global to Local’ education project will help enhance the capabilities of the anti-doping workforce for the benefit of Clean Sport worldwide Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) signed a partnership agreement with the Polish Anti-Doping Agency (POLADA) to pilot a ‘Global to Local’ education project in Europe...
• Hampshire bowler admitted to charges following an investigation by the ECB’s Anti-Corruption Unit. Hampshire bowler Chris Wood has received a two-month suspended ban following an investigation by the ECB’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU). Wood admitted to charges relating to a total of nine bets that he placed on cricket matches...
• At the invitation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the leading representatives of the Olympic Movement met today for the ninth Olympic Summit, which was held virtually. The Olympic Summit involves the leading representatives of the Olympic Movement. It forms part of the ongoing dialogue and consultation on...
The independent World ParaVolley Judicial Commission has suspended a Sitting Volleyball Athlete (the Player) for one year after determining that the Player had committed Intentional Misrepresentation during Classification. The Player is now classified as Sport Class Not Eligible and will be eligible for re-classification in October 2021. After considering...
The Bureau of the FIFA Council (the Bureau) has today decided to appoint a normalisation committee for the Haitian Football Association (FHF) in accordance with art. 8 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes. The decision follows the recent opening of various ethics investigations against the FHF President, Yves Jean-Bart, as...
• Athletes from Brazil, Chile and Mexico to receive reallocated Lima 2019 Parapan American Games medals The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended US Para athlete Sebastiana Lopez for four years after committing an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV). The F54 thrower returned an adverse analytical finding for a prohibited substance...
Following the outcome of Chris Wood’s disciplinary, the Professional Cricketers’ Association has provided a joint statement. PCA Director of Development and Welfare, Ian Thomas, said: “The integrity of professional cricket is vital for everyone within the game and today’s outcome shows how seriously this is taken. Any breach of the anti-corruption...
As a part of its ongoing efforts to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on the anti-doping landscape worldwide, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) wishes to provide clarity to athletes and other stakeholders regarding the status of SARS-Cov-2 vaccines relative to the List of Prohibited Substances and Methods. While there...
• 667 people arrested and 25 organised criminal groups dismantled Europol coordinated Operation Shield, a global effort to target trafficking of counterfeit and misused medicines and doping substances. The operation was led by Finland, France, Greece and Italy and involved law enforcement authorities from 27* countries (19 EU...
• The Report highlights 1,923 confirmed Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) in 2018, involving individuals from 117 nationalities and across 92 sports • 1,640 ADRVs came from Adverse Analytical Findings and 283 from non-analytical, evidence-based intelligence The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) today publishes its sixth annual Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs)...
USADA announced today that Robert Pelegrin, an athlete in the sport of cycling, has accepted a 12-month suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. Pelegrin, 66, tested positive for anastrozole as the result of an in-competition drug test collected on August 30, 2019 at the USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships....
• Half the teams in the Moldavian top league involved in the fixing of around 20 football matches Europol supported the Moldovan National Anti-corruption Centre to dismantle an organised crime group involved in match-fixing in Moldova’s top football division. Club executives, coaches, managers, football players and other intermediates are...
After careful consideration of the legal issues in Shayna Jack v Swimming Australia and Sport Integrity Australia, Sport Integrity Australia lodged a statement of appeal on Monday 7 December in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Appeal Division. Sport Integrity Australia CEO David Sharpe said the decision to appeal...
• Tests Violate Rights, Ruin Lives • Women athletes, largely from the Global South, are targeted and harmed by “sex testing” regulations. • Women being observed under the regulations, and in some cases being compelled to undergo a medical examination, amounts to policing women’s bodies based on arbitrary definitions...
Scottish Rugby Union player Darren Eales has been banned from all sport for a period of eight years, following a second Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) for the presence of a banned substance in his Sample. UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) collected an In-competition urine Sample from Mr Eales on 23 February...
