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• After signing a Co-operation Agreement, the two organisations will collaborate on a range of initiatives to drive disability inclusion To mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human...
In March 2020, Shift’s Rachel Davis and the former UN Human Rights Chief, Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, delivered the report ‘Recommendations for an IOC Human Rights Strategy’ to IOC President Thomas Bach. The report in full has been made publicly available by the IOC ON THE ORGANIZATION’S WEBSITE....
• Building on the work undertaken over the last few years to address human rights issues within the scope of its responsibility across its three spheres of influence, as well as recent recommendations made by experts, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made further progress on the development and...
• Amounts will be matched by the International Olympic Committee, doubling the investment to almost US$5.2 million • Funds will support WADA’s enhanced activities in the areas of scientific research and investigations The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) today welcomes additional contributions totaling close to US$2.6 million from the Governments...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the ‘conclusions and potential improvements’ that resulted from the third annual audit of the Agency’s independent Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) Department which was held from 31 August – 12 October 2020. In keeping with article 9(a) of WADA’s I&I Policy, on an annual basis, an...
The final World Athletics Council meeting of 2020 has made a range of far-reaching decisions to guide the sport into the near-future. The Council received reports and updates on a variety of events and issues and considered actions involving the global calendar, World Athletics Series events and the Russian Federation. The...
Spanish tennis player, Enrique López Pérez has been banned for eight years after an investigation by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) found that he had partaken in three separate instances of match fixing activity in 2017. Additionally, he has been fined $25,000 (US). The disciplinary case was heard by Anti-Corruption...
The National Rugby League has today provisionally suspended Penrith Panthers player Brent Naden under the NRL’s Anti-Doping Policy. The mandatory Provisional Suspension Notice asserts that Mr Naden returned a positive A-sample for metabolites of cocaine following a test conducted by Sport Integrity Australia after the Grand Final match on 25...
USADA announced today that Anthony McLaughlin, 29, of Daniel Island, S.C., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has received a four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation involving his possession and use or attempted use of multiple prohibited substances. In addition to education and testing, robust anti-doping programs enable...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish updated Guidelines for Privacy to support Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs) in their implementation of the 2021 International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information (ISPPPI), which comes into force on 1 January 2021. The Guidelines for Privacy have been significantly...
The IIHF Disciplinary Board has upheld the decision by the Disciplinary Committee of the Belarusian Ice Hockey Association to suspend seven Belarusian ice hockey players for match-fixing. The Board also annulled a subsequent decision by the BIHA to reduce the suspension to six of the seven players last month,...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered two new appeals filed against decisions taken by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) Disciplinary Tribunal: Salwa Eid Naser World Athletics (WA) has filed an appeal against the decision rendered by the AIU Disciplinary Tribunal on 14 October 2020 in relation...
The IOC Executive Board has announced their decision of the IOC Ethics Commission regarding the complaint filed by the five Members of the World Triathlon Tribunal against Marisol Casado, President; Antonio F. Arimany, Secretary General and Bernard Saint-Jean, Chair of the Legal & Constitution Committee. Based on the recommendations of...
Sport Resolutions was appointed by British Gymnastics to select and appoint the Independent Person who will be responsible for the independent oversight and implementation of the British Gymnastics Independent Complaints Process (ICP). Sport Resolutions has appointed Christopher Quinlan QC as the Independent Person. Sport Resolutions has also been commissioned...
On 1st May 2020 the DRA were informed by the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) of suspicious betting on a Darts match that had been played on 30th April 2020 between Kyle McKinstry and David Evans in the Modus A Night at the Darts series. This was an event...
