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USADA announced today that Tiffany Parlor, 31, of Wellington, Fla., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has received a four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation involving her possession and use and/or attempted use of a prohibited substance. In addition to education and testing, robust anti-doping programs enable investigations...
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announces that the Swiss rider Patrick Schelling has been sanctioned with a period of ineligibility of four months for a non-intentional anti-doping rule violation. The matter arises as a result of an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) for Terbutaline* in a sample collected on 24...
After many months of deliberation, the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland has refused to set aside a 2019 ruling against Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The CAS ruling had upheld controversial regulations issued by the International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF,...
For the last five years World Athletics (formerly IAAF) has fought for and defended equal rights and opportunities for all women and girls in our sport today and in the future. We therefore welcome today’s decision by the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT) to uphold our DSD Regulations as a...
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court dismisses the appeals submitted by the South African athlete Caster Semenya and her athletics federation against the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport on the “Eligibility Regulations for the Female Classification (Athletes with Differences of Sex Development)” (DSD Regulations). The Court of...
• The International Testing Agency (ITA) welcomes the International Hockey Federation (FIH) as its newest partner in the fight for clean sport. The ITA will manage the entire anti-doping program of the Olympic team sport, the FIH will retain results management. The FIH has decided to have its entire...
• Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has banned Noor Mohammad “Lalai” from all forms of cricket for a period of five years after he accepted four charges related to the breaching of the ACB Anti-Corruption Code. Noor Mohammad’s position as domestic assistant coach- someone who represents or is affiliated to...
The Tennis Integrity Supervisory Board (TISB) has approved the expansion of the independent panel of senior legal experts appointed to adjudicate anti-corruption disciplinary Hearings for professional tennis. At its August meeting, the TISB unanimously agreed to re-appoint the four Anti-Corruption Hearing Officers (AHO) who between them have overseen more than...
Ahead of a meeting of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee on 14-15 September, several representatives of the Governments of the world contacted WADA to express their concerns relative to threats from the United States Government to withdraw funding from the Agency if WADA did not fulfill a number...
On 2 September ESIC issued sanction outcomes against three coaches who utilised a bug in the CS:GO spectator mode in order to achieve an advantage (“Spectator Bug”). ESIC has since reviewed a large quantity of evidence and believes that it is in the best interest of the industry to...
Our latest annual report for the 2019/20 season shows shocking increases in the levels of race hate and homophobic abuse, around football matches and across social media – in spite of the season being put on hold for several months due to Covid-19. Our report details discriminatory related abuse received...
Dear Fellow Athletes, Just over two years have passed since I announced my decision to run for the presidency of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA); and, a little over six months since I took up the position. When I entered the race for this position as a former athlete...
Joint statement from International Anti-Doping leaders • Global anti-doping leaders recognise steps for reform made by new WADA President, and hope to partner with WADA leaders to align with athletes by going “further and faster” for an independent and strong WADA; • Four years since anti-doping leaders set the...
Rugby Union players Joseph Stafford and Rupert Kay have been banned from all sport, following the commission of two separate Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs). Joseph Stafford has been banned for three and a half years for Evading Sample Collection, while Rupert Kay has been banned for two years for...
Validity of Allegations We conclude that it is beyond doubt that dead, HUNDEN and MechanoGun are guilty of exploiting the infamous “coach bug”. We acknowledge the admissions of HUNDEN and MechanoGun and their acceptance of the ESL and Dreamhack sanctions. We have offered the opportunity to all teams to...
