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Howman raises questions over Russian Beijing 2008 race walking golds

Meldonium madness, Russia, Sharapova & Rio 2016

Fancy Bears hack: 107 athletes; 23 countries; 25 sports

Dick Pound on the tools that WADA needs to tackle doping

Sport must do more to protect athletes from abuse and cheats

Interview: Hajo Seppelt on how collusion in sport continues

IAAF Ethics Board decision: timeline

A timeline: The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya

UPDATE: A Timeline – Meldonium

AAA Panel Imposes 4-Year Sanctions on Alberto Salazar and Dr. Jeffrey Brown for Multiple Anti-Doping Rule Violations

Olympic Champions Scott and Moses Express Disappointment with WADA Investigation of Complaints of Harassment and Intimidation

Sports Integrity Briefs – 16 May 2019

AAA Panel Imposes 4-Year Sanctions on Alberto Salazar and Dr. Jeffrey Brown for Multiple Anti-Doping Rule Violations

Olympic Champions Scott and Moses Express Disappointment with WADA Investigation of Complaints of Harassment and Intimidation

WADA publishes independent report into allegations of improper conduct

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26/10/2021

WADA issues report from investigation into allegations regarding the National Anti-Doping Organization of Ukraine

The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) independent Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) Department has published its summary report following an investigation into allegations that the National Anti-Doping Organization of Ukraine (NADC) engaged in practices that contravened the International Standard for Testing and Investigations (ISTI). WADA I&I’s investigation, known as ‘Operation Hercules’, was...
25/10/2021

Public disclosure

• The International Testing Agency (ITA) asserts anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) against Russian weightlifter Rodion Bochkov for the presence and use of prohibited substances based on Moscow Laboratory data and subsequent adverse analytical finding (AAF). The ITA reports that it has asserted ADRVs against Russian weightlifter Rodion Bochkov under...
22/10/2021

WADA releases Guidance Document on Glucocorticoids and Therapeutic Use Exemptions

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has developed a Guidance Document on Glucocorticoids (GCs) and Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) in order to assist anti-doping stakeholders in their understanding of new rules regarding injectable routes of administration of GCs coming into force under the 2022 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods...
22/10/2021

Independent complaints process for football finalised

Sport Integrity Australia and Football Australia have today confirmed the details of an independent complaints and reports handling, investigation, and disciplinary framework. Under the framework, Sport Integrity Australia will consider complaints and reports on a range of allegations including abuse, bullying, child abuse, child grooming, endangering the safety of...
22/10/2021

British para-cyclist receives three-year ban

British para-cyclist Erin McBride has been banned from all sport for a period of three years following Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) for the presence and Use of a Prohibited Substance. On 3 March 2021, UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) collected an Out-of-Competition urine Sample from Ms McBride at the National Cycling Centre...
21/10/2021

Igor Polyanskiy sanctioned with three-year suspension after a positive doping case

World Triathlon has imposed a period of ineligibility of three years on Russian triathlete Igor Polyanskiy for the presence of EPO in his urine and blood samples of 21 July 2021. Furthermore, the Athlete’s results since 21st of July 2021 are to be disqualified with all resulting consequences. Igor...
21/10/2021

Paralympic Track & Field Athlete Desmond Jackson Receives 14-Month Sanction for ADRV

USADA announced today that an independent arbitrator from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) has concluded the case of Paralympic track and field athlete Desmond Jackson, of Durham, N.C., and determined that Jackson should receive a 20-month sanction for his anti-doping rule violation, which USADA then reduced to 14 months...
21/10/2021

Paralympic Track & Field Coach Jamaal Daniels Accepts Sanction for ADRV

USADA announced today that Jamaal Daniels, of Raleigh, NC, a coach in the sport of track and field, has accepted a four-year suspension for administering a prohibited substance to Paralympic track and field athlete Desmond Jackson, and subsequently making false statements to USADA during its investigation. Daniels, who was Jackson’s...
20/10/2021

FIVB, WADA and Dmitry Muserskiy sign case resolution agreement

The FIVB, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and volleyball player Dmitriy Muserskiy have signed a case resolution agreement according to which Mr Muserskiy admitted that the prohibited substance of Methylhexaneamine (1.3-Dimethylpentylamine) was found in his sample collected in-competition on 11 May 2013 during the Russian National Championships in Belgorod. The case...
20/10/2021

WADA highlights the need to enhance global anti-doping capacity during meeting with Sports Ministers from Central and West Asia

The leadership of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has highlighted the need to build further capacity to strengthen anti-doping in Central and West Asia, but also in all parts of the world, in addition to encouraging further engagement and empowerment of athletes in the fight against doping, at a...
19/10/2021

UKAD response to WADA report

Following the publication of the report, a UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) spokesperson said: “We welcome the findings of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) report today into alleged events in 2011. The report makes no recommendations for UKAD to follow, and notes that all samples related to their investigation were negative. The report also notes...
19/10/2021

Statement from British Cycling on the WADA review of the relationship between British Cycling and UKAD in 2011

• We would like to thank the World Anti-Doping Agency for their efforts in reviewing this matter. The study covered by the WADA review took place over a decade ago but it is vital that any concerns regarding the decision-making processes of anti-doping authorities are properly scrutinised whenever they...
19/10/2021

WADA issues report from investigation into allegations regarding British Cycling and United Kingdom Anti-Doping

The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) independent Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) Department has published its summary report following an investigation into allegations that in 2011, United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD) allowed British Cycling to analyze samples from athletes in private, using a non-WADA accredited laboratory, for the purposes of screening for...
18/10/2021

USADA Expands Whistleblower Options Utilizing RealResponse State-Of-The-Art, Secure Text-to-Report Technology

• USADA’s Play Clean Tip Center Provides Secure, Anonymous Option for Thousands in Sport The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and RealResponse announced today that USADA’s Play Clean Tip Center will now provide athletes and support personnel with a real-time texting option to report potential abuse of performance-enhancing drugs...
13/10/2021

Independent Arbitrator Imposes Two-Year Sanction on Geraldo Augusto de Freitas Junior for UFC Anti-Doping Policy Violation

USADA announced today that an independent arbitrator has rendered a decision in the case of a former UFC® athlete Geraldo Augusto de Freitas Junior, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and determined that Augusto de Freitas should receive a two-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping policy violation that he committed...

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