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The Partnership for Clean Competition (PCC), a non-profit that funds anti-doping research, has partnered with the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee to test athletes for COVID-19. The testing will help guide recommendations for sports organizations as they plan returns to training and competition. It will also provide invaluable information...
Rugby Union player Greg Goodfellow has been suspended from all sport for a period of two years following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV). Mr Goodfellow provided a urine Sample Out-of-Competition on 19 February 2019, at a Chinnor RFC squad test. Analysis of Mr Goodfellow’s Sample returned an Adverse Analytical Finding...
• The 136th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the first ever Session to be held by videoconference, elected Mr. John D. Coates and Mr. Ser Miang Ng as Vice Presidents, and Mrs. Mikaela Conjuangco Jaworski and Mr. Gerardo Werthein as Members of the IOC Executive Board (EB)....
Today marks the formal launch of The Athletics Association, an independent organization established for athletes, by athletes. Formed in response to the calls from athletes worldwide for independent representation, the objective of The Athletics Association is to provide Track and Field athletes with a meaningful voice, to fight for stronger...
UK Sport and Sport England welcome and support the decision of British Gymnastics to step aside from the review it announced last week and have agreed to co-commission a fully independent review into the serious concerns raised by gymnasts. We are working closely with key stakeholders, including the British Athletes Commission (BAC) and the Child Protection...
At a Board meeting on Tuesday night British Gymnastics made the decision to step aside to allow UK Sport and Sport England to co-commission the Independent Review it first established following concerns raised by British gymnasts about mistreatment. British Gymnastics originally announced the commissioning of a QC led Independent Review last week. However, to remove...
The International Testing Agency (ITA) has signed eight new cooperation agreements with National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) in order to increase efficiency and build synergies in the global fight for clean sport. The ITA currently handles anti-doping programs of over 45 International Federations and Major Event Organisers and, therefore, conducts testing...
USADA announced today that Kevin Castille, of Baton Rouge, La., an athlete in the sport of track and field, has accepted a four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. Castille, 48, tested positive for 19-norandrosterone (19-NA), the main urinary metabolite of nandrolone (19-nortestosterone) and other 19-norsteroids, as a result of...
• National official failed to report a corrupt approach and solicited other umpires to become involved in manipulation of match scoring Belarussian national tennis umpire Alexey Izotov has been suspended from officiating in professional tennis for three years and fined $10,000 after being found guilty of failing to report...
• Greek tournament director will serve a 16 month suspension and pay $3,000 fine Greek tournament director Antonis Kalaitzakis has been suspended for 20 months and fined $6,000 after admitting to betting on tennis and failing to report knowledge of, or suspicion of corruption, to the Tennis Integrity Unit...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has already supported the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and International Federations (IFs) with around USD 100 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis. To date and as needed, US$63 million have been allocated to IFs and US$37 million to NOCs. In addition, it has...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the appeal arbitration procedure between Keramuudin Karim, former President of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The CAS Panel dismissed the appeal and confirmed the decision taken by the Adjudicatory Chamber...
On 8 June 2019, Mr Karim was found guilty by the Adjudicatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee of having abused his position and sexually abused various female players, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics. As a result, Mr Karim was sanctioned with a life ban from...
• CAS Decision: Exclusion from participation in UEFA club competitions lifted; fine maintained but reduced to €10 million The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between Manchester City Football Club and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The case concerns an...
UK Sport does not fund research projects aimed at giving our national teams a performance advantage at the expense of athlete welfare. As the nation’s high-performance sports agency, UK Sport invests in expert institutes who deliver research and innovation projects to support the success of our national sports teams. These...
