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Racing Victoria (RV) Stewards have today released their determinations on whether horses implicated in the Aquanita Case may be subject to disqualification. These determinations take into account the decisions of the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board (RAD Board) on 8 May 2018 and/or the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)...
British Gymnastics has today announced that Jane Mulcahy QC will conduct an independent review following concerns raised by a number of British gymnasts about mistreatment. Jane Mulcahy QC has 25 years’ worth of experience working in the civil courts, arbitration and sports tribunals, including the Court of Arbitration for Sport. She...
USADA announced today that an independent panel of arbitrators from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) has denied the appeal of a non-national athlete challenging the decision of USADA’s independent TUE Committee (TUEC) to deny her request for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). The non-national athlete applied to USADA for a...
• UKAD’s regular quarterly report shows impact of COVID-19 on testing numbers • UKAD maintains testing capability and ongoing testing programme UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has today released its quarterly testing report for April to June 2020. Much of this quarter covers the period during which the UK was in...
We are aware of media reports this evening which highlight a number of serious allegations within gymnastics. British Gymnastics condemns any behaviour which is harmful to the wellbeing of our gymnasts. Such behaviours are completely contrary to our standards of safe coaching. Our Positive Coaching Behaviours programme which is mandatory...
Welsh Rugby Union player Jesse Patton has been suspended from all sport for a period of four years following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV). UKAD collected an Out-of-Competition urine Sample from Mr Patton on 24 September 2019 at a training session at his club, Ystalyfera RFC. Analysis of Mr Patton’s...
• ICC Anti-Corruption Unit General Manager Alex Marshall responds to allegations of corruption with regards to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2011 final. “The ICC Integrity Unit has looked into the recent allegations regarding the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Final 2011. At this time, we have not...
The IIHF has issued multiple provisional suspensions to several ice hockey players from Belarus and Russia, for their participation in a match-fixing violation during a league game of the Belarus Extraliga Championship. The following players have been provisionally suspended: • Pavel Boyarchuk, Forward, Belarus • Stanislav Kuchkin, Forward, Russia •...
“The decisions made in yesterday’s World Athletics statement left me deeply disappointed. Failure to issue a neutral status is a severe blow to athletes. I already said earlier and I did not change my opinion, that in my opinion, linking the issue of a neutral status with the payment...
Welsh Rugby Union player Lance Randall has been suspended from all sport for a period of two years following a first Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV). UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) collected a urine Sample from Mr Randall In-Competition on 26 October 2019, following a match between Ebbw Vale RFC v Llanelli RFC....
iNADO joins the call of the United States Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to WADA to reaffirm its commitment to Good Governance practices and become a more independent organisation to strengthen its ability to protect its most important stakeholders: clean athletes. For iNADO, the essence of the...
World Athletics can confirm that it has not received the payments due from the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) on 1 July, nor any information on when the monies may be paid, despite reminders and correspondence with the Federation. As a result, World Athletics will stand down both the Doping Review...
On 29th June 2020, Florence Jepkosgei Chepsoi was arraigned before the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Eldoret and charged with the offence of presenting false documents to the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya. In 2017, the athlete had been charged with an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. She had participated in a race in...
USADA announced today that Jeff Prusmack, 40, of Mountain View, Calif., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted 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...
Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes its Five-Year Strategic Plan, which lays the foundation for WADA’s strategic activity for 2020-2024 as the Agency is ‘Leading Anti-Doping in a New Era’. The Strategic Plan was agreed by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) when they met virtually on 15 May 2020; and,...
