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• Changes come into effect following the establishment of independent Anti-Doping hearing panel The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has revised its version of the IPC Anti-Doping Code with effect from 1 July 2020. The revision reflects minor changes made as a result of the establishment of an Independent Anti-Doping Hearing...
The Independent Doping Tribunal Panel handed down its decision in two parts this week on the doping charge against former Springbok and Sharks rugby player, Mahlatse “Chiliboy” Ralepelle. The player tested positive for the banned anabolic agent, Zeranol, during an out-of-competition test on the 17th January 2019. The athlete challenged...
The launch of Sport Integrity Australia today heralds a new era for sports integrity in Australia and the world, says Chief Executive Officer David Sharpe. The opening of the new agency completes Stage 1, which draws together the existing Commonwealth Sports Integrity functions of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, the...
A new paper, published jointly by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), addresses the current health crisis and the action required by those involved in tackling corruption in sport and preventing the manipulation of competitions, in particular sports organisations...
• 38-year old former player and current coach will serve a three year suspension on the basis that no further breaches of tennis anti-corruption rules are committed Brazil’s Pertti Vesantera has been banned for five years and fined $15,000 after being found guilty of corruption offences including betting on...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) – along with several stakeholders including the China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA), the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Testing Agency (ITA) and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) – announces a Request for Applications (RFA) on the development of dried blood spot (DBS) testing. This...
USADA announced today that Leynier Alonso, of Miami Gardens, Fla., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has received a four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. Alonso, 43, tested positive for phentermine as the result of an in-competition urine sample collected at the Tour of South Florida on February...
The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Markus Kattner, former FIFA Deputy Secretary General and Acting Secretary General, guilty of conflicts of interest and having abused his position, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics. The investigation into Mr Kattner covered various charges concerning bonus...
• 23-year old ranked 804 in ATP singles fixed matches and failed to co-operate with a TIU investigation Tunisian tennis player Majed Kilani has been banned from all professional tennis for seven years and fined $7,000 after being found guilty of match-fixing charges. The fine must be repaid at the...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was deeply disappointed to read the United States Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Report regarding WADA funding that it submitted to the U.S. Congress on 17 June and that was made public. As the U.S. has been a Foundation Board member of WADA...
• FIFA to make a total of USD 1.5 billion available to football • In the face of the pandemic, Council endorses changes to the International Match Calendar • Council also approves a revised budget for the 2019-2022 cycle The FIFA Council convened by videoconference today and made important...
The U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) shared three paragraphs of a draft of its report with WADA last week and asked us to advise them of any factual errors contained within. Even in that small excerpt, there were a number of inaccurate and misleading statements and...
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Puerto Rican Para powerlifter Johannes Hernandez for 15 months after he committed an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. The athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for a prohibited substance in a urine sample provided on...
The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) has today charged 13 thoroughbred trainers, 1 stable hand and 1 jockey from around the state with allegedly procuring substances or preparations in breach of the applicable legislation. The alleged breaches are as a result of a state-wide investigation into the alleged procurement of...
The CCES steadfastly supports freedom of expression for every participant in the Olympic and Paralympic Games and calls upon the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to amend Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter. Rule 50 states that, “No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic...
