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USADA announced today that Madilyn Nickles, of Van Nuys, Calif., an athlete in the sport of softball, has tested positive for a prohibited substance, which was determined to have been ingested by her without fault or negligence. As a result, Nickles will not face a period of ineligibility for...
USADA announced today that Virginia Fuchs, of Kemah, Texas, an athlete in the sport of boxing, has tested positive for a prohibited substance, which was determined to have been ingested by her without fault or negligence. As a result, Fuchs will not face a period of ineligibility for her...
Following the 4 June publication of Professor Richard McLaren’s independent investigation into the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and weightlifting, a number of key steps have been taken to lay the foundation for future progress. As a first step, copies of the report and associated evidence were immediately shared with other...
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) – pursuant to an agreed decision – suspended Bahraini Para athletics athlete Rooba AlOmari for 12 months for committing an anti-doping rule violation. The Rio 2016 Paralympian, who competes in the F55 class, was suspended for a failure to submit to sample collection. AlOmari competed at...
Rugby Union player, Max Drage has been suspended from all sport for a period of four years following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV). This case was charged by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the decision was made by an independent tribunal of the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP). Mr...
USADA announced today that Justin Glanville, of Everett, Wash., 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 investigations stemming...
The FEI Tribunal has imposed record sanctions in an Endurance horse abuse and anti-doping violation case in which the horse was fatally injured, sentencing the athlete Sh Abdul Aziz Bin Faisal Al Qasimi (UAE) to a 20-year suspension and fines of CHF 17,500. The athlete was also ordered to...
Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Conference of Ministers of Youth and Sports of French-speaking Countries (CONFEJES) signed a partnership agreement that strengthens the integrity of sport and helps tackle doping within the 43 CONFEJES member countries. Signed by WADA Director General, Olivier Niggli, and CONFEJES Secretary General,...
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Graeme Thompson, an athletics athlete, received a two-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected during in-competition doping control on July 27, 2019, revealed the presence of clenbuterol, a prohibited anabolic agent, and tamoxifen,...
Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) launches a Limited Supplementary Stakeholder Consultation Phase for the 2021 International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information (ISPPPI). On 26 November 2019, WADA published the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code (Code) and International Standards (Standards), which had been subject of a three-phase...
On March 22, 2020 Sport Express, a Russian based sports website, ran an interesting opinion piece by Oleg Shamonaev titled ‘Kenya’s doping nightmare. Why is he indifferent to WADA?’. In the article, the writer tries to paint Kenya as the main supplier of doping scandals in athletics. He further...
USADA announced today that Cole Walsh, of Glendale, Ariz., an athlete in the sport of track and field, has accepted a six-month suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. Walsh, 24, tested positive for 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (Carboxy-THC) over the Decision Limit of 180 ng/mL, a urinary metabolite of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main...
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Matt Hamilton, a para snowboard athlete, received a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected during out-of-competition doping control on January 29, 2020, revealed the presence of GW501516, a prohibited hormone and metabolic...
Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards have disqualified a Brisbane greyhound racing Trainer for life on corruption, match fixing and drugs breaches. The QRIC imposed an interim suspension of Victor Osborn’s licence to train in February last year pending the outcome of Queensland Racing Crime Squad criminal charges against him....
• DCMS publishes ‘stage three’ of its elite and professional sport guidance • Guidance permits return to domestic competition from 1 June 2020 • First major sporting event expected to be 2000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse on 6 June • Follows guidance supporting the return to training for...
