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On 2nd January 2020, the Independent Doping Delegate issued four Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRVs) decisions to the following three athletes: Karel Tammjärv (EST), Andreas Veerpalu (EST) and Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ), as well as to athlete support person) Mati Alaver (EST). All have been sanctioned with a four-year suspension based on...
USADA announced today that Ted Dreaver, of Ocala, Fla., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a 39-month suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. Dreaver, 44, tested positive for an exogenous anabolic agent as the result of an in-competition drug test conducted at the National Masters Championships on...
Global Athlete has taken note of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach’s New Year’s message warning athletes against any form of protests at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. President Bach also reiterated his opposition to the growing politicization of sport. Let’s be clear, the Olympic Movement has...
USADA announced today that Cristofer Martinez, of Miami, Fla., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a two-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. Martinez, 28, tested positive for 5-methylhexan-2-amine as the result of an in-competition drug test conducted at the American Open Series 3 on September 14,...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that, today, it received official notice from the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) disputing the unanimous endorsement by WADA’s Executive Committee on 9 December of the recommendation made by the independent Compliance Review Committee that RUSADA be declared non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code...
On 16 December an investigation by the Financial Police Division of Hellenic Police (Διεύθυνση Οικονομικής Αστυνομίας της Ελληνικής Αστυνομίας), the Central Office to fight Against Environmental and Public Health Crime (OCLAESP) and French Customs (Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects) with the support of experts from Europol resulted...
• The protection of clean athletes and the fight against doping are top priorities for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as outlined in Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOC’s strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement. The IOC is currently conducting additional analyses of the samples collected from...
USADA announced today that Scott Glasgow, 55, of Provo, Utah, a coach in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a four-year ban for assisting and encouraging prohibited doping conduct. In addition to education and testing, robust anti-doping programs enable investigations stemming from tips (Play Clean Tip Line) and whistleblowers. USADA...
USADA announced today that Miranda Merrell, of Mapleton, Utah, an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a two-year suspension for her possession and use of a prohibited substance. Merrell, 33, violated the applicable anti-doping rules through her possession and use of oxandrolone in May 2017. Oxandrolone is a...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the ‘conclusions and potential improvements’, which resulted from the Agency’s second annual audit of its independent Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) Department. In keeping with article 9(a) of WADA’s I&I Policy, on an annual basis, an Independent Supervisor is required to conduct an audit...
• Stephen Hihetah of Hull RUFC has been banned from all sport for four years from 12 June 2019 until 11 June 2023. Mr Hihetah provided a urine sample following a training session on 21 February 2019 which returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for the Prohibited Substances Stanozolol metabolites,...
USADA announced today that Priscila Cachoeira Gomes da Silva, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has accepted a four-month sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for a prohibited substance. Cachoeira, 31, tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and its metabolites chlorothiazide and 4amino-6chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB) as the...
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) welcomes the decision by the tennis authorities to allow official live scoring data for International Tennis Federation (ITF) $25k matches to continue to be sold to betting operators. The move reflects discussions between IBIA and the Independent Review Panel (IRP) which saw the...
• Major project will create a robust integrity infrastructure paving the way for removal of in-play scoring data at World Tennis Tour $15k events • Removal of live data was a key recommendation of the Independent Review Panel Final Report The Tennis Integrity Supervisory Board and the International Tennis...
USADA announced today that Alexandria (Alex) Gochenour, of Warrensburg, Mo., an athlete in the sport of track and field, has accepted a four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. Gochenour, 26, tested positive for ostarine as the result of a urine sample collected in-competition at the USA Track & Field...
