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Howman raises questions over Russian Beijing 2008 race walking golds

Meldonium madness, Russia, Sharapova & Rio 2016

Fancy Bears hack: 107 athletes; 23 countries; 25 sports

Dick Pound on the tools that WADA needs to tackle doping

Sport must do more to protect athletes from abuse and cheats

Interview: Hajo Seppelt on how collusion in sport continues

IAAF Ethics Board decision: timeline

A timeline: The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya

UPDATE: A Timeline – Meldonium

AAA Panel Imposes 4-Year Sanctions on Alberto Salazar and Dr. Jeffrey Brown for Multiple Anti-Doping Rule Violations

Olympic Champions Scott and Moses Express Disappointment with WADA Investigation of Complaints of Harassment and Intimidation

Sports Integrity Briefs – 16 May 2019

AAA Panel Imposes 4-Year Sanctions on Alberto Salazar and Dr. Jeffrey Brown for Multiple Anti-Doping Rule Violations

Olympic Champions Scott and Moses Express Disappointment with WADA Investigation of Complaints of Harassment and Intimidation

WADA publishes independent report into allegations of improper conduct

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14/11/2019

UK Anti-Doping work supports case which sees pharma boss who ran “world’s biggest” anabolic steroid distribution network jailed for five years and four months

• Jacob Sporon-Fiedler, sentenced to five years and four months for conspiring to import steroids • Gurjaipal Dhillon, sentenced to five years for conspiring to import steroids • Nathan Selcon, sentenced to six years for conspiring to import steroids and conspiring to manufacture steroids • Mohammed Afzal, sentenced to...
14/11/2019

Sheffield Wednesday charged with breach of financial rules

Following a formal investigation into financial information provided by Sheffield Wednesday in relation to the Club’s 2017/18 Profitability and Sustainability (P&S) submission, the EFL has today issued a number of charges relating to alleged breaches of EFL Rules. Earlier this year the EFL launched an investigation into the Club’s financial...
12/11/2019

BWF statement on Mauritius Badminton player Kate Jessica Foo Kune

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirms that Kate Jessica Foo Kune of Mauritius was found to have breached the BWF Anti-Doping Regulations earlier this year during the All African Championships. The BWF Doping Hearing Panel determined that Ms. Kate Jessica Foo Kune committed an anti-doping rule violation resulting in the...
12/11/2019

Athlete provisionally suspended under FEI human anti-doping rules

A Canadian Jumping athlete who tested positive for a prohibited substance at the Pan-American Games in Lima (PER) in August this year has been provisionally suspended by the FEI. A sample taken from athlete Nicole Walker, who was a member of the fourth-placed Canadian team and also finished fourth with...
11/11/2019

Decision in the case of Camilla Bossi

A decision has been issued under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (the “Programme”) that Camilla Bossi has committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under Article 2.1. That decision imposed a period of ineligibility of six months, commencing on 27 March 2019. Ms. Bossi, a 16-year-old player from Brazil, provided a urine...
07/11/2019

Triathlete receives sanction

The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) today acknowledged the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to impose a two year and nine month ban on athlete Christopher Goodrick for the possession of prohibited substances. Mr Goodrick breached Triathlon Australia’s anti-doping policy for the possession of the prohibited...
07/11/2019

WADA’s World Conference ‘Declaration’ calls on all stakeholders to unite against doping

• Agency’s Board approves World Anti-Doping Code and International Standards • Board elects former elite athletes as President and Vice-President The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) fifth World Conference on Doping in Sport concluded today in Katowice, Poland with WADA’s Foundation Board approving the World Anti-Doping Code (Code) and the...
06/11/2019

WADA’s World Conference on Doping in Sport focuses on strengthened rules’ benefits to athletes

Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) World Conference on Doping in Sport – being held from 5-7 November in Katowice, Poland – primarily focused on the International Standards of the global anti-doping program, which will be put before WADA’s Executive Committee tomorrow for approval. A Conference session was devoted...
05/11/2019

Clean Sport community expresses support for 2021 World Anti-Doping Code on first day of WADA’s fifth World Conference on Doping in Sport

• Strong recognition from stakeholders marking 20 years of achievements, challenges and the need to further strengthen WADA and the global anti-doping program for the benefit of clean athletes • International Olympic Committee pledges additional contribution to anti-doping efforts of up to USD 10 million Today, the World Anti-Doping...
04/11/2019

WADA Executive Committee takes a number of decisions ahead of fifth World Conference on Doping in Sport

Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) Executive Committee (ExCo) met in Katowice, Poland. The 12-member ExCo is WADA’s ultimate policy-making body and is composed equally of representatives from the Sports Movement and Governments of the world. The half-day meeting, which took place on the eve of WADA’s fifth World...
04/11/2019

Global Athlete calls for wholesale structural change at World Anti-Doping Agency

Global Athlete calls for a wholesale structural change at WADA. The following principles must be implemented to regain athlete trust: • An equal say on WADA Foundation Board for independent athletes (1/3, 1/3, 1/3) • A fully independent Executive Board • Separation of powers (independent hearing bodies) • Embedding...
04/11/2019

Australian Rules footballer receives sanction

The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) today acknowledged the decision of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) (Anti-Doping) Tribunal to impose a four-year ban on athlete Joshua Glenn for the Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its metabolites or markers. Mr Glenn returned an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) from...
31/10/2019

International Federations discuss consensus on establishing rules for transgender athletes

A group of international federations have discussed a consensus on establishing rules that will allow transgender athletes to enter elite female competition. The meeting on transgender eligibility, hosted by the IAAF in Lausanne on 19 October and attended by representatives of a number of international federations, heard from a range...
31/10/2019

WADA to launch its new ‘Athlete Central’ Whereabouts App in November 2019

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to announce that, in November 2019, the Agency will launch ‘Athlete Central’, its new App that will facilitate athlete compliance with Whereabouts rules under the global anti-doping program. Athlete Central will replace WADA’s current App that has been operational for a few...
30/10/2019

Independent Sport Integrity Hotline first report gives snapshot of integrity breaches, allegations of corruption and abuse

More than 240 allegations of corruption in sport have been reported to the Sport Integrity (SI) Hotline, highlighting a significant number of match-fixing, internal corruption and sexual abuse issues. Established in 2018, by the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), to provide a safe and secure whistleblowing platform dedicated to...

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