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USADA announced today that Lauren Goss, of Boulder, Colo., an athlete in the sport of triathlon, has accepted a six-month suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. Goss, 31, tested positive for 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (Carboxy-THC), a urinary metabolite of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis, marijuana and/or hashish, above the...
USADA announced today that Vince Murdock, of Sacramento, Calif., has accepted a 20-month sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for a prohibited substance. Murdock, 28, tested positive for GW1516 metabolites GW1516 sulfoxide and GW1516 sulfone as the result of an out-of-competition urine sample collected...
More than 130 delegates gathered at London’s Congress Centre on Wednesday 4 September for the Clean Sport Alliance’s inaugural Clean Sport Insight Forum, hosted by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD). The Forum brought together athletes, policy-makers and anti-doping researchers to discuss a range of issues within anti-doping, particularly around supporting athletes and...
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) will not appeal the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) decision to withdraw its charge against American sprinter Christian Coleman of violation of the whereabouts rules under the World Anti-Doping Code. USADA announced its decision on Monday following consultation with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regarding the...
• AIBA Extraordinary Executive Committee meeting took place in Istanbul, Turkey on August 31. Several important decisions were made during AIBA EEC meeting in Istanbul. Dr. Mohamed Moustahsane was asked by EC members not to leave his position and to continue his efforts to stabilize the organisation. He withdrawn his...
The IBU Executive Board (EB) approved the final versions of the Strategic Plan and new IBU Constitution which will be presented to the National Federations for approval at the IBU Extraordinary Congress on 18-20 October in Munich. The Strategic Plan, entitled Target 26, is the first of its kind for...
USADA announced today that it has withdrawn its charge that USA Track & Field athlete Christian Coleman committed a violation of the whereabouts rules after receiving guidance from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on the interpretation of the current International Standard for Testing and Investigations (ISTI) concerning the date...
ON 13th August 2019 the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS) informed Springbok and Lions rugby player, Aphiwe Dyantyi, that an adverse analytical finding had been detected in a sample collected from him in a doping test on 2nd July 2019. The test was conducted in accordance...
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) today acknowledged the decision of International Triathlon Union (ITU) Anti-Doping Hearing Panel to impose a four-year ban on athlete Stephen Thompson for the presence of a prohibited substance. On 13 September 2018 during the 2018 ITU World Triathlon on the Gold Coast, Mr Thompson...
Welsh rugby union player, Kyle Perry of Rhydyfelin RFC, has been suspended from all sport for a period of four years following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV). Mr Perry tested positive for the presence of the prohibited substances boldenone and 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one (a metabolite of boldenone) following an in-competition test, after...
During the hearing, the Tribunal heard evidence that all three players fixed or contrived to fix matches, failed, for reward, to perform and failed to disclose approaches to fix during a number of international fixtures across a two-year period. Irfan Ahmed was found guilty of the following nine offences...
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers would like to provide media with the following statements in regards to today’s news: Statement from Winnipeg Blue Bombers President and CEO, Wade Miller: “The Canadian Football League today announced that Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Andrew Harris has been suspended for two games, effective immediately,...
Winnipeg Blue Bomber running back Andrew Harris has been suspended for two games after testing positive for Metandienone, which is a banned substance under the drug policy of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Canadian Football League Players’ Association (CFLPA). Players who test positive face a two-game suspension for...
Detectives from the Sporting Integrity Intelligence Unit, along with detectives from the Organised Crime Intelligence Unit, have executed warrants at a number of properties this week in relation to an investigation into suspicious betting activity relating to an esports league. The investigation commenced in March 2019 after police received information...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) in New Delhi, India, for a period of up to six months. This suspension has been imposed due to non-conformities with the International Standard for Laboratories (ISL) as identified during a WADA site visit,...
