South African Thantsha Reghen Magwai has been handed a two-year ban for doping
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has served a two-year competition ban to 34-year-old South African marathon runner Thantsha Reghen Magwai.
His ban began on...
Jonah Koech Kipruto, a former Kenyan, representing Team USA, banned for doping
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Jonah Koech, also known as Jonah Koech Kipruto, has been suspended by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)...
Anti-doping: Russia quietly reports another 152 whereabouts failures
Russian anti‑doping turbulence continued into mid‑summer, with the national agency RUSADA quietly posting yet another cluster of missed‑whereabouts violations—pushing the 2026 tally to 152....
Kenyan race walker Stephen Ndangiri suspended for doping
Kenyan racewalker Stephen Ndangiri has been suspended from competition for testing positive for the banned performance-enhancing substance Erythropoietin (EPO), the red blood cell booster.
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Flashpoint: The 23 Chinese swimmers and the growing rift between USADA, WADA and CHINADA
The simmering dispute between World Athletics, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) shows little sign of cooling. With...
Great Ethiopian Run 10K set to grow to 60,000 for 2026 running
The Great Ethiopian Run, Africa’s largest mass-participation road race, has unveiled an ambitious five-year strategic plan to become the largest 10-kilometre event in the...
Kenya tries tackling doping issues with digital technology
Kenya continues to grapple with a significant doping problem. Estimates suggest that between 300 and 500 Kenyan athletes have been suspended or implicated in doping-related cases since roughly 2012, making it one of the most serious anti-doping challenges in international athletics.
World Athletics supershoe rules may not be what you think they are
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Athletics fans may notice an increasing trend of athletes kissing their shoes after racing to a win,...
Anti-doping news: German sprinter facing sanction, Russia bans five of its own athletes
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Twenty-five-year-old German sprinter, Owen Ansah, is facing potential sanction after the German anti-doping agency "Nationale Anti Doping...
Josh Kerr breaks Hicham El Guerrouj’s mile record, clocking 2:42.66 in London
Great Britain’s Josh Kerr was not fooling around when he announced his intention to break Hicham El Guerrouj’s mile record. He was also not...
