WADA experts develop new investigative guidelines ahead of 2027 standard
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) convened 28 specialists in Vienna, Austria, for the 10th Anti-Doping Intelligence and Investigations Network expert group meeting. The session...
WADA president Witold Bańka visits Kenya as doping problem persists
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Witold Bańka is in Kenya for two days of discussions aimed at strengthening the country's anti-doping structures and reinforcing...
Asian Beach Games sprinter from Oman suspended for doping
The International Testing Agency reported that sprinter Fatek Adnan Awadh Bait Qisana returned a positive urine sample. The sample was collected during an out-of-competition...
At least 34 more Kenyan athletes are provisionally suspended for doping-related offences
Below is a list of 34 Kenyan athletes who are currently provisionally suspended for doping-related offences. The list is taken from the Anti-Doping Agency...
Kenya’s doping reckoning has a missing piece: Who gets caught and who gets away?
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At 17, Kenyan 800 metre runner Angela Ndungwa Munguti received a four-year ban. She had tested positive...
Philemon Kiplimo Kimaiyo suspended two years for doping
Kenyan distance runner Philemon Kiplimo Kimaiyo has been suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for two years, beginning September 1, 2026.
Kimaiyo claimed that he...
Two athletes suspended for doping-related offences: Cyréna Samba-Mayela and Doston Rajabov
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced the provisional suspensions or notices of allegations of two athletes: France's Cyréna Samba-Mayela and Uzbekistan's Doston Rajabov.
Cyréna Samba-Mayela
Samba-Mayela...
WADA leans into Athlete Biological Passport successes, drone sample delivery, and technical upgrades
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Testing Agency (ITA) recently released concurrent press briefings about advances related to doping control. WADA spoke...
Ethiopian marathon runner Ruti Aga suspended for doping and tampering
Thirty-two-year-old Ethiopian distance runner Ruti Aga has been handed a provisional, appealable suspension for doping-related offences, which include testing positive for the banned substance...
Indian coach handed lifetime ban, seven athletes provisionally suspended
India’s National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has handed athletics coach Rakesh Kumar a lifetime ban for administering prohibited substances to athletes competing in athletics, weightlifting...
