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Victor Conte athlete, musician, drug dealer dead at 75 to pancreatic cancer

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© Copyright - 2025 - Athletics Illustrated Victor Conte, the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative (BALCO) founder, who turned into an anti-doping informant, died from...

Italy suspends 26 athletes including a world championships medallist

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© Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated The Italian, National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) has suspended 26 of their athletes for failing to provide doping samples...

Mediocre runner Andrej Hladnik of Croatia caught doping

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned Croatian Andrej Hladnik for three years from June 6, 2025, for the presence of a prohibited substance....

World Anti-Doping Agency to visit Russia with a five-person, “full technical mission” to inspect...

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© Copyright - 2018 - Athletics Illustrated With the World Anti-Doping Agency so ready to reinstate Russia from sporting exile, due to systematic doping, they...

Rio 2016: Yuliya Stepanov accuses IOC of lying, WADA of ignoring warning letter about...

© Copyright - 2016 - Athletics Illustrated Yuliya Stepanov, the Russian 800-metre runner who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs, then turned whistleblower on the...

Kenyan Brian Limo provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance and tampering

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© Copyright - 2025 - Athletics Illustrated Kenyan Brian Limo has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for breaking anti-doping rules....

Helleland claims call from WADA Presidential rival to stand down as vice-president “offensive” and...

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From Inside the Games World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Presidential candidate Linda Helleland has accused rival Witold Bańka of making "offensive" statements and acting in "bad...

Russian ban cut in half from four to two years by the Court of...

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© Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated  Russia’s ban from international competition has been cut in half from four years to two years. The Court...

IAAF and Lord Coe respond to doping allegations with vigor

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© Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated Lord Sebastian Coe, who is running for the presidency of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), as...

CJ Ujah issues personal statement on his doping ban

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"I accept the decision issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport today with sadness. I would like to make it clear that I...