Anti-Doping

News, stories, editorials and opinion on the state of doping in the sport of athletics

The Bloemfontein Anti-Doping Laboratory has accreditation suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) suspended the accreditation of Africa's only anti-doping laboratory. The Bloemfontein Lab in South Africa is suspended for multiple non-conformities,...

“Bollocks,” says World Athletics president Sebastian Coe as he slams Enhanced Games and its...

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© Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated Speaking in Glasgow at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, president Sebastian Coe slammed the Enhanced Games...

Athletics Integrity Unit bans Belarusian coach Yury Moisevich

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From the Athletics Integrity Unit's (AIU) press release Tuesday, the organization announced the ban of former Belarus Olympic head coach, Yury Moisevich. He has...

Therapist Eric Lira jailed three months for supplying athletes with performance-enhancing drugs

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© Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated El Paso, Texas-based athletic therapist Erica Lira was fined USD 16,410 and jailed for three months for...

Long arm of the Athletics Integrity Unit reaches back a decade to suspend Russian...

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"Better to stumble than make a slip of the tongue," — Russian proverb. Victoriya Sudarušhkina is a Russian javelin thrower. She is an athlete who...

Spanish athletes demand clarity as head of anti-doping agency fired

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The Spanish anti-doping agency (CELAD) head director Jose Luis Terreros was fired on January 26. Seventy-eight athletes aired concern in a published statement which...

Mohamed Katir of Spain accepts two-year ban for missed tests

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Twenty-five-year-old Mohamed Katir of Spain has accepted a two-year ban from competition for missing three doping tests within 12 months. Missing three tests is...

World Anti-Doping Agency considers Nigeria and Venezuela non-compliant; case in the hands of the...

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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on Tuesday that it has referred both Nigeria and Venezuela to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)...

Kenyan athlete Michael Saruni banned for 4 years for using a doppelganger to drug...

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© Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated Cirque du Soliel is looking for its next skinny clown — now that Michael Saruni is banned,...

Mo Katir handed a provisional suspension for missing three doping tests

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Moroccan-born, Spanish athlete, Mohamed Katir, announced Wednesday that he has been handed a provisional suspension by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for missing three...