Anti-Doping

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

Kenyan athletes to be drug tested 5000 times in the next year

© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) and the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) to ramp up doping tests on...

Two-time Olympian Ana Lucia José Tima banned three years for doping

© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Two-time Olympic triple jumper Ana Lucia José Tima of the Dominican Republic has been suspended for a term...

Sixth fastest marathon runner Titus Ekiru faces possible 10-year doping ban

© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated The sixth-fastest marathon runner of all time Kenyan, Titus Ekiru, faces a possible 10-year doping and tampering ban...

Hammid Muritala continues to coach despite 10-year ban for doping athletes

Banned athletics coach Hammid Muritala, who was suspended by the Nigerian Anti-Doping Committee in 2021 for violating anti-rules rules continues to coach. Muritala was banned for...

Moroccan-born Bahraini marathon runner El-Abbassi banned for four years for doping

© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated El-Hassan El-Abbassi received a four-year ban from the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for doping. The 39-year-old tested positive...

Jamaican sprinter Christopher Taylor faces two to four-year suspension

Why would Jamaican 400-metre sprinter Christopher Taylor choose to avoid a doping test in his own home? Is he disorganised and just decided to...

WADA president Bańka claims RUSADA continues to be non-compliant, while IOC president Bach lobbies...

© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Bańka addressed the 47th General Assembly of the Association of Summer...

Athletics Integrity Unit warns of IV intravenous drip therapy; suspends two athletes

© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Brett Clothier, head of the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) warned against non-compliant IV intravenous drip therapy, which...

World Anti-Doping Agency indicates over 200 Russians were sanctioned by probes of a single...

© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated It is no wonder that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RuSADA) prevented a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) task...

World record holder Rhonex Kipruto suspended for allegedly doping

© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Kenyan distance runner, Rhonex Kipruto, has been suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for an athlete biological...