Lawrence Cherono and Randolph Ross provisionally suspended; both out of World Championships
In a press release published Saturday, July 16, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced the provisional suspensions of two athletes. Kenyan Lawrence Cherono who...
Olympic silver medallist Nijel Amos tests positive for a performance-enhancing drug
© Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Update: 12:00 PM July 13, 2022Athletics Canada will address the issue below, after a final report is...
Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare’s doping suspension extended to 11 years
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On February 17, 2022, the Disciplinary Tribunal suspended Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare from competition for 10...
Lagos, we have a problem: thirteen Nigerian athletes left at home apparently due to...
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Thirteen Nigerian athletes were left at home for allegedly missing doping tests, while the team heads to...
Shelby Houlihan runs out of appeals, four-year suspension upheld
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Eight months ago, in September 2021, Shelby Houlihan declared that her next course of action was an...
Athletics Kenya calls off meet to combine trials for Commonwealth Games and World Championships
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Athletics Kenya (AK) and the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) have agreed to host a...
Kenya continues to dope, up to 11 more sanctions mostly in 2022
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Drug cheat Matthew Kisorio, as well as Justus Kimutai and Morris Gachaga, have been handed suspensions for...
Russian race walker Yelena Lashmanova banned for doping, loses gold medal
Russian race walker Yelena Lashmanova has been banned for two years and will lose her 2012 London Olympic gold medal, according to the Athletics...
South Africa to lose relay World’s gold due to doping ban to Thando Dlodlo
Twenty-three-year-old sprinter Thando Dlodlo tested positive for testosterone and "related compounds" in April of 2021, at the South African championships which took place in...
Daniel Wanjiru’s four-year doping banned upheld by CAS
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Kenyan marathon runner Daniel Wanjiru (Kinyua) has had his four-year doping ban upheld by the Court of...
