Anti-Doping

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

WADA confirms McLaren evidence may not be sufficient to sanction some Russian athletes

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From Inside the Games The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has confirmed that there may be a lack of "sufficient evidence" needed to impose sanctions upon...

WADA warn against jailing doping cheats as Ethiopian faces three-year sentence

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From Inside the Games The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has reiterated its concern with handing jail terms to athletes who fails drugs tests after claims...

Disgraced Turkish athlete returns to competition in Europe; she should be banned for life

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© Copyright - 2017 - Athletics Illustrated Disgraced Turkish middle-distance athlete Asli Cakir Alptekein returned to competition four years after her original eight-year drugs ban...

IAAF not eager to restore Russia’s membership, according to Mutko

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From Inside the Games Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has claimed the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) does not seem keen to reinstate...

IOC and WADA agree ceasefire after meeting between Bach and Reedie

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From Inside the Games International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) counterpart Sir Craig Reedie have had a "clear the...

IAAF Taskforce recommend extending opportunity for Russian athletes to be allowed to compete individually

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From Inside the Game Russia’s suspended track and field athletes look increasingly likely to remain out in the cold during next summer’s International Association of...

Le Monde and ARD: Criminal Practices in Athletics – Doping and Cover-Ups on Shocking...

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Le Monde and ARD TV Research conducted by French daily newspaper Le Monde and German broadcaster ARD suggests that extortion, dubious financial transactions and other...

IOC propose reintroducing controversial Osaka Rule to keep drug cheats out of Olympics

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From Inside the Games A reintroduction of the controversial Osaka Rule, banning athletes convicted of serious doping offences from competing at the next Olympic Games,...

IOC to approve re-election of Reedie to serve three more years as WADA President

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From Inside the Games Sir Craig Reedie has been proposed to stand for a new three-year term as President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)...

More than 4,000 athletes not drugs tested before Rio 2016, WADA Independent Observers report...

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From Inside the Games More than 4,000 athletes were not drugs tested in 2016 before competing at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the...