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Doping control facing challenges due to coronavirus, says WADA
Mar 21, 2020The coronavirus pandemic is restricting the fight against anti-doping, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said while issuing new guidelines to continue testing of athletes ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Since starting in China late... -
WADA President Craig Reedie confident on Russia despite apparent impasse
Mar 22, 2018World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Craig Reedie said changing circumstances made him confident Russia would become compliant with international anti-doping standards despite an apparent impasse. Reedie also told Reuters that he hoped world soccer’s ruling body... -
WADA welcomes rejection of legal challenge to whereabouts rule
Jan 19, 2018The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has welcomed the rejection of a legal challenge to the whereabouts rule which it says is a key element in the fight against doping. French unions representing rugby, football, basketball and... -
Andre Russell gets year ban for doping breach
Feb 1, 2017News Hour: Globetrotting West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell has been banned from all cricket for a year over a doping code violation, his Australian Twenty20 club said on Wednesday, reports BSS. The 28-year-old did not file... -
Russian doping conspiracy benefited over 1,000 competitors
Dec 12, 2016News Hour More than 1,000 Russian competitors across more than 30 sports were involved in an institutional conspiracy to conceal positive drug tests as Moscow “hijacked international sport” over the course of five years, an independent... -
International Olympic Committee extends provisional measures against Russia
Dec 7, 2016News Hour: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday said it had extended provisional measures against Russia over its doping scandal “until further notice” pending the evaluation of a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-commissioned report. The measures,... -
Sporting leaders back proposals to give more powers to WADA
Oct 9, 2016News Hour: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants to give more power to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in the fight against drug-cheating by athletes, it said on Saturday. The IOC said it was agreed at... -
WADA urges athletes to check accuracy of hacked data
Oct 6, 2016News Hour: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday that some of the athlete data leaked by a Russian cyber espionage group has been changed from its initial form, and has asked “affected parties” for... -
Sharapova can play again in next April
Oct 4, 2016News Hour: Maria Sharapova has been cleared to return to tennis next April after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced the former world number one’s two-year drugs ban by nine months on Tuesday. Sharapova,... -
Australian rower Brennan ‘beyond disappointed’ by WADA data hack
Sep 17, 2016News Hour: Australian Olympic champion rower Kim Brennan has spoken of her deep disappointment that her integrity as a clean athlete has been called into question over a shot of adrenaline administered in a medical emergency....
