Category: Doping
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Putin honors Russian Olympic medalists, as IOC lifts doping ban
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin held a triumphant homecoming party in the Kremlin for Russian Winter Olympics medal-winners today, as the doping ban on the country competing in the Olympics was lifted. An International Olympic Committee statement said the body was lifting the suspension of Russia’s national Olympic committee with immediate effect, after the final anti-doping samples from Russian athletes…
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Bach criticises CAS and calls for urgent reforms after decision to clear Russian athletes
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach claimed here today that there is an “urgent need” to reform the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) following its “disappointing and surprising” decision last week to overturn its sanctions against 28 Russian athletes. All but 11 of those sanctioned by the IOC for involvement in a “systemic…
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WADA vice-president claims current anti-doping situation “untenable”
Clean athletes have lost all confidence in the anti-doping system and the organisations involved are “in danger of losing all credibility”, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) vice-president Linda Helleland has claimed after she criticised the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision to uphold the appeals of 28 Russians today. In a highly-critical statement sent to…
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Japanese swimmer’s doping violation confirmed
The first doping violation in a domestic Japanese swimming competition has been confirmed, an official source said Sunday. The swimmer was tested at an intercollegiate competition in Osaka Prefecture in September. The Japan Anti-Doping Agency will decide on a punishment in the coming days following the swimmer’s positive result on the “B†sample. According to…
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Russia remains non-compliant with code, says World Anti-Doping Agency
Russia’s hopes of competing at the Winter Olympic Games in February were dealt a blow as the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) said the country remained non-compliant with its code. Last year, an independent report commissioned by Wada found evidence of state-sponsored doping in the country. Wada told Russia earlier this month the “best solution” is…
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WADA obtain key database proving Russian doping before Sochi 2014
A key database confirming allegations about doping in Russia made in the McLaren Report has been obtained and studied by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), they announced today. The information, obtained by WADA’s investigations team from a whistleblower, marks a huge breakthrough in the investigation into doping and sample tampering by Russian athletes at the…
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Austrian swimming champ gets 12-month doping ban
One of Austria’s most promising young swimmers has been banned for 12 months for failing a doping test after winning four gold medals at the national championships in July. The Austrian Anti-Doping Legal Committee says Sebastian Steffan has tested positive for heptaminol, a blood booster that improves cardiac contraction. Steffan’s biggest international success is winning…
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Australian Olympic swimmer Jarrod Poort accepts one-year ‘whereabouts’ ban
Australian swimmer Jarrod Poort, who represented his country at the last two Olympics, has been handed a one-year ban for failures to notify anti-doping authorities of his whereabouts. “Athletes are required to maintain the accuracy of their whereabouts information at all times,†the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) said in a statement on Thursday. “Mr…
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WADA to clear 95 Russian athletes, report says
Leaked WADA documents printed in The New York Times state that there is not enough evidence to pursue a case against all but one of a 96-strong group. WADA has been investigating individual athletes implicated in the doping scandal which has embroiled Russia. None of the 96 athletes – the first to be reviewed by…