Category: Doping
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IOC decides against full ban on Russian athletes
The IOC has decided against a complete ban on Russian athletes from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The International Olympic Committee says it is leaving it up to global federations to decide which Russian athletes to accept in their sports. The IOC says it will deny entry of Russian athletes who do not meet…
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Russian Olympic ban upheld by CAS
The sporting world’s highest tribunal has rejected Russia’s appeal against a doping ban for its entire athletics team from the Rio Olympics starting in 15 days’ time. Nathan Frandino reports. https://youtu.be/jx35ssRakJ4
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Second Wave of Reanalysis Reveals Banned Substances in 45 Athletes From Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that reanalysis of the second wave of samples from Beijing 2008 and London 2012 has resulted in provisional adverse analytical findings (PAAFs) of 30 athletes from Beijing and adverse analytical findings (AAFs) of 15 athletes from London. The latest results bring the total number of athletes who tested…
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Rio Olympics: IOC Delays Decision on Banning Russia Over Doping
Olympic chiefs will explore “legal options” over a blanket ban on Russian athletes at next month’s Summer Games in Rio, it was announced Tuesday. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it would weigh a collective ban versus “the right to individual justice” for athletes not implicated in the scandal. It will also retest Russian competitors…
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WADA recommends banning Russia from the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics
Read for instance Yahoo! Sports The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recommended that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) ban all Russian athletes, regardless of sport, from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The IOC said in a statement that it “will now carefully study the complex and detailed…
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McLaren Report Confirms Evidence of Widespread, State-Sponsored Doping in Russian Sports
IOC meeting Tuesday to discuss sanctions; WADA recommends full Rio ban An independent investigation led by a Canadian law professor has confirmed evidence of widespread, state-sponsored doping in Russian sports, further fuelling calls for a full ban on the country from next month’s Rio Olympics. Richard McLaren of Western University in London, Ont., released his…
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FINA withdraws meldonium abuse charges from Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova — lawyer
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has withdrawn meldonium abuse charges from Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova, the swimmer’s lawyer, Artyom Patsev, told TASS. Efimova was suspected of using meldonium, a formula, which the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) included in its list of prohibited substances as of January 1, 2016. Efimova, who is Russia’s 2012 Olympic bronze…
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Overruled: South Korea to include Park Tae-hwan for Olympics Games after ban overturned
The Court of Arbitration for Sports ruled the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) extended ban constituted a double jeopardy following an 18-month suspension after testing positive for an anabolic steroid. South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan, who was barred from the Olympic Games for doping, will compete for the national team in Rio de Janeiro after…
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Park files for injunction against KOC, swim federation
Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan will file for an injunction against the Korea Olympic Committee on Thursday while he awaits a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling on a controversial doping suspension, his legal representative said. Park has already served an 18-month ban imposed by swimming’s world governing body FINA but is fighting to…