Category: Doping
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Shayna Jack’s doping ban halved after court finding | 7NEWS
Australian swimmer Shayna Jack’s suspension from the sport has been halved to two years. A court has found she didn’t intentionally take a banned substance.
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Sun Yang appeal costs WADA more than $600,000
The high-profile appeal filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against Sun Yang and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) cost the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) more than $600,000 (£456,000/€500,000), it has been revealed. The figure is disclosed in WADA’s newly-published 2019 annual report. This shows that the body managed a small surplus in…
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Peruvian swimmer Mauricio Fiol gets 8-year ban for doping before Pan Am Games
Peruvian swimmer Mauricio Fiol has been banned for eight years for doping with steroids ahead of a planned comeback from a first ban to compete at his home Pan American Games. Swimming’s governing body FINA said Fiol tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol in six different samples taken between June 30 and Sept. 17…
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Sun Yang fan group disbands as supporters ditch swimmer on Chinese social media
China’s star swimmer Sun Yang is losing support as he awaits his appeal with the Swiss Federal Tribunal, with his global supporters group disbanding and social media users unfollowing the Olympic champion. The Sun Yang Global Support Association announced its intention to dissolve in a post on Weibo, written by a user named “Novak_arkâ€. “For some…
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Sun Yang Banned | Is Fina Doing Enough to Stop Doping in Swimming? [Podcast]
In this episode of the Propulsion Swimming podcast we talk through the Sun Yang Doping Scandal that has currently hit swimming. Find out why he has made the news recently along with us debating whether FINA is doing enough to stop Doping in Swimming!!
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Banned swimmer Sun Yang lodges appeal in effort to make Tokyo Olympics
Disgraced Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has made a last-ditch attempt for eligibility at the Tokyo Olympics by lodging an appeal against his eight-year ban. The controversial 28-year-old has was hit with the suspension in February following a drug test in September 2018 when he was accused of ordering a member of his entourage to smash vials containing…
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Doping: WADA wants answers after banned Sun’s ‘Olympic training call-up’
The World Anti-Doping Agency demanded answers Friday after reports that Chinese swimming star Sun Yang was called up for national training for the Tokyo Olympics in an apparent breach of his doping ban. The latest incident in the colourful career of the three-time Olympic champion comes two months after he was given an eight-year ban…
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China’s Doping Swim Champ Gets Busted
We discuss Sun Yang and his 8-year ban from swimming because of use of performance-enhancing substances.
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Shayna Jack to appeal four-year ban at Court of Arbitration for Sport, after decision by ASADA panel
Australian swimmer Shayna Jack is heading to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to appeal a four-year ban recommended by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority’s rule violation panel. The 20-year old tested positive to the banned substance Ligandrol before last year’s World Swimming Championships in South Korea. ASADA has not named the swimmer on its…