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Russian doping in focus as Valieva case heads to court

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's doping case, a scandal that rocked the sport and cast a shadow over her country's already embattled anti-doping system, will start to be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday.

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Asia Olympic body backs North Korea flag at Hangzhou despite WADA ban

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said it was happy for the North Korea flag to keep flying at the Hangzhou Asian Games despite it being banned over the country's non-compliance with global anti-doping rules.

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The Enhanced Games: letting athletes use drugs could lead to worse problems than cheating

What would sport be like if performance-enhancing drugs were allowed? How fast could the fastest athletes run? How high could they jump? How heavy could they lift? The Enhanced Games seeks to answer these questions by removing all restrictions on doping.

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Australia's Bol cleared of doping after false positive test

Australia's anti-doping authority has dropped its investigation into athlete Peter Bol in the lead-up to the world championships after finding his positive test for synthetic erythropoietin (EPO) was wrong.

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Banned blood booster a challenge for anti-doping authorities, expert says

An anti-anaemia drug is making the fight against doping much harder, a top Swiss expert said on Thursday, although he added that there was currently no miracle product on the testers' radar.

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Enhanced Games: audacious plan for sporting event without drug testing

Australian Aron D’Souza wants to stage first event next year

An Olympic-styled competition for drug-taking athletes is being launched by an Australian entrepreneur.

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CAS to hear Russian figure skater Valieva's case in September

Kamila Valieva's doping case hearing involving the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), International Skating Union (ISU) and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will be held from Sept. 26-29, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Thursday.

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Term of World Anti-Doping Agency President set for extension to nine-years

The President of the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) could now lead the organisation for up to nine years after officials approved changes to its regulations.

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Doping-Education first but drug-testing in gamers' future, says WADA

Gamers who use stimulants could be frozen out of competitions after the World Anti-Doping Agency and Global Esport Federation said they will work on an education programme that could lead to signing onto the WADA Code and open the door to the Olympics.

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10 super important ways how the blockchain will be used in sports

How will the blockchain impact sports? You hear this question quite often nowadays! The question is not if it will impact sports but more so to what extent. The short answer is that there are loads of different applications spread all over. It will indeed have a huge impact.

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Ukraine faces Olympic weightlifting ban after world champion’s doping violation

Ukraine has had a third weightlifting doping violation since the end of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and faces expulsion from Paris 2024.

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U.S. Figure Skating 'deeply frustrated' by medal delay stemming from doping case involving Russian skater

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance after the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

U.S. Figure Skating is still waiting on the medals it won in the team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) continues to sort out a case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, and U.S. Figure Skating has begun to run out of patience as it awaits a resolution.

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WADA reports "return to normal testing levels" in 2021 figures

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has reported a 61.2 per cent increase in the number of testing samples analysed and recorded for 2021 compared to the previous year, which was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Russian State Duma deputy Zhurova admits she expects WADA to appeal "intermediate" Valieva decision

Russian State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova has acknowledged that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's (RUSADA) decision to effectively clear Kamila Valieva is an "intermediate" verdict, and she expects the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to "play this situation in their own way".

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Doping

08.01.2023

"No suggestion" of state-sponsored doping in Kenya, says World Athletics chief

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has claimed that there is "no suggestion" of state-sponsored doping in Kenyan athletics despite a spate of positive drug tests.

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Doping

26.12.2022

Pound calls for toughening of anti-doping "whereabouts" rules

Richard Pound, the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) doyen, has urged reform of the "whereabouts requirement" used for out-of-competition drug testing, claiming that a "game" is currently being played with respect to missed tests.

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Doping

25.12.2022

ITTF President Joins WADA Foundation Board

The World Anti-Doping Agency announced that International Table Tennis Federation President Petra Sörling has been appointed to the body’s Foundation Board as one of the three ASOIF Representatives, effective January 2023.

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Doping

08.08.2022

RUSADA says Valieva investigation in "final stage" with six months elapsed

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency's (RUSADA) investigation into figure skater Kamila Valieva's positive test has reached its "final stage", with results expected "in the coming weeks".