THE BIG PICTURE: Thailand to skip Olympic weightlifting to atone for eight Worlds positives
Weightlifting has become a favored sport in Thailand, especially after the 2016 Olympic Games, in which Thais won four medals, including golds in the...
ATHLETICS Panorama: Muir’s double highlights European Indoor Champs; IAAF World Rankings start and more
The close of the 2019 indoor season is upon us, as the European Indoor Championships took place in Glasgow (GBR) last weekend and the...
THE BIG PICTURE: Estonian skier admits to doping for years
The stunning arrests of five Cross Country skiers at the FIS Nordic World Championships in Seefeld (AUT) for doping has provided a clear signal...
THE BIG PICTURE: Doping arrests shock World Nordic Ski Championships in Austria
The excitement of the World Nordic Skiing Championships, and the amazing exploits of Norway’s Therese Johaug, were interrupted by the stunning announcements that five...
ATHLETICS Panorama: Five Russians appeal doping verdicts, while USATF Board continues Lananna’s suspension
The Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed 12 Russian doping positives in an announcement on 1 February, for offenses mostly during the 2012-14 period....
LANE ONE: What do federation review commissions do anyway? In Biathlon, quite a lot.
For those who are not close watchers of the Biathlon scene, these have been troubled months for the International Biathlon Federation.
Last year, the federation...
THE BIG PICTURE: Court of Arbitration for Sport confirms 12 Russian track & field...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) came under enormous criticism after reversing 28 suspensions handed out by the International Olympic Committee’s Disciplinary Commission...
SWIMMING Panorama: Doping rumors about China’s Yang Sun, and a cancer challenge for Nathan...
Rough news this week for two of the finest swimmers in the world, both from the medical side:
● China’s Yang Sun, the triple Olympic...
ATHLETICS Panorama: Remembering Fred Thompson, Steve Prefontaine and Franklin Jacobs
Sports creates enduring memories, not only of events and wins and losses, but of the places you go and the people you meet. In...
THE BIG PICTURE: Bad news for weightlifting after six Thai positives
The International Weightlifting Federation has turned itself inside out trying to eliminate the scourge of doping, but it has been difficult.
Despite a massive education...
LANE ONE: WADA lets Russia skate for now, but there is a new line...
There wasn’t much surprise from the conference-call meeting of the World Ani-Doping Agency’s Executive Committee on Tuesday (22nd) as it confirmed the continuation of...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Monday, 21 January 2019
Welcome to The Sports Examiner SPEED READ, a 100 mph (44.7 m/s) review of what happened over the last 72 hours in Olympic sport:
LANE...
THE BIG PICTURE: Another doping positive from London raises the total to 121
The International Olympic Committee announced Friday that “Davit Modzmanashvili, 37, of Uzbekistan, competing in the Men’s Freestyle Wrestling 120kg event (Qualifications and Finals) in...
THE BIG PICTURE: IOC loses Legkov appeal in Swiss Federal court
“It is with disappointment that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been informed of the ruling by the Swiss Federal Tribunal rejecting the IOC...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Friday, 18 January 2019
Welcome to The Sports Examiner SPEED READ, a 100 mph (44.7 m/s) review of the week (so far) in the turbulent world of international...
THE BIG PICTURE: WADA team “successfully” retrieves Moscow Lab data
The World Anti-Doping Agency announced Thursday that its data-retrieval team had completed its mission to obtain the testing database of the Moscow Laboratory at...
BOBSLED: IBSF sanctions four 2014 Russian sledders for two years
Doping cases take a long time to wind their way through the hearing and judgement system, but the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation issued...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Monday, 14 January 2019
Welcome to The Sports Examiner SPEED READ, a 100 mph (44.7 m/s) review of what happened over the last 72 hours in Olympic sport...
DOPING: WADA Compliance Review Committee meeting this week on Russia
The continuing saga of the World Anti-Doping Agency trying to get its hands on a complete and correct copy of the 2011-15 testing database...
THE BIG PICTURE: USADA files public warning against 90-year-old cyclist
The United States Anti-Doping Agency’s job is to mercilessly root out doping in the U.S. and while its latest announcement borders on the absurd,...
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