Tag: doping
ATHLETICS: There is excitement and glory in sport, but also a lot of drug...
The wild flash from Britain’s MailOnline that U.S. sprint star Christian Coleman may be subject to sanctions for missing three “whereabouts” reports is a...
THE BIG PICTURE: Kenyan doping still an issue as Kiprop case proceeds with suspension
While the doping problems in Russia – and the cover-up – are still very much in the news, so is the less-well-publicized, but continuing...
THE BIG PICTURE: Howman pushing for more innovation in doping control
When David Howman talks, people in the sports world should listen.
The former Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency is increasingly critical of the...
LANE ONE: The anti-doping fight isn’t easy and it’s going to get harder …...
There appears to be considerable momentum in the fight against doping in the aftermath of the exposure of the Russian doping program beginning in...
ATHLETICS Panorama: Ten more world leaders, including 21.91 m (71-10 3/4) for Tom Walsh
As the outdoor season gets going, there are plenty of new, outdoor world-leading marks, but hardly any to really be excited about.
Of 10 outdoor...
LANE ONE: Weightlifting confirmed for Paris 2024 by the IOC Executive Board
The International Weightlifting Federation was the big winner on the first day of the International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board in Lausanne (SUI) on Tuesday,...
THE BIG PICTURE: Russia still at the center of World Anti-Doping Agency’s annual symposium
The continuing question of Russian doping cast a long shadow over the Annual Symposium of the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) during its Annual Symposium...
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...
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...
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...
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...
THE BIG PICTURE: WADA announces new “mission to Moscow”
The dance between the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Russian government will continue on Wednesday, as a three-person WADA team will make another trip...
THE BIG PICTURE: No data by 31 December, so what happens to Russia now?
Russia has thrown one of the hottest potatoes in international sport right back into the hands of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
While a WADA team...
LANE ONE: The top Olympic-sport stories of 2018, part II: Nassar overshadows all
As 2018 fades away, what were the top stories of the year in the Olympic Movement, both in the U.S. and worldwide? We found...
THE BIG PICTURE: Russia refuses WADA team full access to Moscow lab data; now...
The simmering fight within the anti-doping movement over Russia’s reinstatement by the World Anti-Doping Agency is now getting ready to boil over.
WADA released a...
WEIGHTLIFTING: 13 doping positives is not good news
For a sport which is under threat of removal from the 2024 Olympic program by the International Olympic Committee, the weekend brought bad news....
LANE ONE: Dealing with state-run doping: Indecision, then punishment, now a defined protocol
Since the Russian doping scandal exploded in 2015, a series of organizations have tried to deal with the fallout, including what to do with...
ANTI-DOPING: A call for ethics in sports medicine
The chief of the United States Anti-Doping Agency is now campaigning about more than doping; he’s now working on ethical use of allowed drugs.
Travis...
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