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CAS allows three Brazilian athletes to participate in Paris 2024

  • Athletics

They were dismissed for non-compliance with anti-doping rules, but eventually the CAS, the body that

attempt to support them by the Brazilian Athletics Confederation, for alleged non-compliance with anti-doping

can issue decisions within 24 hours in urgent cases.The second temporary office is for the CAS Anti-Doping

This structure was created for Rio 2016 and it will handle all doping cases referred by the International


Iraqi judoka suspended for positive doping test

  • Judo

The work of the International Testing Agency (ITA), the international body that carries out anti-doping

These substances are expressly prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Organisation (WADA).The sample was

has been provisionally suspended pending resolution of the matter in accordance with the World Anti-Doping

Code and IOC Anti-Doping Rules for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

to appeal the imposition of the Provisional Suspension to the Court of Arbitration for Sport - Anti-Doping

It is managing an independent anti-doping programme for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on behalf of the


Chronicle of a hectic day for World Aquatics President Husain Al-Musallam

  • Aquatics

It was an intense and unexpected day for World Aquatics (WA) President Husain Al-Musallam on the eve of the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, as he was again forced to defend the Chinese swimmers declaring "all the swimmers are clean" to a barrage of press inquiries.

state.The process of investigating these positives from three years ago, which were not considered doping

GETTY IMAGESIn its fight against doping, the WA announced the successful completion of the most comprehensive

Since 1 January 2024, a total of 2,145 anti-doping tests have been carried out on athletes participating

Both we, the World Anti-Doping Agency, and an independent external expert have come to the same conclusion

The anti-doping system and organisation have been modernised, although they admit that there is still


Russia fails to salvage Beijing skating gold

  • Skating

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected Russia's appeal to retain the team figure skating gold medal won at the Beijing 2022 Olympics, dismissing their attempt to salvage the victory.

thanks to points scored by then 15-year-old Kamila Valieva, who is now serving a four-year ban for doping


IOC faces threats from US anti-doping chief

  • Paris 2024

The International Testing Agency (ITA) reports over 32,600 doping controls conducted this year, marking

Nearly 90% of all entrants in the Paris Olympics have been tested this year as part of a pre-Games anti-doping

Though, US anti-doping chief Travis Tygart accused Olympic bosses of "stooping to threats" after they

votes to six, Olympic chiefs warned the decision could be reversed if US lawmakers and the US Anti-Doping

Over the past months and years, we at WADA have been working with our anti-doping partners around the

It revealed the testing "led to over 85 cases of potential anti-doping rule violations, resulting in


Doping agency says 90% of Paris Olympians tested

  • Paris 2024

total of 90% of participants at the Olympic Games in Paris have already passed their previous anti-doping

Anti-doping checks prior to the Games have already reached 90% of the contestants, although athletes

The Olympic anti-doping agency has carried out more than 32,600 doping checks this year, with a 45% increase

to the upgrading of facilities or security measures, has been reflected in 85 cases of possible anti-doping

 These explanations were accepted by the global anti-doping authorities, something neither the reference

the organisation of the Olympic Games, which this same week warned the United States that its global doping


US Olympic chiefs call for calm in relentless doping dispute

  • Paris 2024

Chiefs of the US Olympic Team are urging the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and the World Anti-Doping

stating that the IOC “have an escape clause if the United States somehow undermines the world anti-doping

been an outspoken critic of WADA for some years but tensions reached new levels in the wake of the doping

accusing WADA of “half-truths” and rebuking the agency for covering up the cases.The World Anti-Doping


Witold Banka: “US cannot create a parallel anti-doping system”

  • Paris 2024

decision to award Salt Lake City the 2034 Winter Games to an American alignment with the World Anti-Doping

"The United States cannot give themselves the right to investigate anti-doping cases in all countries

2034 Games, warning organisers the decision could be reversed if American lawmakers and the US Anti-Doping

(The Americans) cannot give themselves the right to investigate anti-doping cases in all countries in

They cannot create a parallel anti-doping system managed by them. This is completely unfair."

It’s obvious that you will never eliminate doping from the sporting landscape.


CAS reviews sanction, two-year ban for Romanian athlete Florentina Iusco

  • Olympics

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has partially upheld the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) appeal

against the decision of the Hearing Commission of the National Anti-Doping Organisation of Romania (

CAS modified the sanction initially imposed by the Hearing Commission of the National Anti-Doping Organisation

of Romania and suspended Romanian long jumper Florentina Costina Iusco for doping with effect from 1

who won a bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships in 2015, underwent an out-of-competition doping

The counter-analysis (Sample B) corroborated the result of Sample A and confirmed a positive doping test.The

NADO Commission determined that the 28-year-old Romanian long jumper had committed an Anti-Doping Rule


Katie Ledecky has Chinese doping doubts, eyeing Paris gold

  • Swimming

Katie Ledecky, a seven-time gold medalist in swimming, continues to have doubts about the doping case

The Chinese authorities explained that a food poisoning occurred in a hotel and the World Anti-Doping

swimmers, including Ledecky from USA, who calls for more transparency and assures that their faith in anti-doping

January 2024 until the start of the Paris Olympics.Following rumours and accusations of widespread doping

athletes more frequently ahead of next week's competitions in Paris.Criticism also comes from the US anti-doping


IOC's failures should not be avoided, say Global Athlete

  • Olympics

As Paris 2024 kicks off, the impressive broadcasts and crowds will mask a troubling truth: the Olympics fail to truly support athletes or promote global peace, according to Global Athlete, who have voiced their concerns in a statement.

GETTY IMAGESOn the matter of fair competition, the IOC has been lax in addressing doping and match-fixing

It has not held Russia accountable for a major state-sponsored doping scandal, ignored doping violations


Countries request review of CAS' athlete register

  • Olympics

CAS, the sports complaints handling body, has registered new requests for review of registrations involving the sports of alterophilia, football, athletics and cycling and the countries of Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Israel and Czechia.

unable to participate in the qualifiers between January and May after being suspended for a positive doping

Unit excluded them as they did not meet the eligibility requirements and testing according to the anti-doping

can issue decisions within 24 hours in urgent cases.The second temporary office is for the CAS Anti-Doping

This structure was created for Rio 2016 and it will handle all doping cases referred by the International


World Aquatics, unprecedented testing ahead of Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

carried out the most comprehensive pre-Olympics testing programme in its history in the wake of the doping

open water swimming, and high divingAccording to World Aquatics, it has now conducted over 2,100 anti-doping

Meanwhile, the number stands at a total of 4,774 tests taken in total including tests from other anti-doping

an average of 13 tests per swimmer and 418 tests for the Chinese swimming squad in total.After the doping

been tested out-of-competition at least eight times by World Aquatics, independently of any other anti-doping


French Alps set to host 2030 Winter Games as 2034 bid goes to Salt Lake

  • Paris 2024

It was only a partial ‘oui’ by the International Olympic Committee on both announcements Wednesday after its 142nd Session in Paris, but its members voted for the local candidacy “linked with conditions” just as the European Country kicks off the celebration of the 2024 Summer Games.

holding the 2002 Winter Games; though also dependant on the USA’s future alignment with the World Anti-Doping

US after The New York Times reported back in April that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for doping

the Games if US authorities fail to respect WADA’s "supreme authority" on the global fight against doping

-- to terminate - the Olympic host contract in cases where the supreme authority of the World Anti-Doping

Agency.... is not fully respected or if the application of the World Anti-Doping code is hindered or


Polish high jumper receives provisional ban days before Olympics

  • Paris 2024

Leading Polish high jumper Norbert Kobielski has been provisionally suspended from featuring in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games just days before the opening ceremony gets underway.

Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), an independent organisation founded by World Athletics in 2017 to combat doping