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Nigerian Athletics Federation sets up new anti-doping commission following Tokyo 2020 block for 10 athletes

  • Athletics

athletes being precluded from Olympic Games here and has announced the creation of a new medical and anti-doping

will always be taken at all times and in compliance with relevant World Athletics competition and anti-doping

rules to protect our athletes," Okowa said.The AFN’s new seven-man medical and Anti-Doping Commission

the unwanted categorisation as one of World Athletics Member Federations deemed to have the highest doping

They are also to ensure appropriate anti-doping measures are in place in accordance with World Athletics

anti-doping rules so that the Federation can prevent a repeat of the disqulification of our athletes


Tokyo 2020 apologise after referring to Ukraine team as ROC during medal ceremony

  • Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020 has apologised to Ukrainian artistic swimmers Marta Fiedina and Anastasiya Savchuk after they were introduced as representing the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) during the medal ceremony of the duet competition.

Russia by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after state authorities were found to have manipulated doping


Talakhadze smashes world records to claim second Olympic weightlifting gold

  • Weightlifting

Lasha Talakhadze ended the Tokyo 2020 weightlifting programme in suitably spectacular style by breaking all three of his own super-heavyweight world records on the way to his second straight Olympic title.

evidence, was unable to compete in Tokyo as Armenia was restricted to only one male lifter because of doping


IOC has "no regrets" over Sapporo move despite athlete criticism and heat fears

  • Tokyo 2020

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has insisted it has no regrets about the controversial decision to move the race walks and marathons at Tokyo 2020 from the Japanese capital to Sapporo prior to the start of events there tomorrow.

the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected his appeal to overturn his ban from the Games over missed doping



Georgian record shot putter Abramyan suspended for doping positive

  • Athletics

Georgia’s national shot put record holder Benik Abramyan, who was due to take part in this evening’s qualifying competition, has been provisionally suspended from competition following an adverse finding in an out-of-competition test on July 31.

Games and set a Georgian record of 21.11 metres on May 18 this year, was analysed at the World Anti-Doping

record holder Benik Abramyan, pictured at the Rio 2016 Olympics, has been provisionally suspended for a doping

case and is provisionally suspended until the resolution of the matter, in line with the World Anti-Doping

Code and the IOC Anti-Doping Rules.The athlete has the right to challenge the imposition of the provisional

suspension before the Court of Arbitration for Sport – Anti-Doping Division (CAS ADD).The athlete also


IOC drawn into row over ROC involvement at Tokyo 2020 following stinging criticism from USADA chief Tygart

  • Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020, following critical comments of Travis Tygart, chief executive of the United States Anti-Doping

to Reuters which was published on yesterday, Tygart was scathing of the IOC and the World Anti-Doping

Unfortunately, we’ve seen this horror film already - where the Russian state-sponsored doping programme

whether Tygart’s remarks would be further investigated: "This question should be asked to the World Anti-Doping

I do believe there’s doping in swimming," Murphy added.However, Murphy later claimed his remarks were

Games for two years from December 2020 because of the "cover-up of the cover-up" in the state-sponsored doping


Weightlifter Dajomes wins landmark gold for Ecuador as American Nye takes silver

  • Weightlifting

Neisi Dajomes became the first female athlete from Ecuador to win an Olympic medal in any sport today – and she did it in style with gold in the women’s weightlifting 76 kilograms class at the Tokyo International Forum.

struggled in the men's 96kg yesterday.Belarus could send only these two athletes to Tokyo because of its doping



EUSA take part in anti-doping project to promote clean sport

  • Universiade

The European University Sports Association (EUSA) has taken part in an anti-doping project co-funded

Institute.This project was started in 2019 under the slogan "Win the match clean" which reviewed anti-doping

sport and specifically tennis.Education resources are available for young people to learn about anti-doping


Weightlifter Meso wins Qatar’s first ever Olympic gold medal

  • Weightlifting

Meso Hassona became Qatar’s first ever Olympic gold medallist when he finished well clear of his rivals in the men’s 96 kilograms category at the Tokyo International Forum.

contenders, Yauheni Tsikhantsou, the only male lifter from Belarus because of quota reductions for historic doping




Tokyo 2020 signs five-party anti-doping agreement for Paralympics

  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

An anti-doping agreement has been concluded prior to next month’s Paralympic Games here, it has been

International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Japan Sports Agency, Japan Sport Council and the Japan Anti-Doping

says the MoC aims to promote collaboration and facilitate the sharing of information concerning anti-doping

determined to ensure "clean and fair events" at the Paralympics ©Getty Images"The establishment of anti-doping

The Memorandum aims to facilitate the exchange of information and expertise in the field of anti-doping

Tokyo 2020 says it will work with all the organisation to improve anti-doping activities and ensure "


Nigerian sprinter Okagbare ruled out of Tokyo 2020 after positive drugs test

  • Athletics

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been provisionally suspended and will miss the remainder of Tokyo 2020 after testing positive for human growth hormone.

Growth hormone is a non-specified substance on the 2021 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list

mandatory following an adverse analytical finding for such substance under the World Athletics anti-doping