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New FINA President hopeful of collaborating with ISL and International Swimmers' Alliance

  • Swimming

Newly elected International Swimming Federation (FINA) President Husain Al-Musallam has claimed he would be happy to work in partnership with the International Swimming League (ISL) and the newly formed International Swimmers’ Alliance (ISA) for the benefit of the sport.

changes to the governing body.The Committees will assess communication, marketing, governance, anti-doping



Weightlifting doping scandal - Aján, Vlad and Akkus charged as Turkey faces Tokyo 2020 ban

  • Weightlifting

century have been charged as a result of the shocking findings of an eight-month investigation into doping

like Akkus have been charged by the International Testing Agency (ITA), which has carried out all anti-doping

despite testing positive and won a silver medal ©Getty ImagesThe investigation focused on unprocessed doping

on 10,000 emails, 2,000 appended files, 75 investigative or intelligence reports, 300 pages of anti-doping

avoided" matching samples with their providers in an attempt to avoid scrutiny from the World Anti-Doping

left the silver medal unawarded.Aján and Vlad have been charged under Article 2.8 of the IWF’s anti-doping


Sun ban shortened as Court of Arbitration for Sport issues updated decision over anti-doping rule violation

  • Swimming

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has had his ban shortened after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), announced an updated decision against the 11-time world champion and six time Olympic medallist.

eligible for Paris 2024.The CAS appointed an entirely new panel to hear the case after the World Anti-Doping

Rule Violations (ADRVs) in breach of two articles of the FINA Doping Code.The panel found Yang guilty

failing to submit to sample collection by an athlete and tampering or alleged tampering with any part of doping

allow Sample Collection Personnel to leave with his blood samples after an out-of-competition anti-doping

Award according to its terms, and in accordance with its obligations as a signatory to the World Anti-Doping


Shubenkov cleared of wrongdoing in what AIU disciplinary panel calls "genuinely exceptional" case

  • Athletics

In what has been described as a "genuinely exceptional" case, Russia's former world 110 metres hurdles champion Sergey Shubenkov has been cleared of any wrongdoing after an adverse finding reported in December.

disciplinary tribunal had found that the 30-year-old athlete "bore no fault or negligence" for an anti-doping

the AIU, Disciplinary Tribunal finds Sergey Shubenkov (RUS) bore no fault or negligence for an Anti-Doping

I have expressed my attitude towards doping swindlers more than once, and it has not changed."

Shubenkov has been one of the few Russian athletes allowed to compete internationally since the doping


Brian Oliver: Romania ruling provides some answers to most popular question in weightlifting

  • Inside the Blogs

One of the most frequently asked questions in weightlifting in recent weeks has been "what's taking so long?"

The context is doping, and the eligibility of certain nations to compete at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic

Colombia has been decided, and possibly beyond as Bulgaria could lose a place because of an individual doping

to see how the case progressed from February 1, the point when the IWF announced the closure of the doping

The FRH further submitted that it had never "practised a sponsored doping activity such as Russia's"

We cannot let go of the hand of federations who have doping problems," he said."



Bromell wins 100m as McNeal earns provisional place at US Olympic trials

  • Athletics

Resurgent sprinter Trayvon Bromell lived up to his position as the fastest men’s 100 metres runner of the season as he claimed victory at the United States Track and Field Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon in 9.80sec.

trials pending her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against a five-year ban for a second doping



Organisers to allow alcohol inside Tokyo 2020 Athletes' Village but no condom distribution

  • Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020 has confirmed athletes will be allowed to drink alcohol inside their rooms at the Athletes' Village, but condoms will not be distributed during the delayed Olympic Games as part of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

merchandise shop, while the Multi-Function Complex hosts a fitness centre, a recreation centre, the doping


Five lucky weightlifters get huge boost with places at Tokyo 2020

  • Weightlifting

Five weightlifters whose chances of qualifying for the Olympic Games appeared to be dead have been told they will be going to Tokyo 2020.

benefited from the reallocation of places not taken by other continents, a surprise withdrawal, and a doping

Toma of Romania was forced out by the suspension of her National Federation last week, for multiple doping

recently put on provisional suspension for failing to give a sample and allegedly trying to bribe anti-doping

Toshtemirov but he was not selected.Uzbekistan is restricted to two men’s places because of multiple doping


Up to 40 nations tell IWF they will not be silenced over new Constitution

  • Weightlifting

About 40 members of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) have written to the governing body to say they will not be silenced throughout the Constitutional Congress on June 30.

Committee (IOC) that its place on the Olympic programme is under threat.A never-ending catalogue of doping

least four nations will be banned and 15 more will have restricted quotas, all because of multiple doping

violations.A corruption scandal was exposed last year, featuring missing millions, doping cover-ups



British bobsleigh driver pleased with gold medal upgrade but frustration lingers

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Lamin Deen has been left reflecting on what might have been after it was confirmed that Britain have been upgraded to the gold medal retrospectively at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup event in Whistler in 2017.

the world governing body that Russia, the original winners, have been disqualified because of an anti-doping