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Double Olympic champion Sundby retires from cross-country skiing

  • Cross-Country

Double Olympic cross-country skiing gold medallist Martin Johnsrud Sundby has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 36.

finishing seventh in the 15 kilometres freestyle race.The Norwegian athlete, who served a two-month doping


Russians Antyukh and Silnov given four-year bans by CAS but retain Olympic gold medals

  • Athletics

Olympic champions Natalya Antyukh and Andrei Silnov are among four Russian athletes who have been given doping

announced by the CAS today.World indoor silver medallist Yelena Soboleva, who previously served a two-year doping

proceedings opened against them on the basis of Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren's report into Russian doping

, were all found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation.

;Soboleva's ban is twice the length of the others as the 38-year-old had already served a ban for a doping

that confirmed Russia losing Olympic medals, however.Svetlana Shkolina's appeal against a four-year doping



European weightlifting gold for Toma and career best for "outstanding" Davies in Moscow

  • Weightlifting

Loredana Toma broke a European record on her way to yet another gold medal at the European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow.

Games.Romania, which also won the women’s 49kg in Moscow through Monica Csengeri, has had multiple doping

and is liable to be suspended.Six weeks ago the International Testing Agency, which carries out anti-doping



International Boxing Association confirm partnership with Gazprom

  • Boxing

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has announced a cooperation agreement with major Russian gas company PJSC Gazprom, which will act as a general partner for the governing body.

the International Olympic Committee in June 2019 over issues including its finances.Governance, anti-doping


Holders Sweden win decisive matches at World Men's Curling Championship

  • Curling

Defending champions Sweden claimed two important wins on day four of the World Men's Curling Championship, bouncing back from a difficult start to the competition at the Markin MacPhail Centre in Calgary.

Federation (RCF), who defeated Japan 10-5 in the early match.Russia are playing neutrally due to the doping



IMMAF welcome Council of Europe recommendation on martial arts and combat sports

  • Mixed Martial Arts

International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) chief executive Densign White has welcomed a recommendation from the Council of Europe to member states regarding extreme martial art and combat activities.

can significantly help to prevent risks to the health of the practitioners, such as the prevention of doping

education of officials and coaches, youth development programmes, talent development pathways, anti-doping



AIBA President Kremlev holds joint training session with Uzbekistan boxers

  • Boxing

International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Umar Kremlev held a joint training session with the senior and junior national teams of Uzbekistan, while in the nation's capital Tashkent.

by the International Olympic Committee in June 2019 over issues including governance, finances, anti-doping


Di Rocco joins Bellutti in challenging Malagò for CONI Presidency

  • EOC

Antonella Bellutti and Renato Di Rocco have announced their intention to challenge Giovanni Malagò for the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) Presidency, with the election due next month.

previously served as an athletes' representative at CONI, and she has held roles with the Ministerial Anti-Doping


Tokyo 2020 men's and women's handball draws announced

  • Handball

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has held the draws for the men's and women's competitions at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with the men's Group A seeing South American powerhouse Argentina, European champions Spain and world number one Germany drawn together.

and Sweden.Russia won the Olympic title at Rio 2016 but will play neutrally at Tokyo 2020 due to the doping