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Norway triumph in mixed relay as IBU World Championships begin in Pokljuka

  • Biathlon

Norway claimed the first gold medal of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Championships in Pokljuka after triumphing in the 4x7.5 kilometres mixed relay event.

two-year sanctions introduced under the recent Court of Arbitration for Sport decision in the World Anti-Doping

Agency and Russian Anti-Doping Agency case.The Russian flag, emblems or symbols cannot be used by their

been awarded to Tyumen in Russia, but the country was later stripped of the event due to the country’s doping


Russian racewalker Noskov stripped of 2015 European title for doping

  • Athletics

has been stripped of his team gold medal from the European Race Walking Cup after a reanalysis of his doping

 Mikhail Ryzhov and Ivan Noskov were both handed doping bans ©Getty ImagesThis latest re-test backdates

his doping use to at least 2015, nullifying his results during this period.

eight-year ban and ruled out a return to athletics.More than 25 leading Russian walkers have been banned for doping



World Rugby promise no global calendar change until 2024 as talks continue

  • Rugby Sevens

World Rugby has announced a new competition schedule will not come into effect before 2024, with discussions ongoing with unions, club competitions and International Rugby Players.

transgender participation, injury surveillance and prevention and injury trends in the women’s game.Anti-doping


Weightlifting’s banned nations and 85-year-old Coffa feature in IWF elections list

  • Weightlifting

Fourteen members of the troubled International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board are on the list of candidates for next month’s elections.

candidates include two representatives from countries that are banned from Tokyo 2020 because of multiple doping

I have always emphasised the importance of a strong fight against doping and respect for the IOC guidelines

among the IWF’s Member Federations.He was in charge of weightlifting in Thailand when it had a teenaged doping


IWF responds to IOC criticism by vetting election candidates

  • Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has responded to intense criticism from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by adopting new rules for its elections, scheduled for March 26 to 27.

that the eligibility rules are "far too weak", or "a façade that won’t fool the IOC” and that “anti-doping

matters".This apparent clearance for candidates tainted by doping problems was "a grave error that will

; must not be serving an IWF suspension of more than 12 months; and must not have committed an anti-doping

violation within the past 10 years.The time limit on the doping ban clears Maxim Agapitov of Russia,

and poor governance on three previous occasions, is said to have highlighted the weakening of anti-doping


Biathlon World Championships set to begin in Pokljuka

  • Biathlon

Over 300 athletes are set to compete behind closed doors at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Championships in Pokljuka.

two-year sanctions introduced under the recent Court of Arbitration for Sport decision in the World Anti-Doping

Agency and Russian Anti-Doping Agency case.The Russian flag, emblems or symbols cannot be used by their

been awarded to Tyumen in Russia, but the country was later stripped of the event due to the country’s doping


IMMAF Amateur MMA Awards

  • IMMAF Elite Athletes subsections

MyNextMatch Award went to Australia for its youth programmes.Michele Verroken, who has led IMMAF's anti-doping

received the President's Award after the governing body was accepted as a signatory of the World Anti-Doping

hosting the World Championships at short notice: UAE Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts FederationAnti-Doping

their proactivity, hosting capabilities, social impact and social media, education, coaching, anti-doping

MMA Cymru (Wales)Best National Federation for MMA Coaching:Mixed Martial Arts South AfricaIMMAF Anti-Doping


Iranian wrestler Rahmani set to be stripped of ANOC World Beach Games gold medal for doping

  • ANOC World Beach Games

medal from the 2019 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games in Doha for a doping

Times, Rahmani will now be stripped of his medal after testing positive for anabolic steroids.Rahmani's doping

violation is believed to be the first recorded at the inaugural Games.ANOC could not confirm the doping

beach wrestling at the 2019 ANOC World Beach Games ©Getty Images"As per the ANOC World Beach Games anti-doping

rules, ANOC is not able to comment on any alleged anti-doping rule violation until its full results


AIBA President calls for unity in reform process after continental forum

  • Boxing

International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Umar Kremlev made another call for unity as he continued his push for reform at the organisation following a virtual continental forum today.

new AIBA Committees, the competition calendar, a development plan for National Federations and anti-doping


WADA launches new e-learning course for Paralympians

  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

athletes and coaches bound for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games has been launched by the World Anti-Doping

The course has been launched on WADA's anti-doping education and learning (ADEL) platform.

course has been designed to ensure that athletes and coaches can be informed in advance about the anti-doping

ADEL for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics' will enable various anti-doping organisations and National Paralympic

national teams, specifically the Paralympic athletes and their vital support personnel, on the anti-doping

Athletes and coaches should be viewing anti-doping as an integral part of their Tokyo 2020 training regime


IWRF development not hampered by COVID-19 crisis, claims President

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) President Richard Allcroft believes the organisation's mission to be a "world leader in Para sport" has not been hampered by the coronavirus pandemic.

several initiatives across the whole range of our activities including governance, education, anti-doping



Brian Oliver: Weightlifting has suffered untold damage under this IWF Executive Board - and here’s why

  • Inside the Blogs

Why has the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) followed one bad decision with another in recent months, drawing repeated criticism from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) along the way?

ineligible to stand in the elections or retain their seat on the Board.It will be seven if current doping

©Getty ImagesOthers include coming from a nation that is suspended, even provisionally, because of doping

last year, is one of the candidates for the top job ©IWFThe ITA is responsible for all the IWF’s anti-doping

Yodbangtoey, who oversaw the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association when Thailand was involved in two doping

Romania which became liable, in November, for suspension because its entire team of four was caught doping


UWW moves 2022 World Wrestling Championships from Russia to Serbia following CAS ruling

  • Wrestling

The 2022 World Wrestling Championships have been moved from Russia to Serbia in response to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling that Russia cannot stage major events for a two-year period.

We are respectful of the CAS decision, WADA’s [World Anti-Doping Agency] position and have adapted the

events for a two-year period ©Getty ImagesAs part of a series of sanctions imposed on the Russian Anti-Doping

be implemented in practice, WADA will monitor the enforcement of the CAS decision by all World Anti-Doping