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Olympic swimming legend Phelps doubtful of "clean field" at Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

American swimming legend Michael Phelps has revealed he is doubtful of a "clean field" at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Phelps claimed no other Olympic athlete had undergone as many doping tests as he had.

has resumed across the world amid the return of sports events and figures published by the World Anti-Doping


Ludo Saenz: Umar Kremlev will implement a clear plan to revive AIBA

  • Inside the Blogs

On Saturday (December 12), as part of the virtual Congress of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), elections were held for the new President of the organisation. Most delegates from 155 countries participating in the vote elected the secretary general of the Russian Boxing Federation (RBF), Umar Kremlev, as the new head of AIBA. 

boxing on different continents, in particular advanced training of athletes and coaches, plus anti-doping


Ilic to be re-elected Panam Sports President at two-day General Assembly

  • PASO

Neven Ilic will be re-elected unopposed as Panam Sports President at the organisation's two-day virtual General Assembly, with a new Executive Committee also set to be decided.

second day of the General Assembly will also include marketing, Panam Sports Commission and World Anti-Doping


World ParaVolley Foundation launches campaign to raise $10,000

  • Volleyball News

The World ParaVolley Foundation has launched a campaign to raise $10,000 (£7,600/€8,300) to help develop the sport and provide new opportunities to athletes.

 These are emerging countries, anti-doping and research, women in sport, development of member nations


Kryukov elected as new secretary general of Kazakhstan NOC

  • OCA

Andrey Kryukov has been elected as the new secretary general of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (HOK).

HOK President Timur Kulibayev said a "zero-tolerance policy" to doping was among the body's "main objective

objectives agreed by the HOK at the virtual Assembly was a pledge to take a "zero-tolerance policy" to doping

Quality training and competition conditions for athletes, as well as a zero-tolerance policy to doping

Kryukov is also a member of the International Swimming Federation Bureau, the World Anti-Doping Agency


RUSADA appoints new Supervisory Board to comply with updated WADA Code

  • News

A new Supervisory Board has been appointed by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) at the organisation

Changes were required to the Supervisory Board prior to the new World Anti-Doping Code coming into effect

updated Code prohibits representatives from sporting organisations to serve as members of a national anti-doping

Committee (ROC) and Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) required to relinquish their roles.The World Anti-Doping

Vinogradov of the Russian State University for the Humanities, and Sergey Ilyukov, an independent anti-doping

Board and the composition of its members, which were necessary for RUSADA to comply with the World Anti-Doping


Russian athletes responsible for most anti-doping rule violations in 2018, according to new WADA data

  • Olympics

Athletes from Russia have taken over from Italians as those responsible for the most confirmed anti-doping

rule violations (ADRVs), according to new statistics made public by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA

results of samples collected by North American organisations which are not signatories of the World Anti-Doping

Code.According to WADA, these samples are not reported into the Anti-Doping Administration and Management

in an athlete’s sample – 267 against athletes and 16 against support personnel.WADA publishes Anti-Doping

The Report highlights 1,923 confirmed Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) in 2018, involving individuals

concerned.WADA director general Olivier Niggli said: “The work conducted by WADA and a number of anti-doping


Olympic Summit declaration calls for WADA support with veiled criticism of Rodchenkov Act

  • Olympics

The global anti-doping fight was among the topics discussed at the Olympic Summit, and part of the meeting's

ability to seek fines of up to $1 million (£745,000/€825,000) and prison sentences of up to 10 years for doping

involving US athletes, broadcasters and sponsors, regardless of where they take place.The World Anti-Doping

WADA) has consistently outlined opposition to the Rodchenkov Act, saying it undermines the global anti-doping

auspices of WADA", as opposed to US law enforcement having extra-territorial jurisdiction in the anti-doping

The Summit reiterated that the fight against doping in sport can be credible and successful only if it




Montague and Mexico double winners at IMMAF Amateur MMA Awards

  • Mixed Martial Arts

New Zealand's Michelle Montague was a big winner at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Amateur MMA Awards.

the Best IMMAF Mobile Application User honour.The Mexican national body also collected the IMMAF Anti-Doping



IBSA launches confidential email address for doping whistleblowers

  • Paralympics

for athletes, coaches, referees, volunteers and other personnel to confidentially report potential doping

An email account has been set up for people to express any concerns or share information about doping

judo, ninepin and tenpin bowling, powerlifting and showdown.This latest addition to the IBSA's anti-doping

our detection efforts further," said Hela Kouki Chaouchi, chair of the IBSA Anti-Doping Committee.All

On behalf of the whole Anti-Doping Committee, let me reassure you that everything will be treated with

The IBSA Governing Board is scheduled to shortly consider the revised IBSA Anti-Doping Rules, due to


WADA assures athletes "no reason to believe" COVID-19 vaccines pose anti-doping risk

  • News

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has clarified that there is "no reason to believe" COVID-19 vaccines

would break anti-doping rules.

and they can rest assured that in the highly unlikely event that a vaccine may cause a possible anti-doping

rule violation under the World Anti-Doping Code, WADA’s oversight of any subsequent results management

will ensure that vaccines and the principles of anti-doping do not come into conflict," the global anti-doping

WADA's statement comes after one from a senior UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) official attracted criticism from

So do I risk potential serious illness/death from Covid or a doping ban and miss out on going to Tokyo