Mark Schmidt, a German doctor accused of being part of an international blood doping ring, has claimed

and in the German city Erfurt.At least 23 athletes are believed to have been involved in the blood doping

had been trying to protect athletes he worked with.Schmidt reportedly said he had not initiated the doping

if found guilty ©Getty ImagesSchmidt admitted earlier in the trial that since 2012 he had been using doping

Seefeld and Erfurt.The raids followed revelations made by Austrian skier Johannes Dürr about blood doping

from the sport after admitting to blood doping.Around 40 blood bags and other items associated with doping

Seven players have been banned from playing in International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) tournaments for nearly two years after they were found guilty of match-fixing.

the country through actions including organising training sessions for young players and giving anti-doping

Members of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) are set to elect their second permanent President in nine months when five candidates contest the crucial vote tomorrow.

worldwide governing body.Margarita Pakhnotskaya, the former deputy director general of the Russian Anti-Doping

independent expert of World Athletics.The RusAF, suspended since 2015 when allegations of state-sponsored doping

by paying World Athletics the $6.31 million (£4.8 million/€5.32 million) fine, stemming from an anti-doping

then-President Dmitry Shlyakhtin - were charged by the Athletics Integrity Unit with obstructing an anti-doping

I was once an attendee of the lunchtime chess club at my primary school, spending an adequate amount of time there to learn the rules and play a few casual matches before I gave in to the draw of joining my friends outside.

Athlete A and Icarus uncovering stories about sport’s most deplorable issues, including sexual abuse and doping

The Nigeria Rugby League Association (NRLA) and Rugby League Federation of Ghana (RLFG) have been confirmed as affiliate members of International Rugby League (IRL).

nations participating.IRL chair Greg Barclay gave an update on the IRL’s compliance with the World Anti-Doping

Matytsin has claimed the country’s bid for the Rugby World Cup would not be impacted if the Russian Anti-Doping

Agency (RUSADA) loses its appeal against World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions.

become the latest nation in weightlifting to face a loss of Olympic quota places because of multiple doping

When all current doping cases are dealt with - many are still being processed by the International Testing

testing positive for hormone and metabolic modulators.Nine Venezuelan weightlifters were suspended for doping

violations ©Getty ImagesAny nation with three or more doping cases in the Tokyo 2020 qualifying period

Agency (WADA) World Anti-Doping Code, violations by minors - those under the age of 18 - do not have

Policy (article 14.3.6), it is not mandatory to publicly report (doping) sanctions where the athlete

European Olympic Committees (EOC) aims to develop a Strategic Agenda 2030 which they claim will give the organisation’s leadership a clear path for the future.

Olympic Committees (NOCs) from governance, sporting success and funding.The challenges of globalisation, doping

International Equestrian Federation (FEI) President Ingmar De Vos pledged to "keep working on gender balance" after the Board achieved a female representation of 38 per cent.

United States.It was hoped the Temporary Committee could help solve issues such as welfare concerns and doping

President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, has visited the International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) headquarters in Budapest to discuss the sport's debut at the Sanya Asian Beach Games next year.

full member of the Global Association of International Sports Federations, as well as the World Anti-Doping

Agency's approval of FITEQ as an official signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code.There was also talks

Men's world 100 metres champion Christian Coleman has appealed his two-year ban for breaching anti-doping

" decision by the Disciplinary Tribunal.The tribunal concluded that Naser had not committed an anti-doping

April 12 of last year and January 24 2020.Missing three tests within 12 months is the equivalent of a doping

Incumbent Marisol Casado and Mads Freund are this week entering the final stage of their respective campaigns for the Presidency of World Triathlon.

There was a fair bit of, albeit largely institutional, news from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

is known in sport's alphabet soup of acronyms, has been widely touted as a "game-changer" for anti-doping

IOC President Thomas Bach has described it as a "method that could very well revolutionise the anti-doping

at with its development.Dried blood spot testing has been hailed as a possible game changer by anti-doping

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has slammed a two-week suspension given to National Football League

positive for a performance-enhancing substance, claiming the sanction "brings into sharp focus the anti-doping

leagues in the US, including the NFL and Major League Baseball, are not signatories to the World Anti-Doping

sports are being excluded from the protection provided when competing under the terms of the World Anti-Doping

adding the US leagues have created an unsafe environment for athletes with their more lenient anti-doping

 "WADA stands ready to work with the US Anti-Doping Agency and the sports organisations in question

also clashed over the Rodchenkov Act, which gives US officials the power to prosecute individuals for doping

Japan's Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto has claimed it is not up to the country's Government to investigate a series of payments made to the Tokyo Bid Committee during the campaign for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

group with ties to Papa Massata.Both have already been convicted of corruption linked to the Russian doping

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has issued the latest guidance for testing during the COVID-19 pandemic

document published in May, with input from both the World Health Organization and a group of National Anti-Doping

reflects the latest scientific knowledge on the pandemic, as well as the impact of COVID-19 on Anti-Doping

pleased to provide this updated ADO guidance to continue to help maintain the integrity of the anti-doping

community has other tools to maintain the integrity of the anti-doping system."

As the global leader of the fight against doping in sport, WADA wants to ensure that ADOs worldwide use