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Romanian weightlifting pair to be stripped of London 2012 medals after positive retests

  • Weightlifting

Roxana Cocos and Răzvan Martin are set to be stripped of their London 2012 Olympic medals after three Romanian weightlifters were disqualified following positive retests from the Games.

Dzina Sazanavets, the initial third and fourth place finishers, have already been disqualified for doping

two of weightlifting's 15 weight divisions at London 2012 have not seen an athlete disqualified for a doping


Movement For Credible Cycling say lower number of tests in 2020 a "great source of worry"

  • Cycling

The Movement For Credible Cycling (MPCC) has said the lower number of anti-doping tests conducted in

statement from the group expressed concern over the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the anti-doping

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), through its general director Olivier Niggli, conceded a few days

ago that the pandemic may have created some 'holes' in the anti-doping programmes in several countries

The Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF) admitted a 90 per cent decrease in out-of-competition tests

The CADF announced in September that its anti-doping programme had returned to normal after a major drop


Sutton accused of "absolutely lying" when denying knowledge of doping

  • Cycling

has been accused of "absolutely lying" when he told a parliamentary committee he had no knowledge of doping

Cycling and Team Sky coach, claimed to a digital, culture, media and sport select committee looking into doping

in sport in 2016 that he had no personal experience of being around any doping, either as a rider or


FASANOC acknowledges work of ACE Programme and Athletes' Commission

  • ONOC

The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) acknowledged the work of the Athletes and Communities Engagement (ACE) Programme and Athletes Commission with a week-long event. 

Mar was also in attendance, along with Oceania National Olympic Committees and Oceania Regional Anti-Doping


RUSADA to disband Supervisory Board early and appoint new one

  • Olympics

Members of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Supervisory Board are to be released from their terms

at the end of the year, and a new Supervisory Board chosen which is in-line with the World Anti-Doping

significant irregularities in the financial and economic activities" of the organisation.Both the World Anti-Doping

Agency (WADA) and Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations said Ganus' sacking raised concerns.Earlier



POA Athletes' Commission holds inaugural National Athletes Forum

  • OCA

The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) Athletes’ Commission has held its first-ever National Athletes Forum.

Guest speakers discussed issues including the prevention of harassment and abuse in sport, anti-doping

opportunity to discuss how you the athletes can spread these values in society," Bach added.Injuries, anti-doping

for athletes to prevent harassment and abuse as well as POA reporting mechanisms.Waqar Ahmad, Anti-Doping


GAISF general director announced as Global Esports Executive Summit speaker

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) general director Philippe Gueisbuhler has been announced as a speaker at the 2020 Global Esports Executive Summit.

event.K League esports manager Byoungho Kang, Maccabiah Games chief executive Roy Hessing, Korea Anti-Doping



IWF to continue to "embrace" technology after success of Online Youth World Cup

  • Weightlifting

International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Interim President Mike Irani revealed the governing body would continue to "embrace" technology after the success of the Online Youth World Cup.

 The appointment of Intarat, whose nation is banned from Tokyo 2020 because of doping, was criticised



Syrian NOC delegation visits Moscow to discuss cooperation and use of Russian facilities

  • EOC

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has invited the Syrian Olympic Committee (SOC) to "take advantage" of sports facilities in Russia as he looks to strengthen ties between the two countries.

years if the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upholds a series of sanctions imposed by World Anti-Doping

Agency as punishment for the manipulation of data from the Moscow Laboratory.The Russian Anti-Doping


Schmidhauser to step down after 12 years as Antidoping Switzerland President

  • Olympics

Corinne Schmidhauser claims she will be leaving Antidoping Switzerland in "a very good starting position" after deciding to end her 12-year reign as President.

Schmidhauser, a former Alpine skier who competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics, insisted doping remained

Schmidhauser, founding President of Antidoping Switzerland, said doping remained "one of the greatest

threats" to sport ©Getty Images"But it is much more than that - doping damages the role model that sport

This collaboration has been repeatedly undermined and questioned by individual countries, anti-doping

The additional funds will allow Antidoping Switzerland to continue fighting doping in a credible and


WADA publishes membership of Standing Committees for 2021

  • Olympics

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published membership of its five Standing Committees for the

policy and priority development for the Agency and are crucial to advancing the Agency’s mission for doping-free