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Modzmanashvili banned for eight years after caught doping in IOC re-tests from London 2012

  • Wrestling

Modzmanashvili has been banned for eight years after he was stripped of his Olympic wrestling silver medal for doping

the 120 kilograms freestyle event at London 2012, could have been banned for life as it is his second doping

was also among those to have failed for the heart-attack drug meldonium in 2016 but was cleared of a doping

offence as the traces of the substance in his sample were deemed not to have met the World Anti-Doping

eight-year statute of limitations.At least 139 athletes have so far been banned or disqualified for doping



LIMS cases and impact of COVID-19 on anti-doping on agenda for WADA Executive Committee

  • News

The investigation into doping in weightlifting, cases arising from the Moscow Laboratory database and

COVID-19 on the global system are set to be among the main topics on the agenda when the World Anti-Doping

WADA's dispute with the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport

last week, governance reforms at the anti-doping watchdog and its relationship with the United States

the Moscow Laboratory.According to the latest update provided by WADA, a total of 61 potential anti-doping

WitoldBanka) November 7, 2020WADA director general Olivier Niggli claimed earlier this year that "anti-doping

collected in July.The organisation established an expert testing group to identify lessons the anti-doping


Azema elected to ARISF Council during virtual General Assembly

  • News

Claude Azema has been elected as an Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) Council member at the organisation’s virtual General Assembly today.

Olympic programme.The virtual meeting saw contributions from IOC sport director Kit McConnell, World Anti-Doping


Australian swimmers set to lose London 2012 Olympic medals hit out at anti-doping rules

  • Swimming

Australian swimmers James Magnussen and Christian Sprenger have claimed it would be unfair if they were to lose their Olympic relay bronze medals after London 2012 team mate Brenton Rickard revealed a sample he provided at the Games had tested positive for a banned substance.

not the final, all six swimmers stand to lose their Olympic bronze medals if he is found guilty of a doping

Anti-doping isn’t my field of expertise, but having spoken to him, he was adamant that it was nothing

If Rickard is proven to have committed an anti-doping rule violation, the Australian team's bronze medals


Russian Biathlon Union status not on agenda of upcoming IBU Congress

  • Biathlon

The status of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) has not been included on the provisional agenda for the International Biathlon Union’s (IBU) virtual Congress this week, it has been revealed.

RBU was demoted to provisional membership of the IBU in December 2017 in response to the country's doping

motion to consider the early reinstatement of the organisation.Russia has had several high profile doping


ASOIF officials claim weightlifting's Olympic place at Paris 2024 not at risk despite IWF crisis

  • Weightlifting

Weightlifting is not at risk of losing its place on the Olympic Games programme, despite the crisis at the global governing body, senior officials at the umbrella organisation for Summer Olympic sports have claimed.

resignation of Tamás Aján after he was accused of corruption featuring financial malpractice, anti-doping

as well as the global governance of the International Federation".The previous day, the World Anti-Doping

the Olympic programme had been threatened by the IOC last year because of concerns with the sport's doping

at the 2024 Games in the French capital after the IWF agreed to hand over the majority of its anti-doping


Roglič crowned 2020 Vuelta a España champion as Ackermann wins final stage

  • Cycling

Slovenia’s Primož Roglič was crowned winner of the Vuelta a España for the second successive year in Madrid, as Germany’s Pascal Ackermann triumphed on the final stage of the race.

winner last year when Spain’s Juan José Cobo was retrospectively stripped of the title over an anti-doping



ASOIF and AIMS set to hold virtual General Assemblies

  • News

Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) and Alliance of Independent recognised Members of Sport (AIMS) are set to hold General Assemblies tomorrow, with the meetings taking place virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.

from July 23 to August 8 next year.Reports will also be delivered by Paris 2024 and the World Anti-Doping


WADA and ONDCP leaders pledge renewed path of dialogue and collaboration after "positive meeting"

  • News

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and United States Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

organisations with the goal of better working together for the good of athletes and the global anti-doping

saw discussion about how the two organisations can work together to strengthen and harmonise the anti-doping

system in the US, as well as the impact of COVID-19 on the global anti-doping system.United States Olympic

designed to influence international sports competitions through doping.Individual athletes who get caught doping

would not be subject to punishment under the law.WADA has claimed the law could undermine the anti-doping


United Through Sports Virtual Youth Festival 2020 offers unique and historic prospect of togetherness

  • The Big Read

The COVID-19 pandemic has been the mother of invention with regard to sporting initiatives this year - and the impending United Through Sports (UTS) Virtual Youth Festival 2020, the finals of which start on November 20, will be a uniquely ingenious and historic event.

Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund), the World Anti-Doping


Fasel warns of "very serious" impact on future IIHF World Championships if Russia loses CAS appeal

  • Ice Hockey

President René Fasel has warned the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling in favour of the World Anti-Doping

major events - including World Championships and the Olympic Games - for four years if the Russian Anti-Doping

they meet a series of conditions, including proving they had no involvement in the state-sponsored doping

country's athletes competed as "Olympic Athletes from Russia" following revelations of a state-sponsored doping


Russian Triathlon Federation head Ivanov nominated for RusAF Presidency

  • Athletics

Peter Ivanov, head of the Russian Triathlon Federation (RTF) and director general of High-Speed Railways, is the latest figure to be nominated for the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) Presidency.

by paying World Athletics a $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

international track and field competitions since November 2015 following allegations of state-sponsored doping

is due to be discussed at the next World Athletics Council meeting in December.If the Russian Anti-Doping