Swimming Australia has been forced to find a new chief executive less than a year before the start of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games after Leigh Russell announced she is stepping down from the role.

positive sample for prohibited non-steroid anabolic agent Ligandrol in June 2019 and received a four-year doping

 During her time at Swimming Australia, Leigh Russell dealt with the doping case involving Shayna

Mikhail Bukhanov, acting director general of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), has contradicted

predecessor, Yuri Ganus, that there is "no chance" of winning next week's appeal against World Anti-Doping

obtained from the Moscow Laboratory - after its original investigation into allegations of state-sponsored doping

For now we never break any anti-doping rules and we do our job and that is all I can say."

regime.Yuri Ganus, controversially sacked as director general of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency in August

Agency.In 2016 and 2017, when annual testing had to take place through the agency of UK Anti-Doping,

We really want to do our job, to fight against doping on behalf of clear sportsmen."

Former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Lamine Diack and his son, Papa Massata, have both lodged appeals against convictions they received in a court in Paris last month for corruption, but former Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) head Valentin Balakhnichev has not challenged his sentence.

treasurer of IAAF and was allegedly involved in a scheme with Lamine Diack, right, to cover up the doping

million (£4.6 million/$5.9 million) in damages for breach of trust.Gabriel Dollé, the former head of anti-doping

Two-time Olympic champion Donovan Bailey has suggested Andre De Grasse is among the contenders to secure the men’s 100 metres title at Tokyo 2020 following the suspension of world champion Christian Coleman.

connection with an attempted test on April 26.Missing three tests in a 12-month period results in an anti-doping

Canadian after finishing in 9.89 seconds to secure the silver medal.The 38-year-old, who has served two doping

American Para-triathlete Jamie Brown was cleared of a doping violation after the United States Anti-Doping

 "How many more athletes will suffer and resources will be wasted before we, as a World Anti-Doping

USADA chief executive Travis Tygart criticised the doping system after Jamie Brown's violation was found

Italy's Matteo Spreafico has been fired from his team Vini Zabù-Brado-KTM after testing positive for a prohibited substance at the Giro d’Italia.

from the team, which he joined in August from Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec, and could face a four-year doping

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has approved a safety plan in a bid to protect all athletes, coaches and personnel from COVID-19 at the 2021 Men's World Championship.

Population.The plan has been given the green light by the IHF COVID-19 Medical Task Force, led by IHF Anti-Doping

Federations (GAISF) are supporting International Federations (IFs) with the adaptation of their anti-doping

rules to ensure compliance with the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code.

2021 Code was published in June following amendments to the draft approved at the World Conference on Doping

in Sport in Katowice in Poland last November.The World Anti-Doping Code is the document which coordinates

anti-doping regulations across all sports and countries signed up to it.Signatories must ensure their

Memorandum of Understanding in late 2019, said they are working in cooperation with the World Anti-Doping

In line with our mission to fight doping in sport globally, the ITA is pleased to have supported free

A total of 70 participants from 27 nations are set to compete in the first World Virtual Freestyle Floorball Cup (WVFFC).

events, which was exactly what we aimed for with this event concept," said IFF communications and anti-doping

Ustyugov looks set to contest a four-year results ban imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport Anti-Doping

International Biathlon Union (IBU) as "simply ridiculous".The CAS ADD found Ustyugov guilty of an anti-doping

Ustyugov had the "benefit of protection and support to artificially augment his performance through doping

common enterprise".Evgeny Ustyugov, who retired from biathlon in 2014, was found guilty of an anti-doping

on analysis of Moscow Laboratory data.The IBU said Ustyugov had "committed an Article 2.2 ADRV [anti-doping

rule violation] under the 2012 IBU Anti-Doping Rules" by using the prohibited substance oxandrolone.He

The Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC) has honoured the country's first batch of female doping control

Thirty female trainees received their doping control officer (DCO) certificates in recognition of them

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Olympic Complex in Riyadh, the course was organised by The Saudi Arabian Anti-Doping

the certificate.Prince Fahad bin Jalawi awards certificates to the the first batch of Saudi female doping

contribution to raising the quality and efficiency of the national capacity to carry out the tasks of doping

control, and their work towards maintaining a clean sports environment that is safe and free of doping

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency’s (RUSADA) appeal against a four-year package of sanctions including a

The hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) between RUSADA and World Anti-Doping Agency (

route to competition at major events for Russian athletes who can prove they had no involvement in the doping

can compete.Russia's Sports Ministry has previously been accused of involvement in a state-sponsored doping

World champion sprinter Christian Coleman has been banned for two years for anti-doping offences, ruling

connection with an attempted test on April 26.Missing three tests in a 12-month period results in an anti-doping

for the Drake Relays when he was contacted several hours before the 60-minute window for the day by a doping

Australian sports lawyer and International Swimming Federation (FINA) Legal Committee member Darren Kane has been appointed to chair the new International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Reform and Governance Commission. 

due to consider proposals from members.Outside organisations including the IOC, ASOIF, the World Anti-Doping

Agency, the International Testing Agency - which has signed a deal to run weightlifting's anti-doping

 "The successful reform of the IWF’s anti-doping procedures, based on principles of independent

World Rugby has published a new report which suggests hosting the Rugby World Cup can generate up to £2.9 billion ($3.77 billion/€3.19 billion) in total economic impact.

 Russia's four-year ban on hosting World Championships - part of a package of World Anti-Doping

Agency punishments for systemic doping which are being appealed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport