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British law enforcement officer to head Biathlon Integrity Unit

  • Biathlon

Britain's Greg McKenna has been appointed head of the Biathlon Integrity Unit (BIU), taking up the role as of today.

and has demonstrated that he shares our commitment to delivering education, investigation and anti-doping

Union.Established in 2019, the BIU will manage all integrity-related matters concerning biathlon, including anti-doping




FIS appoint UCI expert Damsgaard to oversee Covid-19 testing and hygiene protocols

  • Skiing

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced the appointment of Rasmus Damsgaard as the governing body’s Covid-19 expert for testing and hygiene.

Damsgaard currently works with the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation

by Damsgaard have been approved by the World Health Organization, the UCI, CADF and the World Anti-Doping

the FIS events, including the logistics with the facilities and operations, having served as FIS anti-doping

in place until at least March 2021, subject to the review of the overall situation.The FIS thanked doping

control agencies PWC, Clearidium, the International Testing Agency and multiple National Anti-Doping


Saudi Arabian weightlifter provisionally suspended after failed drugs test

  • Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has provisionally suspended Saudi Arabian athlete Mustafa Radha Al-Mulad after he failed a drugs test.

As a consequence, the athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation

Asian Games ©Getty Images"In any case where it is determined that the athlete did not commit an anti-doping



Exclusive: Record number of London 2012 disqualifications shows justice been served, WADA President claims

  • London 2012

A programme that saw more than two-thirds of 5,000 urine and blood samples taken at London 2012 re-analysed to test for banned performance-enhancing drugs, leading to an Olympic record number of disqualifications, has sent a clear message that athletes who have cheated can never rest comfortably, it has been claimed.

Mallon, the editor of Olympedia, a total of 139 athletes have so far been banned or disqualified from doping

been disqualified at an Olympic Games, beating the previous record of 81 at Beijing 2008.World Anti-Doping

five gold.Many were implicated as a result of the McLaren Report into allegations of state-sponsored doping

The fact that more doping violations have been detected at London 2012 than in any other Games simply

 To read more on the record number of doping disqualifications at London 2012 click here.


RusAF pay outstanding fine to World Athletics as first reinstatement condition met

  • Athletics

The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) is set to avoid expulsion from World Athletics after it paid the outstanding fine owed to the global governing body in full today.

to be paid to World Athletics.The fine from World Athletics came after an investigation into an anti-doping

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


ITF withdraw doping charge against American player Tikhomirov

  • Tennis

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has withdrawn a doping violation charge against American player

form, and failed to provide a sample following that notification.This would have constituted an anti-doping

rule violation under article 2.3 of the ITF anti-doping programme.

 Both the World Anti-Doping Agency and the United States Anti-Doping Agency have the right to appeal


Duncan Mackay: Record number of doping cases, but was London 2012 actually the cleanest Games ever?

  • Inside the Blogs

Yesterday marked a significant anniversary in the Olympic calendar as it was eight years since the Closing Ceremony of London 2012, an event billed as "A Symphony of British Music" featuring the likes of Paul McCartney, The Who, George Michael, The Pet Shop Boys, The Kinks' Ray Davies and The Spice Girls.

Charter at the time, the eight-year statute of limitations expires.It means that any athlete whose doping

editor of Olympedia, a total of 139 athletes have so far been disqualified from London 2012 because of doping

Overall, a total of 28 countries had athletes disqualified because of doping offences.

  Athletics was the sport which produced the largest number of disqualified athletes for doping

In fact, he is delighted.Parallels can be drawn between anti-doping and the current COVID-19 pandemic



FASANOC elect new Board members at postponed Annual General Assembly

  • ONOC

The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) elected new members to its Board during its deferred Annual General Assembly.

Lenoa invited the President of Fiji Jioje Konrote, past FASANOC Presidents, the Oceania Regional Anti-Doping


Yurchenko returns as RusAF President on temporary basis until November 30 elections

  • Athletics

Yevgeny Yurchenko has returned as the Acting President of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) until new elections are held by the troubled organisation on November 30.

million (£4.8 million/€5.3 million) fine as part of its reinstatement criteria following the nation's doping

of seven RusAF officials were charged by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) with obstructing an anti-doping

missed tests.Russia has been suspended by World Athletics since 2015 when allegations of state-sponsored doping