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Russian teenage pole vault star seeks nationality switch to Belarus

  • Athletics

Russia’s teenage pole vault star Matvey Volkov has confirmed his intention to switch nationality to represent Belarus, following the Russian Athletics Federation’s (RusAF) failure to meet a deadline set by World Athletics to make a payment as part of reinstatement process.

million) in various costs.In reaction to the missed deadline, World Athletics halted the work of the Doping

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


McLaren Global Sport Solutions appointed to analyse safe sport models in Canada

  • Olympics

McLaren Global Sport Solutions (MGSS), the company established by Richard McLaren, has been selected to provide analysis, input and recommendations on preventing and addressing maltreatment in sport in Canada.

appointed to several high-profile cases in sport in recent years, including investigating state-sponsored doping


Doping case of Irish rugby player Cronin could reopen

  • Rugby Sevens

The anti-doping case against Irish rugby union player James Cronin could reopen after a new Memorandum

that Cronin had been given the wrong medication from a pharmacy in Cork, which was on the World Anti-Doping

Sport.New information could arise from the new MoU with PSI, however.Una May, Sport Ireland's head of anti-doping

new agreement in relation to the Cronin case.What are the odds of a simple mistake leading to an anti-doping


Main returns to IWRF as anti-doping manager

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Eron Main has returned to the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) as anti-doping manager

and secretary general in January, after a decade in the roles.He has now accepted the volunteer anti-doping

The IWRF is pleased to announce that Eron Main has taken on the role of the IWRF anti-doping manager,

The IWRF has been working closely with the World Anti Doping Association for the last several months

to ensure that all of the international standards can be met ahead of the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code

Complementing all of these are the IWRF's anti-doping and therapeutic use exemption (TUE) manuals, which


RUSADA claims report accusing it of financial irregularities "cannot be considered reliable"

  • Latest

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has hit back at the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and Russian

conduct the audit was FinExpertiza, but RUSADA questioned whether it was accredited by the World Anti-Doping

indicate that the auditor did not understand the organization of the activities of the national anti-doping

the fact that they themselves are not fully versed in organization of professional activities of anti-doping

It has been suggested that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's leadership, including director general Yuriy

 "Doping control is one of the priority areas of sports policy , the attention of all international


Bach insists IOC "fully committed" to staging "frugal" Tokyo Olympics in 2021

  • Tokyo 2020

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has reaffirmed that the organisation is "fully committed" to the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games taking place next year, also emphasising a wish for the event to be "frugal".

Youth Olympic Games until 2026.A report on the work of a Disciplinary Commission set up following a doping


Ghasemi and Makhov set to be awarded London 2012 wrestling title

  • Wrestling

Iran’s Komeil Ghasemi and Russia’s Bilyal Makhov have been upgraded to gold medals in the men’s 120-kilogram freestyle wrestling event at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

lawyer for Makhov, a three-time world champion, called for the public to not rush to judgement over the doping


Commonwealth Games weightlifting medallist Singh facing ban after positive test for HGH

  • Weightlifting

Commonwealth Games weightlifting silver medallist Pardeep Singh of India has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for human growth hormone (HGH).

informed the concerned federation and the weightlifter in March just before the lockdown," National Anti-Doping

HGH is prohibited in and out of competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).According to WADA,


Modifications of Rule 50 the centre of latest Panam Sports Athletes' Commission meeting

  • PASO

The Panam Sports Athletes' Commission has held a meeting on Rule 50, with potential modifications rather than abolishment the focus of discussions.

Sports.International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission vice-chair Danka Bartekova, World Anti-Doping

efforts to help athletes during the coronavirus pandemic.WADA's updates on advancements made to the anti-doping


Tokyo 2020 expected to dominate discussions at IOC Executive Board meeting

  • Olympics

The postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is expected to be the central topic once more at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board meeting tomorrow, which comes two days before the first virtual IOC Session.

this year.Reports on the International Federations, National Olympic Committees, athletes and anti-doping


Russian Olympic Committee increase pressure on Ganus with accusation of financial irregularities

  • Olympics

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has increased the pressure on Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA)

general in August 2017 and oversaw the controversial reinstatement of the organisation by the World Anti-Doping

recommendation of its Compliance Review Committee (CRC) to again deem RUSADA non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping

Championships it has been awarded.RUSADA has appealed the WADA decision to the CAS.The national anti-doping

someone who could inspire confidence in a renewed RUSADA and was untarnished by its central role in the doping



Russian Athletics Federation President Yurchenko resigns after missed deadline

  • Olympics

Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) President Yevgeny Yurchenko has resigned after the organisation missed a deadline to pay a fine to World Athletics. 

$6.31 million (£5 million/€5.6 million) fine, part of the reinstatement criteria following the nation's doping

million) in various costs.In reaction to the missed deadline, World Athletics halted the work of the Doping

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


Mike Rowbottom: UK Sport and British Gymnastics – when the quest for gold turns grey

  • Inside the Blogs

It has been a bad week for British Olympic sport. Further statements from female gymnasts detailing abusive and coercive behaviour within the British Gymnastics system have been compounded by yesterday's report in the Mail on Sunday of dubious and potentially harmful conduct by UK Sport regarding its athletes in the run-up to the London 2012 Games.

sports were given DeltaG, an energy boosting drink, despite doubts about whether it was within anti-doping

included a synthetic version of a naturally occurring body acid called ketones.This was not a case of doping

– the substance was not on the list of substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

obliged those using it to sign a waiver making themselves individually responsible if they failed a doping


Tygart claims ONDCP report "realistic" as USADA and WADA feud intensifies

  • News

United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief executive Travis Tygart has claimed the United States

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) report on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) paints a

when compared to its financial contribution.As well as calling for more independent athletes and anti-doping

drafting of the report and said he had the impression "USADA would like to take control of the global anti-doping

The US has been a vocal critic of WADA's handling of the Russian doping scandal, while Tygart also suggested

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