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Kipsang arrested for breaching Kenyan coronavirus curfew

  • Athletics

Kenya's former world marathon record holder Wilson Kipsang was among a group arrested after breaking the curfew set by the country in its effort to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Kipsang was provisionally suspended from athletics in January, after two alleged breaches of anti-doping


Liam Morgan: Postponement of Tokyo 2020 raises tough questions for anti-doping

  • Inside the Blogs

By the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) own admission, postponing Tokyo 2020 until 2021 has raised thousands of questions.

yet been answered, including what the decision to delay the Olympics and Paralympics means for anti-doping

of a drugs ban are free to compete at the rearranged event next year.It is a subject even World Anti-Doping

Before the coronavirus pandemic, a doping ban meant exactly that; now athletes are suspended from events

are few and far between, and there is little suggestion from anyone in the convoluted world of anti-doping

to the "global list of ineligible persons" compiled by the Athletics Integrity Unit, which handles doping


Drachev facing calls to resign as Russian Biathlon Union President

  • Biathlon

Vladimir Drachev is facing calls to resign as President of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) after a group of athletes and officials urged him to step down before his term ends next year.

The IBU relegated the RBU to provisional membership in December 2017 as punishment for the country's doping


Athlete age limits to be relaxed following rescheduling of Tokyo 2020 Olympics

  • Tokyo 2020

Age limits for athletes in certain sports are set to be relaxed following the rescheduling of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission.

athletes and spectators.Concerns have also been raised over the impact of the coronavirus crisis on anti-doping

, with several National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) significantly reducing or halting testing entirely

Testing Agency and involving experts from IFs and NADOs and featuring consultation with the World Anti-Doping

Athletes' Commission cited the decision to store pre-Games samples for 10-years as a tool to combat doping


Jack set to testify at CAS hearing into four-year doping ban

  • Swimming

Australian swimmer Shayna Jack is reportedly set to take the stand during her Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing after she appealed her four-year ban for testing positive for a prohibited substance.

anabolic agent Ligandrol in June.The 21-year-old was given the maximum length of suspension for a first doping

response to growing international concern over the virus, if her appeal against the Australian Anti-Doping



CAS hearings in Russia case against WADA could start in July

  • News

Hearings in Russia's case against the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) at the Court of Arbitration for

hearings to be held in public ©Getty ImagesWADA asked for hearings in its case with the Russian Anti-Doping

any World Championships it has been awarded.Athletes who can prove they were not implicated in the doping


China's weightlifters power on towards Olympic glory

  • Weightlifting

While weightlifters around the world have been unable to train properly because gyms are closed during the coronavirus crisis, Chinese athletes have been in record-breaking form.

the rankings in 10 of the 14 Olympic weight categories.In unrelated news, Greece has had its second doping



Highest-paid official by Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee helped lobby Diack to secure votes

  • Tokyo 2020

A former executive at Japanese marketing agency Dentsu, who was given millions of dollars to help Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has claimed he played a crucial role in securing the support of officials including Lamine Diack.

where he is accused of corruption, influence-trafficking and money laundering linked to the Russian doping



AOC dismiss collaboration claims to force Tokyo 2020 move

  • Tokyo 2020

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) have dismissed claims the organisation worked in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) or their counterparts from Canada to help force the postponement of Tokyo 2020 until next year.

Another important prerequisite for athletes was the resumption of global doping controls, sufficient


WADA's first Code Compliance report published

  • News

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said more than 3,000 corrective actions were implemented by signatories

by WADA in monitoring the compliance of Code signatories in 2019.Signatories include National Anti-Doping

to assist signatories.This includes a number of templates and checklists, which are on WADA’s Anti-Doping


McLaren appointed FIBA Integrity Officer

  • Basketball

Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren has been appointed as International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Integrity Officer.

recent years in sport integrity, including producing the McLaren Report which outlined state-sponsored doping


Canadian anti-doping tests stop amid coronavirus outbreak

  • News

Anti-doping testing in Canada has been paused until further notice because of the coronavirus outbreak

in Sport has said it is providing athletes with medical advice rather than testing them.Other anti-doping

authorities such as UK Anti-Doping and the United States Anti-Doping Agency have scaled back their programmes

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is actively monitoring these adjustments", said a CCES statement.

Athletes continue to be subject to the Canadian Anti-Doping Program during this time.""

Anti-doping never sleeps, that is my message to the athletes," Bańka said."