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Olympic champions Silnov and Antyukh among four Russian athletes charged with doping offences

  • Athletics

Two Olympic champions are among four Russian athletes who have been charged with doping offences by the

method, reports Associated Press.The AIU said all four cases were based on an investigation into Russian doping

for the World Anti-Doping Agency presented in 2016 by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren.Silnov was the

Natalya Antyukh, who won gold in the women's 400 metres hurdles at London 2012 has been charged with doping


Coe says World Athletics Championships could move to 2022

  • Athletics

The World Athletics Championships could be moved from next year to 2022 to accommodate the rearranged Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, according to World Athletics President Sebastian Coe.

Paralympics as their federation seeks to restore faith in its operation following the long-standing doping


WADA President warns athletes against using coronavirus crisis to cheat anti-doping system

  • News

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Bańka has warned athletes against using the coronavirus

In a promise to athletes concerned over the impact of COVID-19 on anti-doping, Bańka told insidethegames

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

suspended and cancelled or limited in others, but we will do our best to maintain the integrity of the anti-doping

common sense".The Polish official admitted some athletes could be concerned about competitors whose doping

The former Polish Sports Minister said WADA was in daily close contact with other anti-doping organisations


AEPSAD providing pandemic medical advice as anti-doping tests halted in Spain

  • News

Sport (AEPSAD) says it is helping athletes with medical advice during the coronavirus outbreak as anti-doping

“There is no sense in assigning doctors to carry out anti-doping controls when they have a social task

Spain and it makes no sense to go to the home of a family who is confined, three or four hours to do doping

“We are now in athlete protection mode and medical advice, more than an anti-doping system.”Spain has

Agency’s (WADA) ADAMS system.WADA released updated coronavirus guidance for anti-doping organisations

earlier this week, with the anti-doping watchdog saying it is prioritising public health, safety and


Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation adapting processes amid coronavirus threat

  • Cycling

The Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF) has changed its testing programme and procedures due to the

line with Government measures in impacted countries and kept up with guidelines from the World Anti-Doping

(UCI) Registered Testing Pool (RTP).Cyclists in the RTP are also still required to inform the anti-doping

 "The CADF will continue to liaise with the UCI, WADA and the anti-doping community to remain abreast

of the latest information and health protocols in order to maintain an effective anti-doping programme

programme.From 2021, the UCI has agreed to transfer the running of its anti-doping programme to the


Aján not allowed to resume IWF leadership in April after Board extends his absence

  • Weightlifting

Tamás Aján will not return to his duties as planned next month because his “stand-aside” from the Presidency of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has been extended by two months.

Within the documentary, allegations were raised with respect to financial irregularities, corruption, doping

control distribution, doping sample manipulation, doping payment irregularities, doping activities in


Tygart claims "serious holes" in testing if Tokyo 2020 had gone ahead as planned

  • Tokyo 2020

United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief executive Travis Tygart has claimed there would have been

COVID-19 pandemic and has been all-but shut down in countries worst hit by the virus.The World Anti-Doping

added that delaying the Games until no later than the summer of 2021 would also prevent the Russian doping

sanctions on Russia after it found data from the Moscow Laboratory had been manipulated.The Russian Anti-Doping


Khorkina claims postponing Tokyo 2020 is punishment from God for offending Russia

  • Gymnastics

Russia's two-time Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Svetlana Khorkina has made the controversial claim that the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games is God's punishment for the sports community and the world in general for the removal of the country from leading international competitions.

The Russian flag was due to be absent from Tokyo 2020 after the World Anti-Doping Agency banned the nation

allowed to compete neutrally.These measures are yet to be implemented, however, after the Russian Anti-Doping



WBA champion Besputin claims B sample not opened because of coronavirus pandemic

  • Boxing

World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight world champion Alexander Besputin has claimed his B sample has not been opened because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Besputin, who won the WBA welterweight world title on November 30 2019, had a sample collected by doping

inspectors following the fight in Monaco.The results from the A sample of Besputin’s doping test in

substance, ligandrol, in his body.The Russian's B sample was due to be opened earlier this month at an anti-doping

The opening of the doping sample has been cancelled due to the current global situation," Besputin said.Alexander

were announced, Besputin told TASS he was "puzzled and shocked" over the initial outcome of the doping


Doping researcher who defended Armstrong handed doping ban

  • Cycling

A doping researcher who testified on behalf of Lance Armstrong during the United States Department of

Justice case has been banned from cycling for doping.

metabolites at the USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships on August 31, 2019.The United States Anti-Doping

collected.Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France seven times before being disqualified over the biggest doping

ImagesArmstrong is known for winning the Tour de France seven times before being disqualified over the biggest doping

misuse of federal funds through using sponsorship money from the US Postal Service to finance the team’s doping

operation.Armstrong publicly acknowledged his involvement in doping in January 2013.In April 2018, he


NOC's continue to welcome decision to postpone Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

National Olympic Committees have continued to welcome the decision to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Russian flag was due to be absent from Tokyo 2020 after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned

allowed to compete neutrally.These measures are yet to be implemented, however, after the Russian Anti-Doping




NOCs endorse IOC decision to postpone Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

Numerous National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have come out in support of the decision to postpone Tokyo 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

did broadcaster Discovery, while Paris 2024 also expressed solidarity with Tokyo 2020.The World Anti-Doping

The health and safety of the athletes remains the number-one priority for WADA and the anti-doping community