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Russian Sports Minister "respects" decision to postpone Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin revealed he "respects" 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)

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


WADA to continue testing "where appropriate, where possible" amid coronavirus pandemic

  • News

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said athletes should be aware that testing can continue "where

The organisation has responded to athlete queries concerning anti-doping in light of the pandemic by

Committee.This follows on from WADA’s COVID-19 guidance that was issued last Friday (March 20) to Anti-Doping

The situation clearly goes well beyond anti-doping and sport, and this document is designed to address

 "The anti-doping community has banded together to adjust its daily operations by suspending or

 "We will get through this situation and everyone hopes that we can return the global anti-doping



Canadian ice hockey official suspended for obstructing drug tester

  • Ice Hockey

Hockey Canada vice-president of hockey operations Scott Salmond, after he was found to have obstructed a doping

One Cup in Moscow on December 12 in 2017.The official was found to have prevented an “IIHF-appointed Doping

aiding, abetting, conspiring, covering up or any other type of intentional complicity involving an anti-doping

”Salmond appealed a one-year suspension issued by the IIHF Disciplinary Board, while the World Anti-Doping

“In order to combat doping in sport, it is imperative that all stakeholders, from players to coaches

to officials, support and show the utmost respect and cooperation for the anti-doping measures that have


Cambodia Anti-Doping Agency holds educational activity for national badminton team

  • Badminton

The Cambodia Anti-Doping Agency held an educational activity for the country's national badminton team

An anti-doping educational activity was organised for the team at the Morodok Techo National Stadium.It

aimed to increase awareness of the dangers of doping, share knowledge and prevent the use of banned

2023 South East Asian Games in Cambodia ©Asean FootballThe session was supported by the World Anti-Doping

to Doping".The National Stadium is being built for the South East Asian Games, which Cambodia is hosting


UKAD repeat request to UK Athletics for full version of 2015 review

  • Athletics

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) have repeated a request to UK Athletics to see a full version of the organisation's

We remind UK Athletics that they are bound by the National Anti-Doping Policy.

champion with Alberto Salazar as coach ©Getty ImagesSalazar was banned for four years for "multiple anti-doping


Weightlifting’s best-kept secret - the amazing mum ready to go down in Olympic history again

  • The Big Read

Anybody who follows the world of weightlifting closely must be in need of an uplift, judging by recent headlines on insidethegames and elsewhere.

Getty ImagesThe women’s lightest bodyweight categories have never had top billing, except perhaps in doping

stories involving Thailand.Papua New Guinea has never had a doping positive.Nor, until Dika’s aunt took

for doping.The Indian who finished ahead of her in Gold Coast, Sanjita Chanu, was also involved in a doping


UKAD announce unnamed football player served one-year ban

  • Football

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) have announced an unnamed professional football player has served a one-year ban

following an anti-doping violation.

this month doctor Andrew Johnson was banned for four-years after he admitted to tampering with the doping

synthetic testosterone - on medical grounds, dated December 2018.Johnson, who was charged with an anti-doping

⚽ | A football player has been suspended from all sport for a period of one-year following an Anti-Doping

https://t.co/GFmS0Hh60l pic.twitter.com/rGJYNLhnr1— UK Anti-Doping (@ukantidoping) March 20, 2020“This


WADA updates coronavirus guidance to anti-doping organisations

  • News

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has issued updated guidance for anti-doping organisations (ADO) concerning

Guidance was refined following a teleconference with the National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADO) advisory

group, which offers input in promoting doping control strategies and plans.WADA acknowledged the anti-doping

pandemic, which has led to countries taking strict measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.The anti-doping

“This remains the aim, and WADA’s vision of a world where all athletes can compete in a doping-free sporting

“Athletes and everyone else involved in the anti-doping system can be assured that their health is our


Jimenez stripped of WBO belt after positive drug test

  • Boxing

Alejandra Jimenez has been stripped of her World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight belt following a positive drug test, while the World Boxing Council have suspended their recognition of the Mexican as the champion.

January 11.The contest took place at The Alamodome venue at San Antonio in Texas.The Voluntary Anti-Doping


African Games 10,000 metres champion receives four-year doping ban for EPO

  • Athletics

Berehanu Tsegu of Ethiopia has received a four-year doping ban from the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU

This month, however, Tsegu has admitted the anti-doping rule violations and accepted the consequences

included in Category A - Member Federations, which World Athletics believe are most likely to have doping

Federation launched a major education programme among young athletes to warn them of the dangers of doping


Report finds UK Athletics "could have been better" in handling Salazar relationship

  • Athletics

An independent report has found the decisions taken by UK Athletics regarding the American coach Alberto Salazar "could have been better managed and implemented."

UK Athletics commissioned the independent review in November, reacting to the United States Anti-Doping

October that Salazar and his colleague, Dr Jeffrey Brown, were banned for four years for "multiple anti-doping


Doctor linked with Farah injections leaves role with England football team

  • Athletics

Doctor Rob Chakraverty - the former UK Athletics chief medical officer who administered controversial injections to Sir Mo Farah in 2014 - has resigned as the lead doctor for the England men’s football team.

injection of the supplement, citing transcripts of an interview between Sir Mo and United States Anti-Doping

independent report on UK Athletic's relationship with Salazar, who is now serving a four-year ban for doping


ITA temporarily postpones some test missions over coronavirus pandemic

  • News

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has announced that it has had to temporarily postpone a number of test missions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

with numerous events either being postponed or cancelled.The ITA says this situation is impacting anti-doping

With regard to international testing matters and the current state of anti-doping efforts by the ITA

In these regions, maintaining anti-doping testing at all cost without due care to the health of athletes

and doping control personnel would be both against the law and irresponsible."

country by country to ensure that the right balance is struck between public health first and anti-doping