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Warholm lowers his European 400m hurdles record on first day of London Diamond League meeting

  • Athletics

Norway’s Karsten Warholm set a European record in the 400 metres hurdles for the second time in as many races as he earned victory on the first of two days of action at London Stadium as part of the International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League meeting.

awarded the bronze medal from the Beijing 2008 Games following the retrospective disqualification for doping


American star King hits out at Sun's participation at Gwangju 2019

  • Swimming

Tension is mounting among swimmers over controversial star Sun Yang's participation in the World Aquatics Championships here in Gwangju.

earlier this year but avoided punishment from the International Swimming Federation (FINA) and its doping

panel, instead receiving a warning.The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has since filed an appeal against

China's Sun Yang with a warning after the controversial swimmer allegedly smashed a blood sample during a doping

test earlier this year ©Getty Images She said: "Personally, I am not really comfortable with doping

Australian head coach Jacco Verhaeren has previously called for more clarity on doping from FINA but


Philip Barker: From 1951 to 2019 – the evolution of the Pan American Games

  • Inside the Blogs

The 2019 Pan American Games Flame lit at the ancient Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacan in Mexico will arrive in Lima next week. With some 6,900 athletes involved, it will set the seal on a golden decade of major sport in South America which has included the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games.

Pan American Sports Organization (PASO).Caracas 1983 was significant for the introduction of strict doping


Ukraine withdraw from FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier in Russia

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Ukraine will not compete at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay later this year after they withdrew from the UEFA European qualifier in Moscow.

any events in Russia last March in protest against their neighbour's annexation of Crimea in 2014.The doping


China want Beijing 2022 achievements to "stand test of history" Anti-Doping Symposium told

  • Beijing 2022

China's athletes preparing for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing have been warned that if they try to take banned drugs in the build-up then they will be caught and punished.

The warning came from Chen Zhiyu, the chief executive of the Chinese Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA), who

many athletes there are and where they are, we can reach them," Chen told CHINADA International Anti-Doping

out-of-competition tests are still going on, and we are now working on a special plan to reinforce doping

China has launched a major anti-doping education programme to try to ensure athletes are aware of the

 "The origin of China's anti-doping work is closely related to major sporting events," Chen said


Constitution amendments passed at FINA Congress as Federation "clarifies position" on outside competitions

  • Swimming

New guidelines on the authorisation of outside competitions were passed at the International Swimming Federation's (FINA) General Congress here today in the wake of FINA's battle with the International Swimming League (ISL).

eligible to apply for any other position within the Bureau at the same time.A key addition to FINA's doping

International Testing Agency as it addresses the delegation of its obligations and responsibilities to anti-doping

decisions being made by a majority.During the Congress, all of the amendments to the FINA Constitution, doping


Sir Craig praises Chinese anti-doping efforts as country again promises zero-tolerance policy for Beijing

  • Beijing 2022

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Sir Craig Reedie has praised China's efforts to keep its sport

Sir Craig was the chief speaker at the CHINADA (China Anti-Doping Agency) International Anti-Doping Symposium

Jinping promised during a meeting with IOC President Thomas Bach that the country would not tolerate doping

as snow and ice".Last December China revealed plans this year to introduce new laws that would make doping

In the 30 years since it launched its anti-doping programme, China has gone from testing 165 athletes

I want to thank WADA and Reedie for what they have done in the world's fight against doping in sports


Oluwafemiayo wins women's up to 86kg epic at World Para Powerlifting Championships

  • Powerlifting News

Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo held off China’s Zheng Feifei in an epic battle to claim the women’s up to 86 kilograms gold medal at the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan.

the women's under-75kg event at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, has previously served a two-year doping

Competition in Dubai.She returned an adverse analytical finding for furosemide, which the World Anti-Doping


RUSADA confirm two Russian boxers competed while serving doping bans

  • Boxing

Russia's anti-doping reform efforts have been further called into question after two amateur boxers were

Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) deputy director general Margarita Pakhnotskaya confirmed to insidethegames

finds the national governing body managed these incidents "appropriately and in accordance with anti-doping

 "Especially when it comes to people who violated the anti-doping code.

The revelations cast doubt on the Russian system's ability to reform following the doping scandal the

These allegations are, in the first instance, matters for the Russian Anti-Doping Agency and the relevant



IBU Executive Board finalises first draft of updated constitution and strategic plan

  • Biathlon

The implementation of an updated International Biathlon Union (IBU) constitution and a new strategic plan has moved a step closer after the first draft of the two documents was finalised by the Executive Board.

key features of the constitution is the creation of a Biathlon Integrity Unit, which will handle anti-doping

secretary general Nicole Resch, who deny wrongdoing, are the subject of a criminal investigation focused on doping

will be designed to manage all integrity related matters concerning biathlon.This will involve anti-doping

state-of-the-art integrity code guarantees that all integrity-related matters concerning biathlon, including anti-doping


Volleyball player among latest Russians banned after positive drugs test

  • Volleyball

volleyball international Pavel Moroz is among the latest batch of competitors sanctioned by the Russian Anti-Doping

"Pavel Moroz has been disqualified for 18 months for violating provision 2.1 of the All-Russia Anti-Doping

The doping sample of the athlete tested positive for banned substance cocaine."


FairSport slams CAS decision to uphold Mutko appeal against lifetime Olympic ban

  • News

FairSport, an independent foundation striving to eradicate doping in sport, has described the decision

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board in December 2017 as punishment for the Russian doping

to the IOC's jurisdiction and regulations".The diary entries of the key whistleblower in the Russian doping

scandal, Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory

Mutko's involvement in the "systematic manipulation" of the anti-doping system orchestrated by Russia

among the sanctions given to Russia by the IOC in December 2017 following an investigation into the doping


Russian Sports Minister praises country's Naples 2019 performance

  • Naples 2019

Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov has praised the student athletes who finished second in the medals table at the Naples 2019 Summer Universiade.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), implemented in 2015 because of the widespread doping


USA Weightlifting and USADA continue pilot programme of new testing method

  • Weightlifting

A new testing method designed to increase the amount of samples taken while "reducing the human and financial resources required" will be given another outing at a weightlifting event in the United States later this month.

traditional blood and urine sample collection methods.It is claimed the new method will make the anti-doping

invasive for athletes ©Getty ImagesThe national governing body has partnered with the United States Anti-Doping

it makes sample collection less painful and invasive for athletes.Weightlifting has had a string of doping

status which was lifted in March after the International Weightlifting Federation strengthened its anti-doping

reforms.The sport had been effectively put on probation beyond Tokyo 2020 because of its poor record on doping