International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) have completed the second part of an agreement with the International Testing Agency (ITA) in a move effectively clinching the sport’s full inclusion on the programme for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Weightlifting’s place at had been conditional owing to continued concerns with the sport's doping record.The

The IWF is already widely considered to be at the forefront of anti-doping efforts in sport, thanks to

body and its Member Federations, with the support of the IWF Clean Sport Commission, the World Anti-Doping

International Cycling Union President David Lappartient has warned world governing bodies could be facing a serious issue after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) asked arbitrators to choose between working for the body or International Federations.

move.The Frenchman highlighted that CAS arbitrators held roles within disciplinary, ethics and anti-doping

It is another opportunity for you to accept joining the CAS Anti-Doping Division, where we can offer

If a Federation decides to opt in favour of the CAS Anti-Doping Division, the judges or experts in your

The permanent CAS Anti-Doping Division came into force on January 1, with the sole purpose of dealing

with "procedures relating to anti-doping matters".Temporary CAS Anti-Doping Divisions have previously

The Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) have adopted a new strategic plan as the organisation reaffirmed its aim to become a service-based body.

with governance was also highlighted as a role, including boosting relationships with the World Anti-Doping

World Anti-Doping Agency President Sir Craig Reedie strongly defended how the organisation had handled

Several National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs), most notably in the United States, criticised the

decision by WADA in January to declare the Russian Anti-Doping Agency compliant again even after it

 "The alternative is rebuild and produce a robust [anti-doping] organisation in Russia.

totally the culture of Russia but we can begin to explain that we have begun that process as far as anti-doping

A group of four new sports will be formally elected as members as the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) at its General Assembly here today, it has been announced.

from Kit McConnell, the IOC sports director, and Sir Craig Reedie, the President of the World Anti-Doping

My insidethegames colleague Liam Morgan recounted a small but telling detail about the final afternoon of Patrick Baumann’s life.

President of the Winter Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee for Lausanne 2020.He sat on the World Anti-Doping

which WADA has to deal – the pressing need for expanded future funding, the vexing and divisive Russian doping

situation, the state of the Paris anti-doping lab, the plans to re-shape next year’s list of banned

He was careful in all of this not to offend the IOC: the MoU included agreement to fold GAISF’s anti-doping

Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to ensure a ban imposed on the country by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is lifted by the end of the year so that they can compete at Tokyo 2020.

Athletics Federation (RusAF) have been suspended by the IAAF since November 2015 when the World Anti-Doping

Agency (WADA) found evidence through an Independent Commission of state-sponsored doping and cover ups.The

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach today signalled that another major change to how host cities are selected is on the horizon.

performances have since been discredited by proof that she was part of her country's state-sponsored doping

Britain's Amanda Hudson has been appointed director of education at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA

Hudson joins the global anti-doping watchdog from UK Anti-Doping (UKAD), where she is head of education

[were] with UKAD, Amanda brings a wealth of experience in developing and delivering excellent anti-doping

promised the company will withdraw its backing for its cycling team if it is involved in cheating or doping

Yorkshire.When under the ownership of broadcast giants Sky, the team was blighted by allegations of doping

A total of 20 doping tests were conducted by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) at the opening

competitors.Controversial Chinese athlete Sun Yang, the Olympic 200 metres freestyle champion who served a three-month doping

this year.He received a warning for the offence, a decision which has been appealed by the World Anti-Doping

against life bans.The ISL is set to outsource drugs-testing at its events, while FINA will keep its anti-doping

Doping will only be taken seriously in boxing if a major incident occurs and the problem is "out of control

tested positive for human growth hormone EPO and GW1516 in drugs tests conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping

six months by the WBA for his actions, which would have triggered a much longer ban under World Anti-Doping

said the ban was not enough of a deterrent, with five of the top-10 ranked heavyweights having served doping

Olympic Games in London, said boxing authorities should consider introducing stricter punishments for doping

USA Gymnastics has announced its first director of sports medicine and science, Dr Edward Nyman, has left after just one day in his new role.

staff.He also would have been the liaison between the Federation and the US Olympic Committee and US Anti-Doping

Former sprinter Raelene Boyle is to be presented with the Order of Merit, the Australian Olympic Committee's (AOC) highest honour, at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Sydney on Saturday (May 4).

performances have since been discredited by proof that she was part of her country's state-sponsored doping

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) today confirmed a five-person team had retrieved more than 2,200

cases against those who may have cheated and may exonerate athletes who have not committed an anti-doping

Laboratory Information Management System database that was even remotely anomalous, even where an anti-doping

have.Similar conference calls are also said to have been held with athletes and with National Anti-Doping

at the helm of WADA is due to come to an end in November, also called on all those involved in anti-doping

System in Light of the Russian Doping Crisis", available here.