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FINA withdraw doping case against Dutch swimmer after results found to be incorrect

  • Swimming

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) is withdrawing its doping case against Dutch swimmer Kira

The Royal Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB) have released a statement announcing that the doping case

 "I have also mentioned the use of this medication on the doping control form.

It was completely known to FINA and WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) which medication I use and I have

always said that I have never used doping.

Doping controversy also surrounds FINA regarding China's Olympic champion Sun Yang ©Getty Images"The


CAS overturns disqualification of Alpine Skiing World Cup winner after oxygen tank row

  • Alpine Skiing

Alpine skier Stefan Luitz has successfully overturned his disqualification from this season's World Cup giant slalom in Beaver Creek at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

he was photographed using an oxygen tank between runs.Such a practice is not banned under World Anti-Doping

confirmed it had sided with the German.The Lausanne-based court referenced article 20.4 of the FIS anti-doping


National Olympic Committee of Zambia launches Athletes' Commission

  • ANOCA

The National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) has officially launched its first-ever Athletes' Commission with a workshop at the Olympic Youth Development Centre in Lusaka.

bodies at International Federations, continental associations, Organising Committees, the World Anti-Doping


International Paralympic Committee confirm conditional reinstatement of Russia

  • Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed that it has conditionally reinstated Russia as a member.

again.The country has served a 30-month ban from Paralympic sport due to revelations of the country's doping

the RPC has made significant progress in transforming its governance and how it goes about its anti-doping

rules, the IPC also reserved the right to amend the country's obligations should further evidence from doping

2018 but they lifted their ban immediately after the Games in South Korea.In September, the World Anti-Doping

Russia must stick to before the 2022 deadline includes remaining compliant with WADA and the World Anti-Doping


Romanian becomes 55th weightlifting positive in IOC retests from Beijing 2008 and London 2012

  • Weightlifting

Romania's achievement in winning 12 medals at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth World Championships in Las Vegas has been tempered by the news that one of their athletes has become the 55th weightlifter to test positive in the retesting of samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. 

2020 Olympic Games.Nadezda Likhacheva failed an out-of-competition test taken by her national anti-doping

compete at Tokyo 2020, where Kazakhstan will have only one male and one female lifter because of its past doping


WADA Presidential candidates use Annual Symposium to pitch ideas as campaign to replace Sir Craig steps up

  • News

Candidates for President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) laid out their plans for the future of

President at a crucial gathering on May 14.Bańka's manifesto includes a pledge to establish an anti-doping

It is not a fair environment, so that is why I have proposed this anti-doping solidarity fund."

We want to have this fund to help less developed countries without NADOs create anti-doping policies

Leaving that part of the world behind creates doping havens."

There are places where anti-doping programmes simply do not exist, we need to guarantee the world is


Koehler calls for tougher sanctions against athlete entourages after Austrian caught in middle of blood transfusion

  • News

Austrian skier Max Hauke in the middle of a blood transfusion should serve as a wake-up call to the anti-doping

Koehler, the former deputy director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), told insidethegames

Mark Schmidt was also detained in a raid in Erfurt and is thought to be central to an alleged blood doping

a Germany-based "criminal organisation" suspected of having carried out blood doping.Austria treats doping

Yes, the athlete was doping but if it is not a wake-up call, nothing will be."

Is anyone reaching out to him in the anti-doping world and are federations helping him to deal with the


WADA admit International Federations may need encouragement in pursuing cases from Moscow Laboratory data

  • News

may need encouragement in pursuing cases stemming from the Moscow Laboratory data but the World Anti-Doping

Symposium here that WADA was ready to help IFs in building cases against those involved in the Russian doping

What we will do is we will identify every one with an anti-doping rule violation and we will do as many

more Russian drugs cheats while potentially clearing others implicated in the country's widespread doping

strongest cases and have pledged to support IFs in their attempt to go after Russians involved in the doping

strong cases against cheats and exonerate other athletes suspected of having participated in widespread doping


Mike Rowbottom: IAAF shapes its future - and yes, naturally, not everyone is happy

  • Inside the Blogs

When it comes to change, generally and sportingly, it seems the old adage only needs a little tweaking. "You can't please some of the people all the time, and you can't please all of the people some of the time. And you can't please all of the people all of the time."

But secondly, almost equally as fiendish, not to change its moral stance on Russian doping and making

accomplished.The allegations that coaches from the discredited Russian regime closely associated with doping

the IAAF Council meeting in Doha.It was back in November 2015, as the worst of the widespread Russian doping

concerns and anti-doping activity, to verify the latest allegations regarding old-school Russian coaches.As

decision to reinstate the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, pending the analysis of samples belatedly forwarded


WADA to seek feedback on prevalence of doping behaviour from athletes at Minsk 2019 European Games

  • Minsk 2019

A questionnaire aimed at examining the "prevalence of doping behaviour in Europe" will be distributed

by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to athletes competing at this year's European Games in Minsk.

the event for the first time as it announced details of a new partnership signed with the global anti-doping

watchdog.The agreement will include "scientific research, education and development of anti-doping capacities

Minsk2019BY) March 12, 2019The continental body also said specific sports or nations with a particular doping


Countries should set up their own investigation teams to help WADA with doping probes, Sir Craig claims

  • News

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Sir Craig Reedie has suggested larger countries should establish

their own group of investigators to strengthen doping probes and compliment the organisation's existing

The claim from Sir Craig came as officials from WADA admitted the recent doping raids in Austria and

Germany had provided them with lessons to learn as the current anti-doping system had failed to catch

Mark Schmidt was also detained in a raid in Erfurt and is thought to be central to an alleged blood doping

ring.Austrian cross-country skier Johannes Dürr, whose revelations about blood doping in a recent ARD

amp;I).Günter Younger said the fact German and Austrian police were the ones to uncover the suspected doping


WADA to ask FIFA to look into possible sanctions after Nagornykh lands role with Lokomotiv Moscow

  • News

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will ask FIFA to intervene after former Deputy Sports Minister Yuri

Nagornykh, one of the masterminds of the Russian doping scandal, was appointed to the Board of Premier

from FIFA.Nagornykh was identified by the McLaren Report as one of the main actors of the orchestrated doping

resignation as Deputy Sports Minister in 2016 has proved controversial owing to his involvement in the doping

former head coach of the country's athletics team, Valentin Maslakov, who resigned at the height of the doping


Sir Craig pleads for unity as claims access to Moscow Laboratory shows WADA made the right decision to reinstate RUSADA

  • News

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Sir Craig Reedie made a plea for unity following the fractious

fall-out to the Russian doping scandal as he claimed gaining access to the data at the Moscow Laboratory

whose term at the helm of WADA comes to an end in November, also called on all those involved in anti-doping

help nobody".The decision from the WADA Executive Committee to lift the suspension on the Russian Anti-Doping

September sparked a backlash against the organisation from athletes and largely Western National Anti-Doping

and how best to deal with the challenges we face, we are all closely aligned on our desire to keep doping

clean sport and to stand strong with us against those who would endeavour to bring down the global anti-doping


Three candidates confirmed for Russian Bobsleigh Federation President

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Elena Anikina, Andrei Pimashkov and Oleg Sokolov have been named as candidates for the upcoming vote to choose the future President of the Russian Bobsleigh Federation (RBF).

banned Alexander Zubkov, who has temporarily stepped down from the position until his two-year ban for doping

Committee (IOC) found him guilty of knowingly participating in the "systematic manipulation" of the anti-doping


WADA appeals decision not to sanction Olympic champion Sun to CAS

  • Swimming

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against

200 metres freestyle champion Sun could be given a life ban as it would be his second breach of anti-doping

the authenticity of the tester's identification card.According to the reports, a nurse and other anti-doping

a urine sample and repeatedly left the control room to pass urine, which would be in breach of anti-doping

has denied wrongdoing, escaped formal punishment from the International Swimming Federation and the doping

in the case.The Chinese Swimming Association also stood by Sun, insisting he had not violated anti-doping