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Six official members of World Boxing announced

  • Boxing

World Boxing, the governing body set up to rival the International Boxing Association (IBA), has announced its first six official members.

Boxing membership should be able to demonstrate a "transparent and open election process, a World Anti-Doping

Agency approved anti-doping policy, evidence of a structured, dispute resolution and appeals process


IOC will not investigate Sotnikova doping comments, South Korean official claims

  • Figure Skating

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not investigate comments by Russia's Sochi 2014 Olympic figure skating champion Adelina Sotnikova despite calls to do so in South Korea, it has been claimed.

YouTube video on the Tatarka FM channel, the now-retired Sotnikova claimed she returned a positive doping

said Sotnikova had tested negative with her A sample in 2014, and that it didn't identify any anti-doping

There was no doping case at the time, hence why the IOC cannot comment."

Sotnikova had been named in the World Anti-Doping Agency-commissioned report by Canadian lawyer Professor


AIU hit Kenyan runner Njenga with new charges after accusing him of tampering

  • Athletics

Kenyan marathon runner Michael Kunyuga Njenga has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for tampering.

Padova Marathon in 2017.Kenya is one of seven Category A nations deemed by the AIU to have the highest doping

along with Bahrain, Belarus, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria and Ukraine.Last month the AIU and the Anti-Doping


World Boxing calls for candidates to stand for Presidency in first elections

  • Boxing

World Boxing is calling for candidates to run for Presidency as the governing body - a rival to the International Boxing Association (IBA) - seeks to establish an Executive Board.

sought for the roles of chair on World Boxing’s Sports and Competition Committee, Medical and Anti-Doping


New chief executive for IWF as IOC's decision on weightlifting’s future looms

  • Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has appointed a chief executive and made other reforms as the decision about its future on the Olympic Games schedule draws near.

Committee (IOC) removed weightlifting from the Los Angeles 2028 schedule in December 2021, after a doping-related

said.Since then the IWF has elected a new leadership and put into effect a number of reforms in anti-doping

human rights of athletes and advance their protection, particularly regarding issues in connection with doping

whose members will be recommended by the International Testing Agency (ITA), which carries out all anti-doping


Hartnett to leave Australian Taekwondo as performance director

  • Member National Association and Continental Unions News

Australian Taekwondo has announced that performance director Ross Hartnett will be stepping down from his role after almost two years.

The National Federation has also announced Ben Exton as the performance manager.Anti-doping management


Weightlifting records for Ukraine's Konotop - and "a new chapter" for Georgia

  • Weightlifting

Two weightlifters who sit near the top of the Paris 2024 rankings were in outstanding form, and Georgia started "a new chapter" with three women’s victories at the European Junior and Under-23 Championships which ended in Bucharest on Thursday.

, 20, and Konotop would be leading medal contenders in Paris but Konotop faces exclusion because of doping

rules state that "all quota places shall be withdrawn" from any National Federation with three or more doping


Sadleir looks forward to Commonwealth Youth Games with "a lot of firsts"

  • Trinidad and Tobago 2023

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Katie Sadleir has expressed her excitement about the Commonwealth Youth Games here set to feature "a lot of firsts".

We also do workshops on anti-doping, safe sport and social media so they get that opportunity to spend


Pan American Games hammer throw champion Berry suspended for 16 months

  • Athletics

Hammer thrower Gwendolyn Berry has been suspended by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for

Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for the medication.This is the Pan American Games gold medallist's second doping

This is Berry’s second anti-doping rule violation within a ten-year period, so the period of ineligibility

Both anti-doping rule violations involved prescribed medications for which Berry did not have a TUE."




Exclusive: FISU Acting President says no timeline for decision on Russia participation

  • Universiade

International University Sports Federation (FISU) Acting President Leonz Eder has refused to give a timeline on when the organisation will make a decision on whether to readmit Russian and Belarusian athletes in its competitions.

interim basis since March 2021 when its President Oleg Matytsin agreed to step aside in accordance with doping

2015, has been Russia’s Sports Minister since January 2020.Under sanctions imposed by the World Anti-Doping

Agency following the cover-up of a state-sponsored doping programme, Russian Government officials were

not permitted to hold any position at a global governing body that is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping


Exclusive: Eder encouraged to run for FISU Presidency after interim role

  • Universiade

International University Sports Federation (FISU) Acting President Leonz Eder has revealed that he has received plenty of encouragement to bid to take on the role of head of the organisation on a full-time basis.

interim basis since March 2021 when its President Oleg Matytsin agreed to step aside in accordance with doping

2015, has been Russia’s Sports Minister since January 2020.Under sanctions imposed by the World Anti-Doping

Agency following the cover-up of a state-sponsored doping programme, Russian Government officials were

not permitted to hold any position at a global governing body that is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping

delegating his responsibility as FISU President since March 2021 when he stepped aside in accordance with doping


Bol cleared of doping in Australia as WADA agrees to review EPO testing process

  • Athletics

middle-distance runner Peter Bol has hailed the Sport Integrity Australia's (SIA) decision to clear him of doping

Bol has also welcomed the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) announcement that it will review the testing

July 31, 2023"As a result, Sport Integrity Australia has taken the decision not to progress an anti-doping

Athletes in Australia should have confidence in the anti-doping system that has allowed Sport Integrity