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End date on Russia's CAS sanctions nears - perhaps. And with what results?

  • The Big Read

How to describe the effect of the sanctions imposed on Russia in response to its orchestrated doping

The original enforcement period for a version of the sanctions proposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency

17).The key question thereafter will be how WADA proceeds in terms of reinstating the Russian Anti-Doping

Agency (RUSADA) be declared non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code for a period of four

©Getty ImagesCraig Reedie, the outgoing WADA President, commented: "For too long, Russian doping has

Trust in Russia's anti-doping system is very low.


Sambo Federation of Israel, National Anti-Doping Agency stage athlete seminar

  • Sambo

The Sambo Federation of Israel has held an anti-doping seminar for the country's athletes.

Banned substances and procedures for doping control were discussed at the event, held in coordination

with the Israel National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)."

sambists of the country what harm illicit substances do to health, and also to discuss the possible use of doping

Israeli sambists have been given an anti-doping education ©FIASThe Sambo Federation of Israel is one

Code signatory and recently agreed a deal for the International Testing Agency to run its anti-doping


World record and winner from B Group at weightlifting World Championships

  • Weightlifting

A remarkable day of success for Indonesia included a world record and gold medal from B Group, and silver for their A Group lifter in the men's 73 kilograms at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Bogotá, Colombia.

in Tokyo last year [Colombia was restricted to only three places because of a long and complicated doping


Smajlaj and Albanian Athletics Federation pair suspended by AIU

  • Athletics

Albanian Athletics Federation (FSHA) President Gjegj Ruli, secretary general Nikolin Dionisi, and athlete Izmir Smajlaj have all been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for alleged breaches of the World Athletics integrity code of conduct.

year's Olympic Games.Albanian sprinter Klodiana Shala was previously found guilty of committing an anti-doping


Olympic Summit agrees to follow up OCA proposal to host Russian and Belarus athletes for Paris 2024 qualifying events

  • Latest

The Olympic Summit, chaired by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, has agreed unanimously to follow up an initiative proposed by the Olympic Council of Asia to enable Russian and Belarus athletes to take part in its competitions.

National Olympic Committees of Africa, supported the views expressed.The President of the World Anti-Doping



Olympic gold medallist Roberts banned over failed drugs test

  • Athletics

Olympic gold medallist Gil Roberts has been banned for 16 months after testing positive for two banned selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs).

The United States Anti-doping Agency (USADA) announced today that Roberts has accepted a 16-month sanction

argued that he had ingested a banned substance by kissing his girlfriend.In that case, the World Anti-Doping


Russian NOC head Pozdnyakov in Lausanne for Olympic Summit but Ukraine decries "unacceptable" invite

  • Olympics

Representatives of the Olympic Movement including Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov have arrived here for tomorrow's Olympic Summit, where the war in Ukraine is expected to be high on the agenda.

select a host.Olympic Games optimisation, the Olympic Qualifier Series, Olympic Esports Series and anti-doping

Games chair Octavian Morariu, Esports and Gaming Liaison Group chair David Lappartient, World Anti-Doping


Kenyan Sports Minister Namwamba wants to "criminalise doping"

  • Athletics

Kenyan Sports Minister Ababu Namwamba has said that the country needs to "criminalise doping" in athletics

Right now, the Kenya Anti-Doping Act of 2016 is not, in my view, sufficiently loaded to deal with this

Our initial investigations are that you have a very complex underground syndicate [involved in doping

I believe we need to criminalise doping and elevate handling of doping substances to the same level [

The East African nation had previously tried to criminalise doping with former athlete and Member of

Agency of Kenya (ADAK) was rejected as it was against the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) code


IOC describes Paris 2024 boxing qualification as "fair process" for all NOCs

  • Paris 2024

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has described its boxing qualification system for the Paris 2024 Olympics as a "fair process" for all National Olympic Committees (NOCs).

claimed.Detailed event regulations for Paris 2024 qualifiers are due to be published next year, with anti-doping



British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee holds successful health and anti-doping seminar

  • PASO

British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (BVIOC) President Ephraim Penn has insisted that an an anti-doping

The two day seminar began with an anti-doping presentation at the Bregado Flax Educational Center on

Virgin Gorda, led by Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (RADO) communications and projects coordinator

Marsha Boyce and BVIOC chief anti-doping officer Harlan Vanterpool.Participants received an introduction

to the Anti-Doping Education and Learning Platform (ADEL) and the Anti-Doping Administration and Management

exposed to the right information and to have access to the relevant resources in the fight against doping


UCI to increase anti-doping programme's funding by 35 per cent through to 2024

  • Cycling

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has increased the financial backing for its anti-doping programme

specialised staff, additional platforms, IT tools and storage and laboratory costs.The ITA has led all anti-doping

professional road race cycling ©Getty ImagesThe decision to increase funding was taken by the UCI Anti-Doping

and riders.UCI President David Lappartient, an International Olympic Committee member and World Anti-Doping

Board member, took over in 2017 when the sport's reputation had been rocked by a series of high-profile doping

cases.Last month, he insisted that cycling is now "the sport if anti-doping", although acknowledged


Sukcharoen retains her title in Thailand one-two at weightlifting World Championships

  • Weightlifting

Thailand claimed first and second place in the opening medal event of the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here in Bogotá, Colombia, the first qualifying competition for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

weightlifting, although she forfeited a gold medal at the 2018 IWF World Championships because of a doping

, was also disqualified four years ago after finishing first at 49kg.Thailand finished 2018 with 10 doping


East German doping investigator Werner Franke dies at age of 82

  • Olympics

Werner Franke, who helped expose the extent of systematic doping in the former East Germany, has died

discus thrower who competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, played a key role in uncovering forced state doping

book was an international sensation and helped people around the world understand the depth of the doping

, and how athletes were often unwilling victims in it.Werner Franke played a major role in the book Doping

 "There's a background of science behind that whole criminality of doping."

campaigner until his death at the age of 82 ©Getty ImagesFor this long-standing fight against doping