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Russian Athletics Federation "a small step away" from reinstatement, Privalova claims

  • Athletics

Irina Privalova, Acting President of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF), believes the organisation is "only a small step" away from being reinstated by World Athletics following encouraging reports to the body's Council meeting in Rome.

Taskforce chair Rune Andersen said there was "a new culture of good governance and zero tolerance for doping

 "Anti-doping activities are constantly being improved, culture is at the forefront of pure sport

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency will be evaluated for compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code after

Agency (WADA) that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency - currently under a two-year WADA ban that is due

Our legislation is based on the provisions of the UNESCO International Convention on combating doping


Exclusive: Members "must play their part" if weightlifting is to regain Olympic status, says IWF's Urso

  • Weightlifting

Members of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) will be told this weekend that the sport's chances of regaining its Olympic status are very much alive.

Antonio Urso.The IOC ditched weightlifting from the Los Angeles 2028 programme last December after a doping-related

became IWF President and a new Executive Board was voted in, featuring five women.A new strategy on doping

This has been my request for a long time," said Urso, who had complained of doping-related corruption

They must follow the anti-doping rules, support the new strategy."The IOC expects it."

North Korea is among countries under extra scrutiny because of weightlifting's new anti-doping riles


Witold Bańka

  • Universiade Legends

  2007 Summer Universiade, Bangkok: men's 4x400m relay gold; 2009 Summer Universiade, Belgade: men's 4x400m relay silver.

leaders of international sporting organisations, Witold Bańka, currently the President of the World Anti-Doping


Athletics Kenya's fear of lengthy ban allayed as Coe hails Government's new anti-doping investment

  • Athletics

lengthy blanket ban from World Athletics competitions if nothing was done to halt its recent spate of doping

Coe commented: "Following recent conversations with the Kenyan Sports Minister few weeks about the doping

Over the course of one year, 40 per cent of all doping positives reported involved Kenyan athletes.Diana

Kenya is one of seven "Category A" nations deemed by the AIU to have the highest doping risk and threaten


Russia teed up for likely return to World Athletics in "final" recommendation next March

  • Athletics

The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF), banned from World Athletics events since November 2015, looks likely - but not certain -to be readmitted in March next year. 

Council meeting in Rome today that there was "a new culture of good governance and zero tolerance for doping

current RusAF leadership team has invented a new culture of good governance and zero tolerance for doping

recidivism.World Athletics Taskforce chair Rune Andersen said WADA had reported that the Russian Anti-Doping

Asked how the decision over RusAF’s future status might be affected by the World Anti-Doping Agency (

WADA) ruling on whether to restore the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to full status after the two-year ban


Spanish anti-doping authorities face delays in Operation Ilex doping case

  • Cycling

Spanish anti-doping authorities are reportedly facing delays in their attempts to sanction athletes implicated

in the Operation Ilex anti-doping investigation, due to the refusal of a judge at a court in Cáceres

judge overseeing the case will not supply names to the Spanish State Commission for the Fight Against Doping

the case.Maynar was previously banned for 10 years by the Portuguese Cycling Federation in 2009 for doping

reportedly denied any links to doping.Athletes were reportedly charged €3,000 per season to access doping

of the ring ©Getty ImagesAthletes were charged up to €3,000 (£2,600/$3,100) per season for access to doping


Ex-US 10,000m champion Mead handed three-year doping ban

  • Athletics

Former United States 10,000 metres champion and Rio 2016 Olympian Hassan Mead has been banned for three years after failing a drugs test.

ostarine and ligandrol, both banned selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs).The United States Anti-Doping

2.80sec and 10,000m personal best 27:32.49 - the latter set at the 2017 World Athletics Championships.The doping

Oregon Project, led by disgraced coach Alberto Salazar who in 2019 was banned for four years for anti-doping



Kenyan Minister calls for support not sanctions as World Athletics Council meets

  • Athletics

Secretary for Sports, Ababu Namwamba, addressing reports that his nation’s athletes could face a lengthy doping

not action against the Kenyan flag but against criminal elements and individuals that are involved in doping

Kenya needs support to end doping and not suspension or ban."

The message was that even though we have numerous doping cases reported, it is not state-sponsored.

 "In Kenya, the state is at the forefront of fighting doping and not like the case with countries

 Kenya is one of seven "Category A" nations deemed by the AIU to have the highest doping risk and


IWF severs ties with troubled past by closing Budapest offices

  • Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is severing a significant link with its troubled past by shutting down its former headquarters in Budapest and relocating all operations to Lausanne. Switzerland.

President of the IWF for 44 years from 1976, before he resigned in April 2020 after allegations of doping-related

"covering up, delaying and obstructing results management for certain athletes that committed anti-doping


GAISF dissolution "a step towards a better future", claims Ferriani

  • Olympics

Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) President Ivo Ferriani believes the dissolution of the umbrella body at the organisation's Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) here is a "step towards a better future" for the sporting world.

the services once provided by GAISF are now provided by other bodies as was the case with the anti-doping


FISU International Medical Committee meets to discuss anti-doping and medical care policies

  • Universiade

International Medical Committee (CMI) had its first in-person meeting, discussing medical care and anti-doping

general update" on issues covered by the CMI.A presentation on the implementation guidelines for anti-doping

policies was conducted by Dusan Hamar, the chair of the Committee.Apart from reviewing doping controls

attended the meeting.FISU World Cup Combat Sports was among the many events held this year ©FISU Anti-doping

Halim Bin Mokhtar, Pawel Reichert, Hong Zhang, and Walter Frey attended online.Suggestions to improve doping


Philip Barker: The casual protest which prompted a life ban from the Olympics

  • Inside the Blogs

The powerful gesture by the Iranian players in refusing to sing their national anthem and the furore over the rainbow armbands have made it a week to remember at the FIFA World Cup.

President Rene Frank and according to evidence given to the IOC Executive Board, even the doctor taking doping

champion before this year's decision was reached.Perhaps even more powerfully, there is a litany of doping


Russian NOC President Pozdnyakov warns WADA about pre-judging Valieva case

  • Figure Skating

Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has expressed his opposition to the World Anti-Doping

Agency (WADA) seeking a four-year doping ban for figure skater Kamila Valieva, as the Court of Arbitration

(CAS) appeal from the anti-doping body looms.

Pozdnyakov has claimed the WADA appeal to the CAS was related to alleged inaction from the Russian Anti-Doping

Agency (RUSADA) over the Valieva anti-doping rule violation, and not necessarily the athlete herself.However

the legal challenge over the awarding of the team event medals and later revealed it to be an anti-doping

When, in a particular case, RUSADA, the Disciplinary Anti-Doping Committee or the national appeal body

deadline set by WADA, WADA may elect to appeal directly to CAS as if RUSADA, the Disciplinary Anti-Doping


ASOIF President claims IOC has become "umbrella of sports movement" in backing of GAISF dissolution

  • Olympics

Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) President Francesco Ricci Bitti has claimed that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has become the "umbrella of the sports movement" as he backed the dissolution of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) here.

loss-making event ©Getty Images"The services have practically disappeared with the integration of the anti-doping