Swimming finals here at next year's Olympic Games will start at 10pm and finish after midnight, it has been confirmed, with preliminary sessions not due to begin until 1pm in order to compensate.

Verhaeren describing it as a "pretty irresponsible decision" to Associated Press.Once the formalities of doping

and turn as the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) fight-back against various doping

athletes, including many from Russia and Kenya, had given blood samples that were "highly suggestive" of doping

Led by two respected anti-doping experts, the study did analyse multiple readings from individual athletes

A “zero tolerance” approach, a “war being won against doping cheats”, and all the rest of it. 

Alongside him a muscle-strewn thrower who has returned from a doping ban looking bigger, and propelling

Now in defence of Coe, he has a strong record where fighting doping in sport is concerned stretching

Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) has become the latest organisation to hit out at the recent doping

800 athletes, including many from Kenya, had given blood samples that were "highly suggestive" of doping

violation last year ©Getty ImagesKenya has been embroiled in several doping controversies in recent

under pressureAugust 2015: IAAF applauds WADA decision to launch "‘urgent" investigation into latest doping

and does "not necessarily" show dopingAugust 2015: Bubka calls for athletics to lead way on tackling doping

as another country backs Coe in IAAF electionAugust 2015: IAAF says "sensationalist" doping allegations

Sergey Bubka today promised to give women a stronger voice within the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) if he is elected President later this month.

campaign to become new IAAF PresidentAugust 2015: Bubka calls for athletics to lead way on tackling doping

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China finished on top of the medals table at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Aquatics Championships for the first time since 1994, despite the best known member of their team, Sun Yang, failing to compete in the men’s 1500 metres freestyle final on the final day of competition in Kazan.

failure to appear it was later revealed that Yang, a controversial figure in the sport having served a doping

Last March I came to Rio de Janeiro in what marked one of my first trips outside Europe with insidethegames. Never having been to Brazil before I was rather wowed by everything I saw, and particularly by the city’s glamour, colour and vibrancy. I was consequently rather less sceptical than perhaps I should have been about everything I was told, especially in relation to insistences they would still meet a bid-time legacy commitment to reducing water pollution levels across the city by 80 per cent.

For some athletes, and the aforementioned athletics doping allegations is evidence of this, are certainly

London Marathon chief executive Nick Bitel has said he is “very concerned” by the latest doping allegations

We continue to be at the forefront of anti-doping measures for marathon runners as we are determined

to make marathon running a safe haven from doping but we cannot do it all on our own and rely heavily

We're doing more than anybody else to fight doping in our sport."

We've agreed with the IAAF that we are going to instigate the largest ever anti-doping scheme which

Meanwhile UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) chief executive Nicole Sapstead said in a statement: “UK Anti-Doping

assertions” by the two scientists who worked on the recent ARD television documentary alleging widespread doping

The allegations stem from the television documentary titled “Doping – Top Secret: The Shadowy World

) Code, and the anti-doping framework have agreed to analyse a database they knew could only have been

The IAAF has again insisted that the doping data used in the programme broadcast on ARD and published

“Regrettably, I did not hear any criticism against the many sports and anti-doping organisations who

have never implemented a robust blood testing programme as part of their anti-doping programme.”This

Sergey Bubka has picked up his first public nomination in his campaign to become the new President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) after Kazakhstan promised to vote for him at the election later this month.

campaign to become new IAAF PresidentAugust 2015: Bubka calls for athletics to lead way on tackling doping

electionAugust 2015: Canada, Denmark and Hungary latest countries to back Coe to become IAAF President amid doping

Russia and the United States have signaled they are backing Sebastian Coe in his campaign to become the new President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) by being among a group of countries prepared to waive or reinvest their entitlement of the Olympic Athletics Dividend he proposes to introduce if elected.

campaign to become new IAAF PresidentAugust 2015: Bubka calls for athletics to lead way on tackling doping

electionAugust 2015: Canada, Denmark and Hungary latest countries to back Coe to become IAAF President amid doping

The latest doping allegations over athletics, levelled by German TV broadcaster ARD and Britain’s Sunday

newspaper, will be “urgently” investigated by the Independent Commission already set-up by the World Anti-Doping

The allegations stem from the television documentary titled “Doping - Top Secret: The Shadowy World

“To suggest or imply doping with respect to any athlete whose data is contained within the database

“I ask that any athlete, or anti-doping organisation, concerned that their rights are being eroded

“This data could not possibly be considered doping, legally or otherwise. 

crisisAugust 2015: Athletics Kenya and Russia’s Sports Minister Mutko deny latest doping allegations

Ulrike Spitz is to replace Christian Klaue as the head of media and public relations at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), it has been announced.

lottery, has much experience in the sports world.Between 2007 and 2010 she worked at the National Anti-Doping

Russian marathon runner Liliya Shobukhova, who received a two-year ban last April following the discovery of “abnormalities” in her Athlete Biological Passport,  faces court action by the London Marathon following confirmation that all her performances over the last six years would be annulled.

Marathon title, will be stripped of the title and will face court action for the prize money after her doping

able to compete in the 2012 Olympics - where she failed to finish the marathon - despite violating doping

“Our race continues to be a strong advocate for strict anti-doping measures, and while upsetting; this

and prize money formatFebruary 2015: Russian Athletics President to resign over doping scandalsJanuary

2015: WADA Commission to complete investigation of athletics doping allegations by end of yearDecember

Sweden are set to become the latest country to publicly back Sebastian Coe's campaign to become the new President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

, athletics and the International Association of Athletics Federations are complicit in encouraging doping

Any implication that we are deliberately casting a Nelsonian eye over doping is a long way wide of the

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Qatar has acquired another of the trappings of a top sporting nation, with news that the World Anti-Doping

Agency (WADA) has this week approved the accreditation of the Doha laboratory for anti-doping analysis

This comes after the Anti-Doping Lab Qatar (ADQL) and Doping Analysis Laboratory (DAL) successfully

The Qatar facility will now become the 35th laboratory to hold WADA accreditation.The Anti-Doping Lab

Qatar has been awarded World Anti-Doping Agency accreditation ©Anti-Doping Lab QatarWADA President Sir

Lab Qatar celebrated its WADA accreditation with a special cake ©Anti-Doping Lab QatarIn 2014, FIFA

2014: Rio doping laboratory returned three football "false positives" - WADAMay 2014: Reputation of