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Kenyan NOC part of efforts to stave off athletics ban as Government pledges more anti-doping funds

  • ANOCA

from sport as the country battles to stave off a potential ban from international athletics due to doping

The NOC-K is reportedly working with medical and health professionals in the country to evaluate anti-doping

measures in place in sports.Webinars have been held in conjunction with the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya

as the NOC-K works with Athletics Kenya in the fight against doping.The sessions looked at the anti-doping

measures put in place by the World Anti-Doping Agency and ADAK as well as the WADA prohibited list and

Athletics Kenya and the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya will utilise the additional funding from government


IRJU Congress welcomes new members and approves Board appointments

  • Non-Olympic Sports

New Board appointments and new member federations have been approved at an online International Jump Rope Union (IJRU) Congress.

IJRU_JumpRope) October 16, 2022GAISF is set to be dissolved later this month.The IJRU is also a World Anti-Doping

Code signatory and national governing bodies were given information about anti-doping resources during



Anti-doping

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AgencyEducationParis 2024The International Weightlifting Federation has a zero-tolerance policy towards doping

International Weightlifting Federation's new look Executive Board highlighted its commitment to anti-doping

already in place was a key feature of discussions with Rune Andersen, the chairman of the IWF's Anti-Doping

bolster intelligence and investigation, with Andersen seeing this as a key area.More than half of the doping

 May 2023 reportIn May 2023, the ITA announced that it had received the ITA report for anti-doping


Olympic volleyball gold medallist Butko set for April return after ban

  • Volleyball

2012 Olympic gold medallist Aleksandr Butko is to serve a one-year suspension after a sample he gave in 2014 tested positive.

player and the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), which has been approved by the World Anti-Doping

We counted on him from the start, this doping story got in the way," he said."


Matytsin seeks Chinese support for Russian participation at FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu

  • Chengdu 2021

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has claimed he has discussed the inclusion of his country's athletes at next year's International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games in Chengdu with Chinese officials.

Matytsin is the elected President of FISU, but stood aside last year for the duration of doping sanctions

officials from holding a position at an international governing body that is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping

on FISU’s Boards or Committees, or otherwise act as a FISU representative" until the expiration of doping


Iran's weightlifting world champion Motamedi suffers Olympic qualifying injury blow

  • Weightlifting

Iran's top medal contender, Rasoul Motamedi, is out of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships - the first qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - after suffering an injury in a domestic competition.

injuries during the qualifying period.Iran was restricted to two male athletes in Tokyo, a result of past doping


WADA hands six-month analytical testing restriction to Havana laboratory

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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has imposed an analytical testing restriction (ATR) on the anti-doping

GC/C/IRMS is the official test to detect illicit doping of synthetic versions of endogenous steroids,

appeal ©Getty Images"During the ATR, the Havana Laboratory can continue carrying out its regular anti-doping

According to the ISL, WADA is responsible for accrediting and re-accrediting anti-doping laboratories



RUSADA calls for non-political decision on reinstatement

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Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) director general Veronika Loginova has called on the World Anti Doping

agency what it can really affect," Loginova said.RUSADA was deemed non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping

Code because of attempts to cover-up a state-sponsored doping operation, but the current sanctions expire

difficulties and obstacles, problems arise even with the purchase of special paper for doping control

Certain changes and updates are constantly taking place in the international anti-doping system."

We have created one of the most effective anti-doping systems."




Exclusive: GAISF dissolution will "only benefit" non-Olympic sports, says AIMS President Fox

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Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport (AIMS) President Stephan Fox has claimed that the proposed dissolution of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) is "only going to benefit" non-Olympic sports.

important in the past".According to Fox, the organisation had a responsibility to help with inclusion, anti-doping

But when ITA [International Testing Agency] got formed and the entire anti-doping unit of GAISF was moved

The IOC has so many things in place from ethics to anti-doping and many more."


US decathlon champion Scantling banned for three years for doping offences

  • Athletics

top-ranked decathlete this year, has accepted a three-year suspension for whereabouts and tampering anti-doping

possible tampering violation stemming from a possible third whereabouts failure.Now the United States Anti-Doping

provided an altered email in defence, constituting a tampering violation.An athlete who commits an anti-doping

admit the violation and accept the asserted sanction within 20 days of notification of the alleged anti-doping