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Wrestling medallist among five more doping cases to emerge at Toronto 2015

  • Toronto 2015

Four more Toronto 2015 doping cases have been confirmed today by the Pan American Sports Organization

the Games.In addition to the cases confirmed by PASO, three other athletes have been implicated in doping

weightlifter Patrick Mendes, fourth in the under 105kg event and who has already served one ban in 2012 for doping

2015 after failed drug testsJuly 2015: Peruvian swimming silver medallist among five positive doping



Michael Pavitt: Abuse of Froome shows danger of presuming doping guilt

  • Inside the Blogs

Toronto last week, the ugly side of the Tour de France was also rearing its head as the now traditional doping

place a day ahead of the race has not helped the Briton’s cause throughout the year, refocusing the doping

Yet in the immediate verdict was that he must be doping

a roadside supporter.It is a strange state of affairs that two riders who have not served bans for doping

to be scaled back somewhat.The reappearance of Lance Armstrong at the race has brought the issue of doping


Michael Johnson to play leading role in new Values Commission if Coe elected IAAF President

  • Athletics

American Michael Johnson will be part of a new Values Commission created to help ensures young athletes are aware of the dangers of banned performance-enhancing drugs if Sebastian Coe is elected President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), it was revealed today. 

when confronted with dangers such as illegal betting and nationality or age manipulation, as well as doping

The Commission would comprise world-leading experts in integrity, security and anti-doping, as well


Dibaba breaks Qu Junxia’s 22-year-old world 1500m record in IAAF Monaco Diamond League

  • Athletics

Genzebe Dibaba tonight broke Qu Yunxia’s 22-year-old women’s world 1500 metres  record at the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) Diamond League meeting in Monaco with a time of 3min 50.07sec.

race, 3:26.69.Britain’s Mo Farah, who made his first competitive appearance since the emergence of doping

American Justin Galtin, who returned to the sport in 2010 after a second doping ban, won the 100m in


Three baseball players and one weightlifter formally excluded from Toronto 2015 after failed drug tests

  • Toronto 2015

Three baseball players and one weightlifter have been formally excluded from Toronto 2015, the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) announced today, while two others are still implicated and are expected to be confirmed tomorrow.

Republic and Colombia's Javier Jesus Ortiz were revealed as the two new baseball players to have committed doping

Rico's Nelson Gomez, whose failed test emerged yesterday (July 16) evening.Castillo violated PASO anti-doping

weightlifter Patrick Mendes, fourth in the under 105kg event and who has already served one ban in 2012 for doping

it very seriously.”Related storiesJuly 2015: Peruvian swimming silver medallist among five positive doping

cases at Toronto 2015January 2015: "Ben Johnson" steroid still responsible for more doping cases than


Iraqi latest powerlifter to be banned by International Paralympic Committee after positive drugs test

  • Powerlifting News

An Iraqi has been become the latest powerlifter to test positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced.

competed at the FAZZA Powerlifting Championships in Dubai.The substance is included on the World Anti-Doping

to Doping programme.Related storiesMay 2015: Egyptian powerlifter has two-year doping ban halved by Court

testAugust 2014: Brazilian powerlifter banned for life after second doping violationJuly 2014: Two more

powerlifters fail doping tests at World ChampionshipsJuly 2014: Iranian London 2012 silver medal winner

becomes latest powerlifter to fail doping test


Peruvian swimming silver medallist among five positive doping cases at Toronto 2015

  • Toronto 2015

Peruvian swimming silver medallist Mauricio Fiol is among five positive doping tests to emerge today

He added: “Today is a very difficult day for me because I just found out that I tested positive in a doping

remains to be seen whether Fiol will now request for his B-sample to be tested.If he is found guilty of a doping

stimulant methylhexaneamine.Related storiesJanuary 2015:"Ben Johnson" steroid still responsible for more doping


Rodriquez wins claims second stage victory of 2015 Tour de France as race leaves Pyrenees

  • Cycling

Spain's Joaquim Rodriquez claimed his second victory of the 2015 Tour de France in torrential rain after riding solo up the final climb of the stage 12 from Lannemezan to Plateau de Beille.

hours 40min 14sec.Lance Armstrong, stripped of the seven Tour de France titles he won after admitting doping

Armstrong near the race.Armstrong, stripped of the seven Tour de France titles he won after confessing to doping


Football players’ union to provide funds for speed skater Pechstein in landmark legal case

  • Skating

FIFPro, football’s international players’ union, is to provide financial support to Claudia Pechstein, the German speed skater, in a legal battle that could have profound consequences for the way international sport settles its disputes.

has ruled against it.German speed skater Claudia Pechstein has always maintained she is innocent of doping

Pechstein’s case have confirmed that this right was not duly granted by CAS at the time of her anti-doping

international arbitration, warns CASFebruary 2015: Nick Butler: To what extent should we forgive doping

chief voices reservations about proposed new German lawNovember 2014: Germany set to make sports doping


Basso forced to withdraw from 2015 Tour de France after cancer diagnosis

  • Cycling

Two-time Giro d'Italia winner Ivan Basso has been forced to withdraw from this year's Tour de France after being diagnosed with testicular cancer and is to undergo an operation to remove a tumour.

compete at the 2006 Tour de France due to allegations of his involvement in the Operación Puerto blood doping


Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee offer bonuses for medal winners at Pan American Games

  • PASO

Monetary bonuses are to be offered by the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) to national athletes competing here at the Pan American Games as part of a plan to improve sporting performances, it has been announced.

and Tobago relay team officially upgraded to London 2012 Olympic silver medals following Tyson Gay doping

banJune 2015: Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee Anti-Doping in Sport Act passed into lawMay 2015