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IOC stalwart Tallberg dies from cancer aged 77

  • Olympics

Finland's Peter Tallberg, a five-time sailing Olympian and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member since 1976, has died aged 77 following a battle with throat cancer.

 As well as serving roles with the World Anti Doping Agency and the General Association of International


Liam Morgan: Spare a thought for those affected by selfishness of doping cheats

  • Inside the Blogs

Is there any other issue in sport that provokes the amount of debate, controversy and outrage as doping

Alarmingly, doping in sport is a freight train that shows absolutely no signs of slowing down, and what

ethnicities the chance to put their differences aside to come together in support of one common goal.But doping

etched into their minds.It is shameful that there are many athletes across various different sports - doping

cheat.His case was truly marquee in a sense that very few athletes of his stature had been caught doping

I don’t think there have been many dopers whose lives have completely been ruined by doping but there

Not only that, but athletes who miss out on medals due to someone else riding high on the doping wave


Olympic and world champions targeting fast starts to IAAF Diamond League season in Doha

  • Athletics

Renaud Lavillenie heads a star-studded field for the opening International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League meeting of the season at the Qatar Sports Club here, as the French pole vaulter bids to earn his sixth consecutive Diamond Race Trophy.

Williams-Mills of Jamaica.Related storiesMay 2015:  IOC strips US men's relay team of London 2012 medal in Gay doping



UK Athletics chief calls for ban on Russia following string of doping cases

  • Athletics

Russia should be banned from competition following their turbulent record of doping, UK Athletics chairman

should be the possibility of suspending a federation if they are found to have been involved in a doping

steeplechase champion Yulia Yarapova is one of the many Russian athletes to have been found guilty of a doping

programme.However, the punishments handed out by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) were described

in sportFebruary 2015: IAAF will not "dance on grave" of Russia despite doping crisis, promises CoeFebruary

receive sanction as part of investigationFebruary 2015: Russian Athletics President to resign over doping


IOC strips US men’s relay team of London 2012 medal in Gay doping case

  • Athletics

United States men’s 4x100 metres relay team of its London 2012 silver medal because of Tyson Gay's doping

back to the US Olympic Committee (USOC) when he was hit with a one-year suspension by the US Anti-Doping

Kimmons, Ryan Bailey and Justin Gatlin - who himself returned to athletics in 2010 after a four-year doping

offenceJuly 2014: Gay returns after halved doping ban to Lausanne, scene of his last win a year

agoJune 2014: WADA confirm approval of Gay's reduced doping banMay 2014: Exclusive: Kenyan

Olympic champions say Tyson Gay's doping ban reduction sends "wrong message"


Rio 2016 receives major boost as WADA lifts suspension on controversial doping lab

  • Rio 2016

Brazil’s doping control laboratory in Rio de Janiero will be available for use at the 2016 Olympic and

Paralympic Games after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) lifted its suspension today.

in meeting WADA standards in 2013.That left the real possibility that there would not be a suitable doping

“The anti-doping system will be a major legacy, but there are still some additional steps to maintain

©Rio 2016Rio 2016 had harboured hopes that WADA would rule in their favour and the decision means doping

able to be analysed and tested in Brazil rather than further afield.Such were the problems that anti-doping

fair competition”.Related storiesJanuary 2015: Rio in "final stretch" of constructing new anti-doping


WADA acknowledge French study into micro-dosing has "raised questions" about ability of athletes to avoid detection

  • News

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have acknowledged that a French television documentary which saw

the study and in a statement outlined that the ABP would have flagged up the profiles as possible doping

WADA reiterated their commitment to working with experts from the anti-doping community to enhance

“The ABP, when used as part of an intelligent anti-doping programme, is a strong tool that helps to

to the need to continue our work with experts to enhance the tool as part of the progress of anti-doping

AgencyApril 2015:  Exclusive: Cycling chief Cookson supports calls for doping to be criminalisedMarch


UK Anti-Doping appoint former law enforcement officer as director of operations

  • News

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) have announced the appointment of Pat Myhill as their new director of operations

National Crime Agency, Police Forces and the Border Agency; the intelligence we receive from the Report Doping

across the UK and Pat will oversee those relationships.”Related storiesMarch 2015: UK's National Anti-Doping

2014: Athletes should not be turned into criminals if they fail drugs tests, warns new UK Anti-Doping

chief executiveNovember 2014: UK Anti-Doping appoints Sapstead as interim chief executive to replace

ParkinsonNovember 2014: British Rowing announce UK Anti-Doping boss as new chief executive


New IAAF HQ opened in Monaco as President Diack joined by Thomas Bach and Prince Albert II

  • Athletics

The new headquarters of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) were officially inaugurated today by Prince Albert II of Monaco and IAAF President Lamine Diack, in the presence of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

communications, competitions, development and member relations, finance and administration, medical and anti-doping


Cycling Anti-Doping Federation announce partnership with UCI and USADA for 2015 Tour of California

  • Cycling

The Cycling Anti-Doping Federation (CADF) have announced a new partnership with the International Cycling

Union (UCI) and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for this year's Tour of California.

collaborating on sample collection.Any samples collected will be tested for substances on the World Anti-Doping

“The UCI is strongly committed to develop and strengthen its ties with all anti-doping organisations

of California is a new important step forward after previous collaborations set with National Anti-Doping

“Global collaboration is a vital part of the work we all do in the anti-doping movement,” he said.

“The UCI and the CADF’s willingness to work in partnership with National Anti-Doping Organisations is


AOC President accuses Australian Senate of failing to support battle against doping

  • ONOC

President John Coates has accused the Australian Senate of a lack of support in their battle to tackle doping

Speaking at the AOC Annual General Meeting in Sydney today, Coates feels the Australian Sports Anti-Doping

required to attend interviews to answer questions, give information and produce documents regarding doping

Bill being turned down by the Senate, ASADA went on to introduce their own changes to the AOC Anti-Doping

“When it comes to investigating most of the nine anti-doping rule violations which are not based on

investigations.The 65-year-old has long been a campaigner for more transparency concerning doping in


Doctor of Sun Yang hit with extended ban after treating swimmer at Asian Games

  • Aquatics

The Chinese Swimming Association has imposed an extended ban on the doctor of two-time Olympic gold medallist Sun Yang after it emerged that he violated the rules of an existing suspension by treating his athlete during the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.

which ran from May 17 to August 16, did not come to light until November with Chinada, China’s Anti-Doping

that he used the drug for medical reasons and had been unaware that it was listed in the World Anti-Doping


Mike Rowbottom: Sir Bradley Wiggins has set his sights - One Hour, Once Only, 20 years…

  • Inside the Blogs

For the moment, the blue riband of cycling - the Hour record - rests with an Englishman. But another Englishman won’t rest until it rests with him - for a very long time.The first Englishman - Commonwealth time trial gold medallist Alex Dowsett - belatedly accomplished his goal at the weekend as he set the new record of 52.937 kilometres at the Manchester Velodrome.

credibility of Sosenka’s achievement was seriously undermined given that he suffered a second, career-ending doping