World number one Jannik Sinner is delighted to have escaped a doping ban, giving him some breathing space ahead of the year's final Grand Slam, the US Open. He tested positive for a banned substance twice, although "in my mind I know I didn't do anything wrong".

Archie Schluter, a rugby player from Marlborough, has been suspended for two years by the New Zealand Rugby Judicial Committee following his attempt to import BPC-157, a prohibited experimental peptide. The ban follows the interception of the package by New Zealand Customs in March 2024.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has referred an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) case involving Cuban Para Judoka Yonaldy Gonzalez Miyares in connection with the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games to the International Blind Sports Association (IBSA).

A positive test for trenbolone in a doping control did not prevent Erriyon Knighton from running the 200m in Paris. USADA cleared him after an independent referee interpreted the positive result as possibly due to consumption of contaminated meat. The Athletics Integrity Unit is now appealing that decision.

Doping in sports is an ongoing battle, but the Heads of the Weightlifting Federation have committed to taking a stand, declaring that "we should fight it." Their decision reflects a renewed focus on tackling the issue and promoting clean competition in the sport.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed David Sánchez López’s appeal to exclude Türkiye from the Olympics on grounds that three of its weightlifters have committed anti-doping rule violations. CAS released its decision on Thursday following a hearing with a sole arbitrator on 5 August. 

Afghan judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad has explained the positive result for steroids, a banned substance for which he has been suspended, as the result of medical treatment.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected Canada's claim for a bronze medal at Beijing 2022 following the disqualification for doping of Kamila Valieva, who was part of the Russian delegation that won gold in the final classification of the team event in figure skating.

A triumph that comes to eclipse accusations. The 19-year-old Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle took Olympic gold after breaking the world record in the 100m freestyle in the La Défense pool, in the middle of the Asian country being embroiled in criticism for doping.

No Olympic truce when it comes to the public-relations war between the World Anti-Doping Agency and United States officials and media outlets regarding the handling of positive cases from China’s swimming team, who added another pair of suspect athletes to their expanding 2024 file on Tuesday.

The Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS ADD) confirmed the suspension of the two athletes who were previously disqualified for the anti-doping rule violation.

They were dismissed for non-compliance with anti-doping rules, but eventually the CAS, the body that deals with the disputes surrounding the participation in Paris 2024, has allowed them to compete.

The work of the International Testing Agency (ITA), the international body that carries out anti-doping tests, continues to bear fruit: on Friday, the day of the opening ceremony, it confirmed a result concerning the Iraqi judoka Sajjad Ghanim Sehen Sehen.

A total of 90% of participants at the Olympic Games in Paris have already passed their previous anti-doping tests said the ITA, the International Testing Agency, on Wednesday.

Katie Ledecky, a seven-time gold medalist in swimming, continues to have doubts about the doping case involving 23 Chinese swimmers, which was reported by the New York Times last April. According to the publication, athletes tested positive for a banned substance seven months before Tokyo 2020.