In a complicated ramp-up to the Olympic Games due to political tensions, overspending, security risks, health concerns and the never-ending fight against doping in sports, the IOC-funded International Testing Agency will again be leading the efforts towards guaranteeing a level playing field.

The International Testing Agency (ITA), which leads cycling's clean sport efforts on behalf of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), will protect fair play at the Tour de France with a comprehensive anti-doping programme.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced its Independent Observer (IO) programme teams in preparation for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. WADA’s IO programme is designed to enhance athlete and public confidence as to the quality, effectiveness and reliability of anti-doping programmes during the Games.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has entered into a collaboration with Sport Ireland. The partnership is designed to enable the exchange of knowledge and information between the organisations and to coordinate anti-doping initiatives more effectively.

Preparations for anti-doping measures at the Paris Olympic Games have been underway for months, with over 1,000 personnel dedicated to testing approximately 4,000 athletes during the competition. These efforts adhere closely to the guidelines set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Witold Banka, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), said on Tuesday that the organisation remains "deeply sceptical" about the integrity of Russian sport, but believes the situation is better than it was a decade ago.

The National Olympic Commitees "Clean Sport Education Guide" for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is a resource developed by the International Testing Agency (ITA) in partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and with the support of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has launched its global Pre-Games anti-doping programme ahead of next year's Olympics and Paralympic in Paris which will involve new levels of targeted testing based on data from the pre-Tokyo 2020 operation.

Double world champion Francisco Mosquera, who competed in this year's International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in September, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the steroid boldenone.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has warned that it faces higher costs as a consequence of global events and inflation.

A Mongolian weightlifter has become the sixth athlete to test positive for doping during the Asian Games here, it has been revealed.

Two more athletes have been provisionally banned after being found to have breached anti-doping regulations at the Asian Games here.

The International Testing Agency (ITA), set to lead the anti-doping programme at the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, has signed an agreement with the Italian National Anti-Doping Organisation, NADO Italia.

Afghan boxer Mohammad Khaibar Nooristani has become the first athlete to be announced as failing a drugs test at the Asian Games here.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has revealed its plan to ensure "fair and clean" competitions here as it looks to support an Asian Games anti-doping programme for the first time.