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) has published its data for the past year. It covers work with more than 15,000 athletes and 65 Independent Federations. 485 potential anti-doping rule violations were handled. The ITA increased its revenue by €27.151 million. The 2023-2026 Strategic Plan continues.

The World Anti-Doping Agency made public its plan to promote clean sport directly with the athletes competing at the upcoming 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, including representatives from 12 countries across five different continents from various athlete representative bodies. 

The Chinese Anti-Doping Agency warned that it would “never” share its information regarding the athletes that tested positive in recent Olympic Games after US Congress demanded details of the probe be made public. Tensions between American officials, the Asian country and WADA keep mounting.

The International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) stands as the only recognised International Federation for the art and sport of Muaythai within the Olympic Movement and is also the only signatory to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Swimming icons like Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt took the stand on Tuesday and called out the World Anti-Doping Agency for its handling of 23 positive tests from Chinese rivals prior to the Tokyo 2002 Olympics. The global watchdog lashed back on Wednesday, as global tension keeps mounting.

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.

In a US Congress hearing on Tuesday in which they questioned the World Anti-Doping Agency’s handling of the 2021 Chinese swimming drugs scandal, the two great American swimming legends asked for significant reform at the global body’s core.

In light of the ongoing scandal involving 23 Chinese swimmers being allowed to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Games even after testing positive for trimetazidine, Global Athlete has sent out an open letter to the World Anti-Doping Agency stating their mistrust in the organisation and requesting transparency on the investigations taken on the swimmers’ case and actions to be taken going forward to ensure a fair playing field for all athletes. 

Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) has completed an assessment of statements made in Parliament by Andrew Wilkie alleging that the Australian Football League (AFL) conducted 'secret' and 'off the books' drug testing of players to undermine the anti-doping process.

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 Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Para athletics athlete Amir Khosravani for three years for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) in breach of the IPC Anti-Doping Code. 

American sprinter Erriyon Knighton, who tested positive in an anti-doping control earlier this year, has been cleared to compete in the upcoming track and field trials following an arbitration decision, according to the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).

The doping scandal that hit the World Anti-Doping agency last April involving 23 Chinese athletes who failed repeated drug tests, as reported by The New York Times, keeps snowballing with the latest announcement by the Asian superpower.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has announced the extension of its contract with the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA), reinforcing their joint commitment to maintaining the highest standards of integrity in mixed martial arts through a robust anti-doping program.