by drugadmin | Apr 4, 2013 | NewsFeed
Former world and Olympic champions Svetlana Krivelyova and Olga Kuzenkova have been banned for two years each for failing drugs tests after their samples were re-examined, the Russian athletics federation (VFLA) said on Tuesday. The 42-year-old Kuzenkova, 2004 Olympic...
by drugadmin | Mar 14, 2013 | Featured, News
Kenyan athletes will be tested by a new blood-testing programme after concerns about doping, according to the IAAF. Blood-testing has not been possible in east Africa because of the remoteness of training bases. As a result, it has been difficult to transport and test...
by drugadmin | Mar 8, 2013 | Europe, Featured, News, Track, Views
No matter how slowly the wheels may turn when it comes to catching cheats, the mere fact that it is happening shows that even after a period of 8 years there can still be justice. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has re-tested a selection...
by drugadmin | Feb 24, 2013 | NewsFeed
NAIROBI – Three Kenyan athletes have been suspended after testing positive for banned substances by Athletics Kenya. Marathon runners Wilson Erupe Loyanae and Nixon Kiplagat Cherutich will serve two-year bans, while Moses Kiptoo Kurgat was suspended for a year....
by drugadmin | Feb 24, 2013 | Europe, Featured, Marathon, News, USA
World record holder Paula Radcliffe has welcomed the decision of World Marathon Majors (WMM) to revise their athlete contracts to include stricter anti-doping penalties. The organisers of the Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York marathons have changed...