by drugadmin | Jun 12, 2013 | Europe, Featured, News
Anti-Doping Norway had its 10th anniversary celebration recently by hosting an international symposium on NADO International Cooperation. WADA’s President John Fahey and Director General David Howman shared their congratulations as keynote speakers at the June 11...
by drugadmin | Apr 30, 2013 | Europe, Featured, News
AUSTRIA – Distance athlete, Susanne Pumper, has been caught for the second time and has been suspended for eight years. All the Austrian’s results since 2008 have been scrapped. National anti-doping agency NADA says Pumper has been found guilty of...
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 | 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...
by drugadmin | Dec 16, 2012 | Featured, News, USA
USADA announced today that Christian Hesch, an athlete in the sport of Track & Field, has accepted a two-year suspension for committing an anti-doping rule violation. Hesch voluntarily admitted having used erythropoietin (EPO) which is prohibited under the USADA...