by drugadmin | Aug 5, 2015 | Africa, Europe, Featured, News, South Africa
The IAAF takes the anti-doping allegations published by The Sunday Times and ARD very seriously and has investigated them thoroughly. The published allegations were sensationalist and confusing: the results referred to were not positive tests. In fact, ARD and The...
by drugadmin | Mar 19, 2015 | Africa, Europe, Featured, Marathon, News, South Africa
LONDON, March 18, 2015 — Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM) is working in partnership with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to finance increased out-of-competition drug testing for elite athletes participating in AWMM events. This...
by drugadmin | Jan 31, 2015 | Europe, Featured, News, Track
Russian steeplechaser Yulia Zaripova has been banned for two and a half years for doping offences, the Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said (www.rusada.ru) on Friday. Zaripova, 28, was suspended after her biological passport showed abnormalities and her results from...
by drugadmin | Jan 21, 2015 | Europe, Featured, News, Walking
IAAF comment on sanctions for Russian Race Walkers. In light of media inquiries into sanctions announced yesterday in the Russian media, the IAAF would like to clarify a number of points. All athletes were caught under the IAAF Athlete Biological Passport programme...
by drugadmin | Jan 20, 2015 | Featured, News, Track, UK
Gareth Warburton and Rhys Williams say they are not cheats after being banned for failing drugs tests. The Welsh athletes were “at fault or negligent” but had not knowingly taken anything containing the prohibited substances, says an official national...
by drugadmin | Jan 3, 2015 | Africa, Articles, Europe, Featured, News, South Africa, UK, USA
Minimum Doping Ban – As of the 1st January, 2015, drug cheats in sport will now face a minimum of a four year ban under the new rules which have come into effect. There have been calls for the term to be revised and with changes to the World Anti-Doping Code,...