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...
by drugadmin | Aug 10, 2012 | Europe, Featured, News, Track
Traces of erythropoietin (EPO) were found in sample A of French athlete Hassan Hirt’s urine, who participated Wednesday morning in the 5000m heats at the London Olympics, where he finished 11th in 13’35” 26. The testing was conducted on August 3,...
by drugadmin | May 3, 2012 | Europe, Featured, News
Monaco – Helder Ornelas, 38, a long distance runner from Portugal, has been found guilty of a doping violation and sanctioned with a 4-year period of ineligibility by the Portuguese Athletic Federation (FPA). The evidence against Ornelas comprised of a series of blood...