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Minimum Doping Ban increased to four years
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, which...
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Jon Drummond banned for eight years
Tyson Gay's former coach has been banned for eight years by the US Anti-Doping Agency. Jon Drummond, a former Olympic relay gold medallist, was found to have possessed, trafficked and administered banned drugs to an athlete he coached. The ban comes into force on 17...
IAAF welcomes WADA investigation
Monaco - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) welcomes the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announcement of their three-person Independent Commission that will investigate the serious doping allegations recently aired in a series of German...
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Athlete Biological Passport violation
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...
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IAAF welcomes WADA investigation
Monaco - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) welcomes the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announcement of their three-person Independent Commission that will investigate the serious doping allegations recently aired in a series of German...
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IAAF disciplinary action from 2005 findings
The IAAF’s long-term storage and retesting strategy concerning IAAF Championships which began in 2005 with the storage of anti-doping samples from that year’s IAAF World Championships in Helsinki has led to disciplinary action being commenced against a further 28...
IAAF comment on Russian Walkers sanctions
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...