Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Kenya makes strides on doping, but hurdles remain
5 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Kenya makes strides on doping, but hurdles remain

The Hindu  

Kenya suffered international embarrassment in 2016 when a string of doping scandals brought the country famed for its distance runners within a whisker of disqualification from the Rio Olympics. READ | WADA adds North Korea to doping compliant nations' list In line with International Association of Athletics Federation guidelines, Kenyan athletes selected for the 2019 World Championships starting in Doha in September will be subject to a minimum of four blood and urine tests. “We have made this very clear to all our athletes that those who want to go to worlds, must also qualify by being tested.” But beyond the elite level, tackling doping remains a monumental challenge. “Every weekend, there are dozens of Kenyans winning marathons all over the world.” - ‘A culture of honesty’ - “In East Africa, unlike anywhere else in the world, hundreds and hundreds of professional athletes make a very good living from road running,” says Brett Clothier, director of the Athletics Integrity Unit, a watchdog set up to police anti-doping in athletics. “Such athletes have the motivation, opportunity and financial means to boost themselves, and therefore there is a high demand for doping products.” READ | ’I’m just protecting athletes’, China's Sun cries foul over doping accusations For Brother Colm O’Connell, legendary coach of two-time Olympic 800m champion David Rudisha, the education of athletes is at the heart of combating the scourge.

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World Athletics chief Coe happy with Kenya doping progress
2 weeks, 3 days ago

World Athletics chief Coe happy with Kenya doping progress

The Hindu  

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said on Wednesday he was satisfied with the progress made by Kenya in fighting doping which had threatened to make the country a sporting pariah. Coe met with Kenyan officials in Nairobi and struck a more positive tone than his last visit in January 2023 when he warned the country faced a “long journey” to …

Kenyan runner Anyango banned for six years for use of testosterone and EPO
4 months ago

Kenyan runner Anyango banned for six years for use of testosterone and EPO

The Hindu  

Kenyan cross country runner Emmaculate Anyango has been banned for six years after failing a doping test for testosterone and the blood-boosting hormone EPO, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday. READ: New mixed 4x100m relay added to 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship She said that she had not deliberately taken or injected any prohibited substances but the AIU were …

Former Tokyo Marathon Runner Tsehay Gemechu Faces Four-Year Ban for Suspected Blood Doping
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Tokyo Marathon Runner Tsehay Gemechu Faces Four-Year Ban for Suspected Blood Doping

The Hindu  

Former Tokyo Marathon runner Tsehay Gemechu has been banned for four years for suspected blood doping. Her 25-year-old career was impacted, including disqualification from her second-place finish in the Tokyo Marathon in 2023, fourth place in the 5,000 meters at the 2019 world championships, and disqualification from the 10,000 meters at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 for a lane violation. …

Ethiopian distance runner and Olympic finalist Zerfe Wondemagegn banned five years for doping
11 months ago

Ethiopian distance runner and Olympic finalist Zerfe Wondemagegn banned five years for doping

The Hindu  

A runner from Ethiopia Zerfe Wondemagegn, who reached the 3,000-meter steeplechase final at the Tokyo Olympics, and narrowly missed the World Athletics Championship podium last year, has been banned for five years after testing positive for two banned substances. Zerfe admitted breaking anti-doping rules after samples she gave flagged up traces of testosterone and another substance, EPO, which can help …

Tokyo Olympics steeplechase finalist banned for doping
11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics steeplechase finalist banned for doping

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Athletics: Kenya’s Kipchoge eyes historic Olympic marathon hat-trick
11 months, 1 week ago

Athletics: Kenya’s Kipchoge eyes historic Olympic marathon hat-trick

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge expects to make history with his third consecutive Olympic marathon gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, he told Reuters in an interview on Thursday, adding that there was no thoughts about retirement yet. “My huge expectation actually is to win the Olympics for the third time,” said Kipchoge, who turns 40 in November and finished 10th …

Kenyan marathon champion hit with second doping ban
1 year, 1 month ago

Kenyan marathon champion hit with second doping ban

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Kenya says World Aquatics has lifted swimming ban
1 year, 5 months ago

Kenya says World Aquatics has lifted swimming ban

The Hindu  

Kenyan swimmers will be allowed to resume international competitions after the global swimming federation lifted a four-year ban, according to the country’s Olympic committee. The East African nation was banned by World Aquatics in 2019 after the Kenya Swimming Federation failed to meet election deadlines. “While the ban has been lifted, the hard work starts to ensure compliance with all …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders for men’s 800m
1 year, 7 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders for men’s 800m

The Hindu  

A total of 56 athletes will be participating in the men’s 800m in the World Athletics Championships 2023 which will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal: Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir The 28-year-old Kenyan is the current World Champion, an Olympic champion, and three-time Diamond League Final winner. | …

Kenyan marathon athlete facing ten-year ban for doping violations
1 year, 8 months ago

Kenyan marathon athlete facing ten-year ban for doping violations

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Kenya’s Titus Ekiru facing 10-year ban, says Athletics Integrity Unit
1 year, 8 months ago

Kenya’s Titus Ekiru facing 10-year ban, says Athletics Integrity Unit

The Hindu  

Kenyan athlete Titus Ekiru is facing a 10-year ban for four charges of anti-doping violations, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Monday. “The 31-year-old’s charges stem from AIU investigations into Ekiru’s positive in-competition doping tests after marathon victories in the Milano Marathon on 16 May 2021 and the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon on 26 November 2021,” the AIU said in …

10K world record-holder Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya suspended for suspected doping
1 year, 10 months ago

10K world record-holder Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya suspended for suspected doping

The Hindu  

Kenyan distance runner Rhonex Kipruto, the 10-kilometre road running world record-holder, has been suspended for suspected doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Wednesday. Kipruto, who also won a bronze medal in the 10,000-meter race at the 2019 world championships, has been notified of a charge relating to irregularities in his athlete biological passport, the AIU said. Kipruto’s management company said …

10K world record-holder Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya suspended for suspected doping
1 year, 10 months ago

10K world record-holder Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya suspended for suspected doping

Associated Press  

MONACO — Kenyan distance runner Rhonex Kipruto, the 10-kilometer road running world record-holder, has been suspended for suspected doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Wednesday. Kipruto, who also won a bronze medal in the 10,000-meter race at the 2019 world championships, has been notified of a charge relating to irregularities in his athlete biological passport, the AIU said. Kipruto’s management …

Kenya boosts testing in athletics ‘doping war’
1 year, 11 months ago

Kenya boosts testing in athletics ‘doping war’

The Hindu  

Athletics superpower Kenya announced on Thursday it will more than triple annual drug testing of athletes amid a surge in doping cases. “And that is why, for us, zero tolerance to doping is a war we cannot afford to lose.” The plans were unveiled in a report issued by an anti-doping steering committee set up in December after the government …

Medical staff helping Kenyan athletes in doping cover-ups - AIU, ADAK
1 year, 11 months ago

Medical staff helping Kenyan athletes in doping cover-ups - AIU, ADAK

The Hindu  

A “medically-savvy operation” is helping Kenyan athletes cover up doping offences, the Athletics Integrity Unit and Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya said on Tuesday, adding they had found similar forged documents and references to fictitious doctors in two recent cases. “The AIU has been asked to work with the Kenyan Government, Athletics Kenya and the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya to attack …

Athletics integrity body to boost drug testing in Kenya
1 year, 11 months ago

Athletics integrity body to boost drug testing in Kenya

The Hindu  

The head of the Athletics Integrity Unit warned on Friday that the international anti-doping body was stepping up its investigations and testing in Kenya. Kenya narrowly escaped being sanctioned by World Athletics last December, after the government pledged to increase its funding of five million dollars a year to combat doping. But Clothier, who is on a week-long factfinding trip …

'No Guarantees': Double Olympic Champion David Rudisha Thinks it Will be Hard For Neeraj Chopra to Defend Tokyo Gold
2 years ago

'No Guarantees': Double Olympic Champion David Rudisha Thinks it Will be Hard For Neeraj Chopra to Defend Tokyo Gold

News 18  

Two-time Olympic Games gold medallist in 800m, Kenya’s David Rudisha, is keen to train Indian sprinters and middle-distance runners when he calls time on his illustrious career. The 34-year-old two-time world champion in 800m, who defended his 2012 London Olympics gold in Rio four years later, also said winning back-to-back gold medals at the quadrennial games is not easy but …

Kenya escapes ban as World Athletics hails government's financial pledge
2 years, 3 months ago

Kenya escapes ban as World Athletics hails government's financial pledge

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The Athletics Integrity Unit will “work closely with Kenyan government to try and resolve this as quickly as it possibly can”. Rome: Kenya avoided becoming a sporting pariah as World Athletics president Sebastian Coe welcomed its government’s pledge of a financial package to combat doping in what he called “a long journey” to build trust. “The Kenyan federation and government …

Kenya avoids track doping ban; Russia gets mixed news
2 years, 3 months ago

Kenya avoids track doping ban; Russia gets mixed news

Associated Press  

Russia and Kenya, two of the most troubled counties on the international doping front, received encouraging news from track and field’s ruling body on Wednesday, though any possible reprieve for Russia was tempered by the sport’s intent to keep the country’s athletes out of international meets until the war in Ukraine is over. Yevhen Pronin, the acting president of the …

Kenya faces threat of athletics ban for doping ‘crisis’
2 years, 3 months ago

Kenya faces threat of athletics ban for doping ‘crisis’

Associated Press  

DOHA, Qatar — Kenya faces the prospect of being banned from international athletics because of doping problems that have now reached “crisis” levels, according to authorities in the country. The threat of an imminent ban by track and field governing body World Athletics, which would have repercussions for a number of medal contenders at next year’s world championships and the …

Kenya faces threat of athletics ban amid doping crisis
2 years, 3 months ago

Kenya faces threat of athletics ban amid doping crisis

Al Jazeera  

Government commits to a ‘zero tolerance’ approach as it urges the world athletics governing body not to ban its athletes. Kenya’s government is urging World Athletics not to ban the country from the sport, promising to step up its fight against the use of banned substances after a series of its athletes were suspended for doping. The country has faced …

25 athlete sanctions, 19 active cases in 2022: Kenyan athletics mired in new doping scandal
2 years, 4 months ago

25 athlete sanctions, 19 active cases in 2022: Kenyan athletics mired in new doping scandal

Firstpost  

Most of those suspended or banned for violating Athletics Integrity Unit anti-doping rules this year are involved in road and marathon running Nairobi: Kenya’s athletics reputation is once again taking a pummelling after the suspension this year of an unusually large number of long distance runners for suspected doping. “Right now we’re in the intensive care unit,” said Athletics Kenya …

CJ Ujah doping: British sprinter who won 4x100m silver at Tokyo Olympics suspended over alleged breach
3 years, 7 months ago

CJ Ujah doping: British sprinter who won 4x100m silver at Tokyo Olympics suspended over alleged breach

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Athletics: Briton Ujah among four suspended for alleged anti-doping breaches
3 years, 7 months ago

Athletics: Briton Ujah among four suspended for alleged anti-doping breaches

The Hindu  

British sprinter Chijindu Ujah is among four athletes who have been suspended for allegedly breaching anti-doping rules at the Tokyo Olympics, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday. The other three athletes suspended are Moroccan 1,500 metres runner Sadik Mikhou, Georgian shot putter Benik Abramyan and Kenyan sprinter Mark Otieno Odhiambo. READ: Jamaican Parchment tracks down volunteer who helped him …

Kenya\'s Kipchoge dominates, defends Olympic marathon title
3 years, 7 months ago

Kenya\'s Kipchoge dominates, defends Olympic marathon title

Deccan Chronicle  

Sapporo: Eliud Kipchoge pulled away late and no one could come close to catching him as the 36-year-old from Kenya defended his Olympic marathon title. Kipchoge becomes the third athlete to win multiple gold medals in the men's marathon, joining Abebe Bikila and Waldemar Cierpinski. The fans saw a dominating performance from Kipchoge, who was a huge favorite as both …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge wins second marathon gold with dominant run in brutal conditions
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge wins second marathon gold with dominant run in brutal conditions

Firstpost  

The world record holder clocked 2hr 08min 38sec to win gold, becoming only the third man to win consecutive marathon titles. Sapporo: Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge underlined his credentials as the undisputed king of the marathon with a totally dominant run to retain his Olympic title on the streets of Sapporo on Sunday. The 36-year-old’s triumph, his 13th win in the …

Tokyo Olympics: Kenyan sprinter Mark Otieno tests positive for banned substance
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Kenyan sprinter Mark Otieno tests positive for banned substance

The Hindu  

Kenya's Mark Otieno, a 100 metres sprinter, has tested positive for a banned substance, Team Kenya said in a statement, and will not take part in the Olympic qualifying heats on Saturday. "We have received communication this afternoon from International Testing Agency regarding one of our sprinters who has had an Adverse analytical finding on a urine sample he provided …

Nigerian sprinter suspended for HGH hours before Olympic run
3 years, 7 months ago

Nigerian sprinter suspended for HGH hours before Olympic run

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare was provisionally suspended for doping Saturday, hours before the former world championships silver medalist was due to run in the semifinals of the women’s 100 meters at the Olympics. Okagbare tested positive for human growth hormone in an out-of-competition test on July 19, four days before the Olympics opened, the Athletics Integrity Unit said, …

20 athletes banned from Olympic track under testing rules
3 years, 7 months ago

20 athletes banned from Olympic track under testing rules

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Twenty athletes, including 10 from Nigeria, will not be allowed to participate in track and field at the Olympics because they did not meet anti-doping testing requirements in the lead-up to the Games. The Athletics Integrity Unit, which runs the anti-doping program for the sport, requires athletes from countries categorized as “high risk” because of deficiencies in their …

Tokyo 2020: Australian equestrian athlete Jamie Kermon tests positive for cocaine
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Australian equestrian athlete Jamie Kermon tests positive for cocaine

India Today  

There’s no end to drama in the pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics, starting from Friday. Australian equestrian athlete Jamie Kermond has been provisionally suspended from the Tokyo Olympics after his A sample tested positive for cocaine, Equestrian Australia said on Wednesday. “Equestrian Australia has provisionally suspended Jumping athlete Jamie Kermond under the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy 2021,” the body said in a …

2 runners dropped from Kenya Olympic team over doping tests
3 years, 8 months ago

2 runners dropped from Kenya Olympic team over doping tests

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya was forced to drop two runners from its Olympic team just over a week before the Tokyo Games because they haven’t taken the required number of out-of-competition doping tests, an official said on Thursday. Kenya also hasn’t decided if steeplechase world and Olympic champion Conseslus Kipruto will be on the team and able defend his title …

Kenyan Olympic sprinter Kishoiyan banned for 4 years for nandrolone
3 years, 8 months ago

Kenyan Olympic sprinter Kishoiyan banned for 4 years for nandrolone

China Daily  

NAIROBI -- Kenyan sprinter and two-time Olympian Alphas Kishoiyan, has been banned for four years by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya for thr presence of prohibited substance nandrolone in his system. Kishoiyan, 26, a two-time African championships silver medalist who also competed for Kenya at the Beijing 2015 World Championships, will be eligible to compete again from July 28, 2024 …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kenya call up Timothy Cheruiyot, drop four athletes from squad in final changes
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kenya call up Timothy Cheruiyot, drop four athletes from squad in final changes

Firstpost  

Cheruiyot finished fourth in trials in June after aggravating a hamstring injury and suffering a family bereavement and was left out of Team Kenya altogether. Nairobi: Timothy Cheruiyot, the 1500m world champion, was called up Wednesday to join the Kenyan Olympic team as four other athletes were dropped eight days before the Games, team officials said. Kenya last won an …

Serbian tests positive arriving for Tokyo Olympics: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

Serbian tests positive arriving for Tokyo Olympics: Report

India TV News  

A member of the Serbian Olympic rowing team has tested positive for COVID-19 while trying to enter Japan for the Tokyo Olympics that are to open in just under three weeks. The report comes after two members of the Ugandan Olympic delegation tested positive for the coronavirus last month upon arrival in Japan. One tested positive at Narita airport near …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Russia name three world champions in 10-member athletics team
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Russia name three world champions in 10-member athletics team

Firstpost  

Moscow: Russia named three world champions on its 10-strong athletics team for the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday under rules limiting the size of its squad because of a long-running doping dispute. Three-time high jump world champion Mariya Lasitskene is joined by pole vault world champion Anzhelika Sidorova and 2015 world 110-meter hurdles champion Sergei Shubenkov. World Athletics capped the Russian …

Kenya unveils its team for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 9 months ago

Kenya unveils its team for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu  

Kenya unveiled its Tokyo Olympics squad on Saturday with a list of more than 40 athletes including world champion Hellen Obiri and defending 1,500m Olympic gold medalist Faith Chepngetich. Notable names missing were 1,500m world champion Timothy Cheruiyot and defending Olympics 3,000m steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto after both failed to win their trials. Team Kenya is sending a formidable squad …

Japanese city cancels Kenya Olympic training camp over virus situation
3 years, 9 months ago

Japanese city cancels Kenya Olympic training camp over virus situation

India TV News  

Japanese city cancels Kenya Olympic training camp over virus situation City officials from Kurume in the Fukuoka Prefecture near the southern tip of Japan had informed Kenya on Tuesday that they were canceling, the committee said. A Japanese city due to host Kenya’s team for a pre-Olympics training camp has canceled because the coronavirus situation there is “critical,” the Kenyan …

Japanese city cancels Kenya Olympic training camp over virus
3 years, 9 months ago

Japanese city cancels Kenya Olympic training camp over virus

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — A Japanese city due to host Kenya’s team for a pre-Olympics training camp has canceled because the coronavirus situation there is “critical,” the Kenyan Olympic committee said Wednesday. The Kenyan Olympic committee said the letter from Kurume reported that “COVID-19 infections have rapidly spread in Kurume since mid-April and the situation has been recognized as critical.” The …

Long Distance Runner Sunil Vishwakarma's Tests Positive for Banned Substance
4 years ago

Long Distance Runner Sunil Vishwakarma's Tests Positive for Banned Substance

News 18  

Uttar Pradesh’s long distance runner Sunil Vishwakarma’s bid of making it to this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games seems to be crumbling after he tested positive for banned substance, said a national level coach. The ‘A’ sample of the 23-year-old athlete has tested positive for Erythropoietin, a performance enhancing drug banned by the World Anti Doping Agency. Athletes could face a …

Kenyan runner convicted of doping offense in criminal court
4 years ago

Kenyan runner convicted of doping offense in criminal court

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — A female runner became the first athlete in Kenya to be convicted of a doping offense in a criminal court on Friday. Distance runner Florence Jepkosgei Chepsoi, who finished second at the 2019 Jakarta Marathon, was sentenced to one year of community service after she was found guilty of presenting false documents and lying to the Kenyan …

Kenyan runner banned for fleeing anti-doping staff- Sportstar
4 years, 5 months ago

Kenyan runner banned for fleeing anti-doping staff- Sportstar

The Hindu  

Kenyan long-distance runner Patrick Siele has been banned for three-and-a-half years for fleeing from anti-doping officials who were trying to collect a sample, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday. Siele is the latest in a long line of Kenyan athletes to be sanctioned in recent years, including 2008 Olympic 1,500m champion Asbel Kiprop, former Boston and Chicago Marathon winner …

Manangoi provisionally suspended for missing doping tests
4 years, 7 months ago

Manangoi provisionally suspended for missing doping tests

The Hindu  

Former 1,500-meter world champion Elijah Manangoi was provisionally suspended Thursday for missing doping tests. Christian Coleman, the American sprinter who won the 100-meter title last year, and Salwa Eid Naser, the Nigeria-born 400 gold medalist running for Bahrain, have both been provisionally suspended while under investigation by the AIU. Ivoninskaya was banned for two years after a sample from the …

Faked photo puts Kipsang out of the picture
4 years, 8 months ago

Faked photo puts Kipsang out of the picture

China Daily  

Gold medalist Wilson Kipsang of Kenya poses on podium in Tokyo, on Feb 26, 2017. Kipsang used a photo of an alleged traffic accident to justify one of four missed test appointments, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday. World Athletics said Kipsang, a bronze medalist at the 2012 Olympics, had four missed appointments between April 2018 and May 2019. …

Kipsang banned for four years for anti-doping violations
4 years, 8 months ago

Kipsang banned for four years for anti-doping violations

The Hindu  

Former marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang of Kenya has been handed a four-year ban for anti-doping rule violations that included using a fake photo of a traffic accident to justify one of four missed whereabouts appointments, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday. World Athletics said Kipsang, a bronze medallist at the 2012 Olympics, had four whereabouts failures between …

How COVID-19 affected marathon great Eliud Kipchoge
4 years, 9 months ago

How COVID-19 affected marathon great Eliud Kipchoge

The Hindu  

Ever since he won the marathon Olympic gold at the Rio Games in 2016, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya has been smashing records with authority. Consistency and setting your goal is another recipe.” READ| But Kipchoge was quick to point out that the pandemic has taught him life’s big lesson: “To treat the uncertainties and accept the change as it happens.” …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Athletes completing doping bans could be eligible to compete in postponed Tokyo Olympics
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Athletes completing doping bans could be eligible to compete in postponed Tokyo Olympics

Firstpost  

The Athletics Integrity Unit estimates that about 40 of the 200 or so banned track and field athletes who stand to gain from the Olympic postponement are international-level competitors Brussels: Athletes completing doping bans over the next year will be eligible to compete in the postponed Tokyo Olympics, an unintended effect of the coronavirus pandemic that has some crying foul. …

Tokyo Olympics qualification suspension a big blow to India
4 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics qualification suspension a big blow to India

The Hindu  

World Athletics’ decision to suspend the Olympic qualification period till end of November has dealt a huge blow to Indian track-and-field competitors aiming for Tokyo, who were hoping to make the cut through domestic meets tentatively scheduled later this year. World Athletics on Tuesday suspended the qualification period for the Tokyo Games from April 6 to November 30, 2020, following …

WADA chief: Athletes can compete in 2021 if doping bans expire
4 years, 11 months ago

WADA chief: Athletes can compete in 2021 if doping bans expire

The Hindu  

World Anti-Doping Agency President Witold Banka said that the athletes who are serving doping bans can participate in the postponed Tokyo Olympics. This means that a number of athletes like Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav, who could not compete in the Games this year due to their doping bans, could be in contention next year. “I agree it could be a …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian athletes join call for Games to be delayed due to global COVID-19 pandemic
5 years ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian athletes join call for Games to be delayed due to global COVID-19 pandemic

Firstpost  

Calls from athletes and federations for a delay in the Games, which is scheduled to run from 24 July to 9 August, have intensified as the flu-like virus has brought sport to a grinding halt across the world. Mumbai: Some Indian athletes have joined the clamour for the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed because they have no access to training …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Anti-doping bodies dial down testing due to coronavirus but Games-bound athletes still asked to give dope test
5 years ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Anti-doping bodies dial down testing due to coronavirus but Games-bound athletes still asked to give dope test

Firstpost  

The International Olympic Committee has said it remains fully committed to opening the Tokyo Games on 24 July, so testers are still visiting some athletes at a time when many people are trying to avoid social contact Dusseldorf: Although anti-doping organizations around the world are dialling back on testing because of the coronavirus outbreak, Olympic athletes can still expect a …

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