WADA hands over case files on suspected Russian cheats
4 years, 8 months ago

WADA hands over case files on suspected Russian cheats

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Thursday it has handed over the results of its investigations into hundreds of Russian athletes probed for doping offences to international federations for possible further action. WADA said in a statement it had provided case packages on 298 athletes to 29 anti-doping organisations, 27 international federations and one major event organisation. READ | Gunter Younger, the director of WADA's investigations unit, said the handover of information had taken place after an “extremely challenging, long-running and multi-faceted investigation.” “The fact that we have moved to the results management phase now for the entire target group means we are another step closer to bringing those who cheated to justice,” Younger said. WADA, meanwhile, said that 153 of the 298 cases handed over to the 28 anti-doping organisations were not affected by the alleged manipulation that led to Russia last year being declared non-compliant and slapped with a four-year ban from international sporting events.

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WADA calls for 'root and branch reforms' of US anti-doping
4 months ago

WADA calls for 'root and branch reforms' of US anti-doping

China Daily  

The World Anti-Doping Agency has voiced serious concerns regarding the protection of clean sport in the United States, calling for "root and branch reforms" in its anti-doping system. In a letter to Tobie Smith, chair of the United States Anti-Doping Agency board of directors, WADA highlighted that 90 percent of American athletes compete outside the jurisdiction of the World Anti-Doping …

WADA calls for 'root and branch reforms' of US anti-doping
4 months ago

WADA calls for 'root and branch reforms' of US anti-doping

China Daily  

The World Anti-Doping Agency has voiced serious concerns regarding the protection of clean sport in the United States, calling for "root and branch reforms" in its anti-doping system. In a letter to Tobie Smith, chair of the United States Anti-Doping Agency board of directors, WADA highlighted that 90 percent of American athletes compete outside the jurisdiction of the World Anti-Doping …

WADA exposes USADA's prolonged doping scheme allowing doping athletes to compete
5 months ago

WADA exposes USADA's prolonged doping scheme allowing doping athletes to compete

China Daily  

This file photo shows a WADA logo at the World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 12. WADA noted in a statement that this practice is a blatant violation of the World Anti-Doping Code and USADA's own regulations. WADA highlighted the severity of the allegations, which suggested that USADA permitted doped athletes to compete, including in Olympic qualifiers …

China's anti-doping agency calls for probe into US body
5 months ago

China's anti-doping agency calls for probe into US body

China Daily  

This file photo shows a WADA logo at the World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 12. The China Anti-Doping Agency called on Thursday for an independent investigation into the United States Anti-Doping Agency's cover-up of anti-doping rule violations after the World Anti-Doping Agency said that USADA broke the global code by letting several athletes violating drugs rules …

China seeks probe into US doping cover-up
5 months ago

China seeks probe into US doping cover-up

China Daily  

This file photo shows a WADA logo at the World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 12. In a statement released on Wednesday, the World Anti-Doping Agency revealed that since 2011, there have been at least three cases where US athletes who had violated anti-doping rules were exonerated by the USADA and allowed to keep competing in exchange …

What is WADA, why is the FBI investigating it and why is it feuding with US anti-doping officials?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What is WADA, why is the FBI investigating it and why is it feuding with US anti-doping officials?

Associated Press  

PARIS — The feuding this week among officials in the Olympics, the anti-doping world and the United States government over eradicating drugs from sports is hardly new. The tension reached a new level on the eve of the Paris Games when the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City but inserted language in the contract …

What is WADA, why is the FBI investigating it and why is it feuding with US anti-doping officials?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What is WADA, why is the FBI investigating it and why is it feuding with US anti-doping officials?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The tension reached a new level on the eve …

Review backs handling involving Chinese swimmers
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Review backs handling involving Chinese swimmers

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: A WADA logo is seen at the World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 12, 2024. An anti-doping audit review committee has backed the decision of World Aquatics not to appeal China Anti-Doping Agency's ruling of a 2021 contamination case involving 23 Chinese swimmers, after a thorough scrutiny of the matters. The committee, established on May 3 …

WADA considers legal action against defamatory favoritism allegations
6 months ago

WADA considers legal action against defamatory favoritism allegations

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: A WADA logo is seen at the World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 12, 2024. The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering legal actions against defamatory allegations by some organizations after an independent report supported its integrity and legitimacy handling a contamination case involving Chinese athletes. "There is nothing in the file - which is complete - …

Ex-WADA chief Pound says ‘disgusted’ by USADA ‘lies’ over China cases
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-WADA chief Pound says ‘disgusted’ by USADA ‘lies’ over China cases

The Hindu  

The former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Canadian Dick Pound, launched a fierce attack on the United States anti-doping body USADA on Friday, accusing them of “lies and distortions” and seeking to undermine WADA. “On behalf of WADA, I am deeply disappointed and disgusted by the deliberate lies and distortions coming from USADA, including that WADA has swept doping …

USADA slams WADA for ‘half-truths’ in China doping case
8 months, 1 week ago

USADA slams WADA for ‘half-truths’ in China doping case

The Hindu  

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency criticised the World Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday for “doubling down on half-truths”, after the global body published a document outlining its handling of a case involving Chinese swimmers. In a “frequently asked questions” document released days ago, WADA said there were “strong indicators that these cases could be a case of group contamination.” READ | WADA …

'Stab in the back to clean athletes': USADA calls for WADA overhaul, probe into China swim doping
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Stab in the back to clean athletes': USADA calls for WADA overhaul, probe into China swim doping

Firstpost  

WADA has been accussed of trying to cover up 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for prescription heart drug trimetazidine, which can enhance performance. “Learning that different rules can be applied to different countries sours the commitment of those who are vital to its ongoing viability, including the world’s best athletes, fans, sponsors, and the next generation of athletes.” The Chinese …

USADA calls for WADA overhaul amid Chinese swimming scandal
8 months, 2 weeks ago

USADA calls for WADA overhaul amid Chinese swimming scandal

The Hindu  

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said on Tuesday that the World Anti-Doping Agency must be overhauled to restore confidence in the global body ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics following its handling of a Chinese doping case. It called for: “governments to appoint an independent prosecutor to review the entire case file of the 23 positive tests and ensure that justice …

White House official demands investigation into Wada’s handling of Chinese doping case
8 months, 2 weeks ago

White House official demands investigation into Wada’s handling of Chinese doping case

The Telegraph  

A leading White House official has called for an independent investigation into how anti-doping authorities cleared 23 Chinese swimmers after they tested positive for a banned drug just months before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Rahul Gupta, who is the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and Joe Biden’s top anti-doping official, also intends to raise the …

WADA ‘deeply sceptical’ of Russian anti-doping practices
9 months, 4 weeks ago

WADA ‘deeply sceptical’ of Russian anti-doping practices

The Hindu  

World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Banka said Tuesday the body remains “deeply sceptical” of the integrity of Russian sport but believes the situation is better than a decade ago. “WADA remains deeply sceptical and worried when it comes to Russia,” even though all its athletes “remain subject to testing,” Banka told WADA’s annual symposium in Lausanne. In 2019, WADA handed …

Russian athletes back in doping spotlight after Paris Olmypics green light
1 year, 1 month ago

Russian athletes back in doping spotlight after Paris Olmypics green light

The Hindu  

The doping spotlight is once again on Russia after the International Olympic Committee cleared the way on Friday for the country’s athletes to compete at next year’s Paris Summer Games as neutrals. Long before Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, which Moscow calls a “special military operation”, the country was already a sporting outcast for having implemented a state- The Russian …

WADA’s ‘Operation LIMS’ passes 200 sanctions of Russian athletes
1 year, 7 months ago

WADA’s ‘Operation LIMS’ passes 200 sanctions of Russian athletes

The Hindu  

More than 200 Russian athletes have been sanctioned following the ‘Operation LIMS’ investigation into Moscow’s anti-doping laboratory with more bans to come, the World Anti Doping Agency said on Thursday. “The continued success of WADA’s ‘Operation LIMS’ investigation is a testament to the significant work being conducted by the Agency’s Intelligence and Investigations, and Legal Affairs departments,” WADA president Witold …

WADA says Russia found ‘no fault’ in Valieva doping case
1 year, 11 months ago

WADA says Russia found ‘no fault’ in Valieva doping case

The Hindu  

A Russian tribunal found figure skater Kamila Valieva bore “no fault or negligence” in a doping case that rocked last year’s Winter Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency said Friday. WADA said it was “concerned” that a Russian anti-doping agency panel ruled that Valieva should only be disqualified from one day of the 2021 Russian national championships, where the sample was …

WADA says fresh court ruling can reopen Russian doping cases
2 years, 6 months ago

WADA says fresh court ruling can reopen Russian doping cases

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A breakthrough court ruling in the Russian doping saga should lead Olympic sports bodies to revisit evidence for possible disciplinary cases against other athletes, the World Anti-Doping Agency said Saturday. WADA has also given Moscow lab data to about 40 other sports bodies since 2019 and now wants some of them to review those cases after the …

WADA president Witold Banka calls for thorough investigation into Kalina Valieva's entourage after positive test
2 years, 10 months ago

WADA president Witold Banka calls for thorough investigation into Kalina Valieva's entourage after positive test

ABC  

World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Banka says he wants Russian authorities to change the country's doping culture and conduct a thorough investigation into teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva's entourage, with any culprits to be banned for life. Key points: The case is now with Russia's anti-doping agency, which must set up a hearing to decide Valieva's fate She will compete …

WADA investigation finds British Cycling conducted private testing
3 years, 2 months ago

WADA investigation finds British Cycling conducted private testing

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Tuesday that British Cycling had collected samples from riders and screened them for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone at a private laboratory in 2011 in breach of international rules. WADA's independent Intelligence and Investigations unit launched 'Operation Echo' in March after media reports said UKAD allowed British Cycling to analyse samples from athletes at …

World Anti-Doping Agency revokes approval of Moscow anti-doping lab
3 years, 3 months ago

World Anti-Doping Agency revokes approval of Moscow anti-doping lab

Firstpost  

World Anti-Doping Agency on Saturday announced that it has revoked approval of the Russian national anti-doping laboratory in Moscow to handle blood sample analysis The World Anti-Doping Agency announced Saturday that its executive committee has revoked the “approved” status for the Russian national anti-doping laboratory in Moscow to handle blood sample analysis. The Moscow lab, which was already provisionally suspended …

WADA revokes Moscow anti-doping laboratory's license
3 years, 3 months ago

WADA revokes Moscow anti-doping laboratory's license

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency has revoked the Moscow laboratory's license to test samples in a new twist in the long-running Russian doping saga, WADA said on Saturday. WADA's executive committee voted on Friday to strip the Moscow facility of its approved status, citing “the laboratory personnel's manipulation of data” which was extracted from the lab in 2019. The laboratory had …

WADA claims 'landmark' victory after Russian doping ruling despite CAS reducing sanctions
4 years ago

WADA claims 'landmark' victory after Russian doping ruling despite CAS reducing sanctions

Firstpost  

The CAS ruling is the latest stage in a long-running battle between WADA and Russia. Montreal: The World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday proclaimed a “landmark” victory after a ruling that left Russia banned from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Games. “WADA is pleased to have won this landmark case,” said WADA President Witold Banka, adding that the …

Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics and 2022 World Cup after Cas issues two-year ban for anti-doping offences
4 years ago

Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics and 2022 World Cup after Cas issues two-year ban for anti-doping offences

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

CAS ruling on landmark Russian doping case to be announced on Thursday
4 years ago

CAS ruling on landmark Russian doping case to be announced on Thursday

Firstpost  

The ban, as it stands, means Russia would miss the re-arranged Tokyo Olympics 2020 next year as well as football’s 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the 2022 Winter Olympics in China. The much-anticipated decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport follows a four-day arbitration hearing between the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Russian Anti-Doping Agency at a secret …

WADA to investigate IWF doping allegations
4 years, 6 months ago

WADA to investigate IWF doping allegations

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency has begun an investigation into doping violations after an inquiry led by Richard McLaren uncovered 40 positive adverse analytical findings hidden in the International Weightlifting Federation records. In a scathing report released earlier this month, McLaren and his team found that the IWF had been plagued by decades of corruption and also discovered the doping infractions. …

WADA begins investigation after McLaren Investigation Team discovers doping violations hidden in IWF records
4 years, 6 months ago

WADA begins investigation after McLaren Investigation Team discovers doping violations hidden in IWF records

Firstpost  

In a scathing report released earlier this month, McLaren and his team found that the IWF had been plagued by decades of corruption and also discovered the doping infractions. The World Anti-Doping Agency has begun an investigation into doping violations after an inquiry led by Richard McLaren uncovered 40 positive adverse analytical findings hidden in the International Weightlifting Federation records. …

Anti-doping testers look for ways to fight cheating amid COVID-19 outbreak
4 years, 7 months ago

Anti-doping testers look for ways to fight cheating amid COVID-19 outbreak

LA Times  

World Anti-Doping Agency Director General Olivier Niggli said his agency would “keep a close eye on developments” related to testing for performance-enhancing drugs and the coronavirus outbreak. “WADA is conscious of the fact that the amount of testing activity will vary globally given the regional differences in terms of public health restrictions,” Director General Olivier Niggli said. “Therefore the agency …

FIFA expects Moscow laboratory data by May on Russian players involved in doping saga
4 years, 8 months ago

FIFA expects Moscow laboratory data by May on Russian players involved in doping saga

Firstpost  

FIFA expects to get evidence from Moscow laboratory data this month that could expose doping by football players in Russia. Zurich: FIFA expects to get evidence from Moscow laboratory data this month that could expose doping by football players in Russia. FIFA said on Tuesday it was among sports governing bodies which received updates last week in a World Anti-Doping …

Coronavirus: WADA issues dope testing guidelines
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: WADA issues dope testing guidelines

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency issued new guidelines on Friday to facilitate continued testing amid the constraints of the coronavirus pandemic. Noting that the spread of COVID-19 had evolved into “an even greater health and societal emergency” since its March 6 communique, WADA urged Anti-Doping Organizations to act in accordance with restrictions placed by local health authorities “to ensure proper protection …

WADA: U.S. bill could ‘shatter the anti-doping system’
4 years, 11 months ago

WADA: U.S. bill could ‘shatter the anti-doping system’

Associated Press  

The World Anti-Doping Agency sent a letter to U.S. WADA director general Olivier Niggli told AP that “WADA favors governments using their legislative powers to protect clean athletes in the fight against doping and this Act is no exception.” The six-page WADA letter does, in fact, say the agency “supports the overall objectives of the legislation.” The letter also goes …

WADA asks CAS for public hearing on Russia doping case
4 years, 11 months ago

WADA asks CAS for public hearing on Russia doping case

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency said Monday it has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a public hearing on its case for Russia's exclusion from international sporting competitions. “It is WADA's view -- and that of many of our stakeholders -- that this dispute at CAS should be held in a public forum to ensure that everybody understands the …

WADA sends Russia case to Court of Arbitration for Sport
5 years ago

WADA sends Russia case to Court of Arbitration for Sport

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed Thursday it has sent its case for the exclusion of Russia from international sporting competitions to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. CAS, the world's highest sport court, must decide whether to confirm the four-year ban WADA imposed on Russia last month or consider Russia's case against the epic sanction. The announcement came exactly one …

WADA to take Russia case to CAS this week
5 years ago

WADA to take Russia case to CAS this week

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency will take its case for the exclusion of Russia from international sporting competitions to the Court of Arbitration for Sport “by the weekend”, a WADA official told AFP on Wednesday. CAS, the world's highest sporting court, will decide whether to confirm the four-year ban WADA imposed on Russia last month, or listen to Russia's case against …

WADA better positioned to wipe out drug cheats, chief says
5 years ago

WADA better positioned to wipe out drug cheats, chief says

The Hindu  

Outgoing WADA President Craig Reedie says the Russian doping scandal shows that clean sport is under attack, but the anti-doping organisation now has the tools to better weed out drug cheats. “Considering the last six years in particular, I am especially pleased to see how WADA responded to the challenges it faced since 2014, in particular the Russian doping crisis,” …

Russia challenges WADA doping ban
5 years ago

Russia challenges WADA doping ban

The Hindu  

Russia on Friday formally contested its ban from major sporting events over doping violations, the head of its RUSADA anti-doping agency said. “In accordance with established procedure, today we have sent a package of documents to WADA,” RUSADA director general Yury Ganus told reporters in Moscow. “The package contains a notice about disagreement with WADA sanctions.” Ganus also said he …

Russia contests ban from major sporting events over doping
5 years ago

Russia contests ban from major sporting events over doping

Al Jazeera  

Moscow’s formal statement of disagreement with WADA will trigger appeal process at Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency has challenged a four-year ban from important sporting events, sending a letter to the World Anti-Doping Agency formally stating that it disagrees with their decision. Earlier this month, in a move President Vladimir Putin condemned as “unjust”, Russia was …

Russia blames doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov for altering laboratory data meant for handover to WADA
5 years ago

Russia blames doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov for altering laboratory data meant for handover to WADA

Firstpost  

Russia is blaming the World Anti-Doping Agency’s star witness for modifying key laboratory data. The Russian Investigative Committee, a major law enforcement agency, alleges that former Moscow anti-doping laboratory director Grigory Rodchenkov remotely changed test results from abroad after fleeing to the United States in 2015. “All the evidence obtained by the investigation shows that Rodchenkov and unidentified persons intentionally …

WADA publishes doing violations report for 2017, India ranks seventh
5 years ago

WADA publishes doing violations report for 2017, India ranks seventh

The Hindu  

Doping cases in international sport rose 13 percent in 2017 against the year before, the annual report of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday. Brazil had 84 and Russia 82, said the report, issued on the same day that Russia said it would contest its ban from major sporting events over doping violations. China, India, Belgium, Spain and South Africa …

FIFA in contact with WADA to clarify Russia ban ahead of 2022 World Cup
5 years, 1 month ago

FIFA in contact with WADA to clarify Russia ban ahead of 2022 World Cup

The Hindu  

FIFA has made contact with the World Anti-Doping Agency to clarify how Russia's ban from major international sporting events applies to football. On Monday, WADA's Executive Committee endorsed a recommended four-year ban for Russia, with the Russian Anti-Doping Agency declared non-compliant again over inconsistencies in anti-doping data discovered during an investigation. READ : Russia banned from Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Qatar …

WADA imposes 4-year ban on Russia using its flag, anthem, team names from Olympics, sports events
5 years, 1 month ago

WADA imposes 4-year ban on Russia using its flag, anthem, team names from Olympics, sports events

India TV News  

The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from the Olympics and other major sports events for four years by the World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday. Russia's hosting of world championships in Olympic sports also face being stripped after the WADA executive committee approved a full slate of recommended sanctions for tampering with a Moscow laboratory database. There is evidence …

Russian athletes banned for 4 years on doping charges
5 years, 1 month ago

Russian athletes banned for 4 years on doping charges

The Hindu  

Russia was banned from the world's top sporting events for four years on Monday, including the next summer and winter Olympics and the 2022 soccer World Cup, for tampering with doping tests. “For too long, Russian doping has detracted from clean sport,” WADA President Craig Reedie said after a meeting of WADA's executive committee in the Swiss city of Lausanne. …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: WADA Athletes Committee calls for complete ban on Russians ahead of executive committee meeting
5 years, 1 month ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: WADA Athletes Committee calls for complete ban on Russians ahead of executive committee meeting

Firstpost  

The athlete committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency is calling for Russia to be completely banned from the Olympics after the country “made a mockery not only those who play by the rules, but those who create and safeguard them.” The athlete committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency is calling for Russia to be completely banned from the Olympics after …

Russia handed four-year-ban by WADA over doping scandal
5 years, 1 month ago

Russia handed four-year-ban by WADA over doping scandal

CNN  

CNN — The World Anti-Doping Agency has unanimously agreed to ban Russia from major international sporting competitions – notably the Olympics and the World Cup – for four years over doping non-compliance. WADA’s compliance review committee had suggested several sanctions because of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency’s failure to cooperate fully during probes into Russian sport. READ: World Anti-Doping Agency accused …

Medvedev says Russia to ‘fight’ WADA on doping data decision
5 years, 1 month ago

Medvedev says Russia to ‘fight’ WADA on doping data decision

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — The Russian government has ordered officials “to fight for our interests” as the World Anti-Doping Agency prepares to rule on whether the country manipulated drug-testing data, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday. A key WADA panel accuses Russia of digitally manipulating data it handed over in January to delete failed drug tests by Russian athletes and plant …

WADA moves Executive Committee meeting from Paris to Lausanne
5 years, 1 month ago

WADA moves Executive Committee meeting from Paris to Lausanne

The Hindu  

The World Anti-Doping Agency has said that it had moved next week’s crucial Executive Committee meeting from Paris to Lausanne because of fears of disruption caused by strike action in the French capital. “WADA has taken the decision to relocate to Lausanne due to likely disruptions and uncertainty caused by imminent general strike action in Paris,” WADA said. The December …

'Don't give Russia free pass': whistleblower lawyers
5 years, 1 month ago

'Don't give Russia free pass': whistleblower lawyers

The Hindu  

Lawyers for doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov on Tuesday called for the International Olympic Committee to take a hardline stance against Russia after a World Anti-Doping Agency panel recommended a four-year ban. In a statement, attorneys Jim Walden and Avni Patel said Russian efforts to falsify data handed over to WADA investigators were part of a “predictable and deplorable policy of …

Doping report obtained by AP shows depths of Russia cover-up
5 years, 1 month ago

Doping report obtained by AP shows depths of Russia cover-up

Associated Press  

The Russians were running out of time. The details of the deception, portrayed by WADA investigators as the “smoking gun” in the Russian manipulation case, are included in the report, which spells out the ways Russia reworked data that was supposed to be used to prosecute doping cases stemming from its state-run system to win Olympic medals. Regarding the forged …

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